Tom Berenger (born May 31, 1949) is an Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winning American actor known mainly for his roles in action films.
Listed as a "Promising New Actor of 1977" in vol. 29 of John Willis' Screen World.
He has two children with first wife, Barbara Wilson: Allison (b.1977) and Patrick (b.1979). He has 3 daughters with Lisa: Chelsea (b.1986), Chloe (b.1988) and Shiloh Rory (b.1993). He also has a daughter with Patricia named Scout (b.1998).
Earned the highest rating (3 stars) from "The Bare Facts" -- a printed guide to on-screen nudity -- for eligible scenes in In Praise of Older Women (1978) and At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991).".
Family lived in Chicago when the first controlled atomic reaction was produced, along with Harrison Ford (I) Michael Mann (I), and Chase Hoyt.
Father of Chelsea Berenger and Chloe Berenger.
Considers Flesh & Blood (1979) (TV) as one of his best films.
Graduated from the University of Missouri, where he majored in journalism.
He was offered his role in Nightmare & Dreamscapes and had 24 hours to decide if he wanted. He agreed without even getting a chance to read the script. He read it for the first time on the flight to Australia for the filming.
His father was a traveling salesman.
Is a a major world history buff.
Lived in Puerto Rico for several months in his 20s.
Lives in Beaufort, South Carolina when not working on films.
Studied acting in New York at the Herbert Berghof Studios.
He claims that he had a few very bad years, from 1979 to 1981. The roles stopped coming, and he says, "I was just scraping by financially, and emotionally I was getting really defeated. I got to the point where I could hardly go on auditions anymore.".
