Tom Sizemore

Guide Note

American actor Tom Sizemore's first major movie role was in director Oliver Stone's 1989 Vietnam War film, Born on the Fourth of July. Throughout the 1990s, Sizemore appeared in many supporting roles, often portraying "tough guy" characters such as those in Reservoir Dogs, True Romance and Natural Born Killers.

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr.
2. Birth date: November 29, 1961
3. Birth place: Detroit, Michigan
4. Received a master's degree in theater from Temple University,
5. Twin sons Jayden and Jagger were born in 2005

Sizemore has had several run ins with the law, including a 2003 arrest for assault on former girlfriend and Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss.

Tom credits Robert De Niro with turning his life around: According to a 2001 Sizemore interview, De Niro showed up at Sizemore's doorstep with his mother and told him they were there to drive him to jail or rehab. He chose rehab, but was caught by the police with methamphetamine while still on probation for previous drug related charges in 2007.

1. "I was a wayward kid, a rambunctious and angry teenager, but I found acting as a fifteen-year-old. I saw some movies with Montgomery Clift and James Dean, and I read biographies about them - then Marlon Brando - and I got it in my head that I wanted to be an actor."
2. "Temptation is impossible for me to resist...Come on. This is Hollywood. It's in the job description."