Tom Welling

American actor, podcaster, director, and model, (born 1977)

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He is the longest-running Superman on reel life.
Tom has also modeled for renowned brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Calvin Klein among others; while working for Louisa Modeling Agency in the late 1990s.
He is the Executive President of his company Tom Welling Productions based in Encino, California, USA.
He once saved a woman in real life, who was being mugged, as he fought her attackers away.
Tom was cast as the love interest of Angela Via in her music video, “Picture Perfect”.
He is good friends with actor Ashton Kutcher since their modeling days.
In 2001, Tom was included in the list of ‘Breakthrough Stars of 2001’ by People magazine.
He was thought perfect for the role of Emmett Cullen in the Twilight movie by the author Stephenie Meyer. The role was finally played by Kellan Lutz.
Tom can also impersonate Keanu Reeves.
He can speak like the character Gollum from The Lord of the Rings (2001).
While living in Vancouver for filming Smallville, he had three dogs namely Bear (Mixed Akita), Cook (Pug), and Maui (Boston Terrier).
Before starting a modeling career, he did several odd jobs including bartending, waiting tables, and construction.
He played as a shortstop and pitcher in baseball. While in soccer, he started off as a striker and later became the goalkeeper.
He played baseball, basketball, and soccer in high school.
When he was growing up, he lived in Wisconsin, Delaware, and Michigan.
Great picture of Tom and his lady!
He was born on was born on April 26, 1977 in New York, New York. His father, a retired executive for General Motors and his mother, a home engineer, named him Thomas John Patrick Welling when the world welcomed him. He has two older sisters and one younger brother. His brother, Mark Welling, is also working as an actor.

He graduated in 1995 from Okemos High School in Okemos, Michigan. While in high school, he performed in a few theatrical productions, and he also played varsity soccer.

Following high school graduation, Tom worked in construction, until he became a model. In his model days, he befriended celebrity Ashton Kutcher who was also a model during this time. After he got an offer from an agency which includes acting roles, he said goodbye to modeling.

After attending at different castings, Tom got his first role in CBS’s series “Judging Amy”. His role was about a season two character named Rob Meltzer who was a karate instructor. His stay lasted six episodes. He attended in episode 2.09 ‘The Undertow’, 2.10 ‘Adoption Day’, 2.11 ‘The Claw Is Our Master’, 2.15 ‘The Treachery of Compromise’, 2.16 ‘Everybody Falls Down’ and 2.19 ‘Between the Wanting and the Getting’. Rob Meltzer interacted most with main leading role, Amy Gray, who was played by Amy Brenneman.

It follows cameo appearances in UPN’s “Special Unit 2” as male victim in episode 1.06 ‘The Depths’ and in FOX’s “Undeclared” where he played a character named Tom who appeared in series pilot 1.01 ‘Prototype’.

While being involved in these two projects, he also auditioned for, and won the role of, a young Clark Kent/Superman on a new TV show called “Smallville”. Originally, Tom actually turned down the role twice before accepting it. But fortunately he accepted the offer. When Smallville aired in September 2001, it became the most watched pilot on theWB with 8.4 millions live viewers. As the series progresses, Tom becomes more and more involved in the production process which leaded him to direct episodes. His directing debut was in April 2006 with episode 5.18 ‘Fragile’. Furthermore he got the chance to direct Smallville’s 175th episode, 7.18 ‘Apocalypse’, and Smallville’s second hour of its first movie like event 9.11/12 ‘Absolute Justice’. He also directed 6.10 ‘Hydro’ and 8.21 ‘Injustice’. In summer 2009, it was announced he joined the staff of executive producers as co-executive producer.
During his Smallville, Tom received various awards and nominations. He was named one of People Magazine’s “Breakthrough Stars of 2001“; he got five Saturn Awards nominations for “Best Actor in a Television” and seven nominations for Teen Choice Awards. He won his first Teen Choice Award in 2002 for “Choice TV Male Breakout Star”. It followed another win in 2009 as “TV Actor: Action Adventure“. In season five, the cast celebrated the filming of the 100th episode of Smallville which was episode 5.12 ‘Reckoning’. The series is about to hit the 200th episode mark in season ten. Smallville is the longest-running live-action, most successful TV show about the Superman story. Tom helped to define Clark Kent for a new generation of Superman fans.

While being on Smallville, he also wanted to pursue his movie career. His movie debut was in the remake of “Cheaper By The Dozen” in December 2003 where he played son of Tom Baker, played by Steven Martin, and Kate Baker, played by Bonnie Hunt named Charlie Baker. Playing Charlie Baker, Tom got another Teen Choice Award nomination for “Breakout Movie Star – Male”. After this comedy movie was well received at the box office, a sequel was planned. The sequel named “Cheaper By The Dozen 2” came out in two year later in December.

In addition to the sequel of “Cheaper By The Dozen”, he starred in the remake of John Carpenter’s horror movie “The Fog” which was released in October of 2005. He played the male leading role named Nick Castle. His co-star was ABC’s “Lost” star, Maggie Grace, who played Elizabeth Williams in this movie.

In October 2009, it was announced Tom created his first own production company named “Tom Welling Productions”. The first project for his production company is a book adapted of “Cheer: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders” for theCW. The series will be named “Hellcats”. Kevin Murphy, who was executive producer of ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” and other TV Series, will be also involved. TheCW picked it up for producing a pilot.

He met his wife, Jamie White, at the beginning of his career. Both, Tom and Jamie were models during this time. Together, they moved to Los Angeles caused by Tom’s acting career. In July 2002, the marriage between Jamie and him followed.
He is the producer of 'Hellcats' the tv show.
His full name is Thomas John Patrick Welling.
He was born in New York.
He is 33 years old.
His Zodiac Sign is a Taurus.
He is a male model/actor/producer.

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