Thomas Hobson (actor)
Thomas Hobson | |
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 Thomas Hobson, as Shout in The Fresh Beat Band. | |
| Born | June 9, 1982 Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States |
| Occupation | Film actor television actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Thomas "Tommy" Hobson (born June 9, 1982[1]) is an American stage, film, and television actor and singer.
He began acting when he was six years old, and received a BA in Theatre Studies from Yale University in 2004.[2][3]
Career[]
Thomas Hobson appeared in The Hogan Family in the 1990s and in Malcolm in the Middle[citation needed] in the early 2000s.
In 2005, Thomas Hobson performed in the play North Beach, written by Bill Swadley and directed by Taylor Nichols. Billboard reported that his performance was convincing and skillful.[4]
In 2006, he performed at the MaCadden Theatre in Los Angeles in a retelling of The Madwoman of Chaillot as set in post-Katrina New Orleans. L.A. Splash wrote that the cast gave strong performances.[5]
In 2008, he performed in the Citykid the Musical,[3] which received 6 NAACP Image Awards.[6]
Most recently, Thomas Hobson appears on The Fresh Beat Band as Shout the piano player and assistant leader for the band, which stars his character's three best friends, Kiki, Twist, and Marina.
The show, Nickelodeon's "most-music" show aimed at preschoolers, catapulted Thomas Hobson to national fame among adolescents. Thomas Hobson's performance on the musical show has been characterized by one reviewer as "cool beans" and was shot in Hollywood, California.
In July 2021, it was announced Hobson would be a main role in the Nickelodeon show, That Girl Lay Lay.[7]
Television[]
- Doctor Doctor (1 episode, 1990)
- The Hogan Family (1 episode, 1991)
- Dangerous Women (1991)
- In Living Color (1 episode, 1992) (cameo)
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, 1993)
- A Different World (2 episodes, 1993)
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1 episode, 1993)
- The Faculty (1 episode, 1996)
- Step by Step (2 episodes, 1997)
- Michael Jordan: An American Hero (1999)
- The Fresh Beat Band (60 episodes, 2009–2013)
- Fresh Beat Band of Spies (all episodes, 2015–2016)
- Criminal Minds (1 Episode, 2013)
- Bunk'd (1 episode, 2021)
- That Girl Lay Lay (2021)
Films[]
- Clubhouse Detectives (1996)
- Free Enterprise (1999)
- Daydreams (2008)
- Bar Starz (2008)
- Set Apart (2009)
- 12 Hour Shift (2020)
Personal life[]
Hobson is openly gay.[8] He currently resides in California.
Awards and nominations[]
- 1996, Young Artist Awards nomination, 'Best Performance in a TV Movie/Home Video', for Clubhouse Detectives[9]
References[]
- ^ Instagram post by Hobson on June 9, 2021
- ^ "Trapdoor ensemble North Beach" (PDF). Trapdoor Ensemble. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "bio at Citykid the Musical". Citykid the Musical. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ "review: North Beach". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ "The Madwoman Of Chaillot at MaCadden Theatre – Review". LA Splash. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ "Citykid the Musical". Citykid the Musical. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ Petski, Denise; Petski, Denise (July 2, 2021). "Nickelodeon's 'That Girl Lay Lay' Rounds Out Cast: Thomas Hobson, Tiffany Daniels, More". Deadline. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/ByOChh-h97w/?utm_medium=copy_link
- ^ "Eighteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on March 4, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
External links[]
- Armenian-American male actors
- American male voice actors
- Living people
- 1984 births
- Yale University alumni
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male television actors
- American male stage actors
- American male child actors