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Tom Arnold

Actor

Tom Arnold

  • Born: 6 March 1959, Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
  • Estimated net worth: $20 million

Tom Arnold is an American actor and comedian known for his energetic performances and comedic roles. He gained recognition for his work in films like 'True Lies' and 'Carpool'. With a career spanning several decades, Arnold has built a reputation for his…

About Tom Arnold

Tom Arnold is an American actor and comedian known for his energetic performances and comedic roles. He gained recognition for his work in films like 'True Lies' and 'Carpool'. With a career spanning several decades, Arnold has built a reputation for his humor and versatility, often portraying larger-than-life characters in both film and television.

Born
6 March 1959, Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Spouses
Ashley Groussman (2009-present)
Children
2 children: Jax and Quinn
Parents
Charles Arnold, Linda Arnold
Estimated net worth
$20 million

Fun facts about Tom Arnold

  • Tom Arnold was once married to Roseanne Barr, which brought him significant media attention.
  • He is an avid supporter of various charitable organizations, particularly those focused on children's health.

Famous Tom Arnold quotes

“You're not a man, you're a little boy in a man's body.”
True Lies, 1994
“I have a lot of good ideas, but I can't always execute them.”
Carpool, 1996
“This is the best day of my life!”
The Stupids, 1996

Tom Arnold filmography

Cast (260)

YearTitleCharacterRating
2026Nickels MovieBill Diller
2026Alien Storm MovieUnknown character2.8
2026New Toy Story MovieOzzie (voice)1.0
2026Bodyman MovieDave Garrett
2026Mermaid MovieTodd5.4
2025PIEOWA: A Piece of America MovieSelf
2025Airplane 2025 MovieSenator Rufus4.0
2024Desert Fiends MovieParker5.3
2024Final Wager MovieGary2.0
2023Adventures of the Naked Umbrella MovieSheriff Buzz Clark
Show 250 more credits
YearTitleCharacterRating
2023Abomination MovieThe Alchemist1.0
2023Underdeveloped TVRalph
2023As Luck Would Have It TVCaptain Taylor5.7
2023Sherlock Santa MovieFrank4.0
2023Transmorphers: Mech Beasts MovieBrady5.6
2023FUBAR TVNorm Carlson6.6
2023Ape vs Mecha Ape MovieHamilton5.8
2023True Lies TVArnie Orwig6.1
2022A Prince and Pauper Christmas MovieCushing6.4
2022A Wonderful Time of the Year MovieAlf Landon3.0
2022The Good Witch of Christmas MovieFrank4.9
2022A Day with Santa MovieFrank
2022God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty MovieSelf6.1
2022A Marriage Made in Heaven MovieJohnny Angel5.5
2022Dumbbells Special Edition MovieDaddy1.0
2022The Rookie: Feds TVMiles Butkus6.9
2022MVP MovieTom6.6
2022Dark Side of Comedy TVSelf8.2
2022Good Mourning MovieFamous Director4.5
2022Toomie: The Hungry Tumor MovieTom
2021Christmas Thieves MovieFrank4.6
2021High Holiday MovieGreg Corksey3.5
2021Queen of Meth TVSelf6.7
2021Finding Love in Quarantine: The Movie MovieSteve Middlestein
2021Hollywood.Con MovieEl Jade3.6
20201 Interrogation MovieRobert Jenks4.8
2020For NYC MovieUnknown character
2019Saving Flora MovieRunyon7.0
2019Christmas Scavenger Hunt MovieCarl6.2
2019Undateable John MovieBilly3.7
20193 Days with Dad MovieAndy4.9
2019Pegasus: Pony With a Broken Wing MovieDaniel Warren5.0
2019Biography: Comedy Icons TVSelf
2019Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh MovieSelf7.2
2018Bigger MovieRoy Hawkins7.0
2018The Hunt for the Trump Tapes With Tom Arnold TVHimself5.0
2018Tom Arnold: Past & Present Imperfectly MovieHimself3.8
2017Maximum Impact MovieAgent Barnes3.5
2017Dead Ant MovieDanny5.1
2017Steve TVSelf6.0
2017Battle of the Network Stars TVSelf4.6
2017Landline MovieChuck Gout4.0
2016Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed TVSelf2.0
2016Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry TVSelf - Guest8.4
2016Wild Costa Rica MovieUnknown character
2015Turtle Tale MovieGoliath (Voice)1.0
2015Christmas Trade MovieGus4.6
2015Beginner's Guide to Sex MoviePrinciple Hyman4.8
2015The Curse of Downers Grove MovieCharlie4.6
2015I Am Chris Farley MovieSelf7.1
2015Underdog Kids MovieGene "Geno" Burman5.5
2015Any Day MovieRoland5.0
2015Sin City Saints TVKevin Freeman6.0
2015Hot Ones TVSelf7.1
2015I'm a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here! TVSelf5.2
2014Shelby: The Dog Who Saved Christmas MovieDoug the Dog Catcher4.8
2014Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers MovieSelf - Narrator8.0
2014Ava & Lala MovieUnknown character8.0
2014NCIS: New Orleans TVElvis Bertrand7.3
2014Celebrity Name Game TVSelf5.3
2014Mission Air MovieJohnny Dingo5.0
2014Running Wild with Bear Grylls TVSelf6.9
2014Dumbbells MovieDaddy4.2
2013All I Want for Christmas MovieCharles5.2
2013Pulling Strings MovieArt6.9
2013Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon MovieSelf7.1
2013Hollywood Game Night TVSelf6.5
2012Gotham Comedy Live TVSelf - Host5.5
2012Chilly Christmas MovieQuarterman4.7
2012The First Family TVArthur Crandall9.0
2012Hit & Run MovieRandy Anderson5.7
2012Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne MovieSelf6.5
2012FRED 3: Camp Fred MovieFloyd Spunkmeyer5.0
2012Madea's Witness Protection MovieWalter6.1
2012Grassroots MovieTommy5.2
2012Jewtopia MovieBruce Daniels4.7
2012Last Call MovieGabe3.7
2012I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac MovieSelf8.1
2011Tom Arnold: That's My Story And I'm Sticking To It! MovieUnknown character
2011A Christmas Wedding Tail MoviePat5.0
2011Walk a Mile in My Pradas MovieJoe Bergers4.2
2011Restitution MovieTom Lipnity3.5
2011Beethoven's Christmas Adventure MovieBeethoven6.0
2011Franklin & Bash TVRonny Streppi7.3
2011Hard Breakers MovieHarold3.6
2011Workaholics TVGeorge7.4
2011Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements MovieSelf7.0
2010Conan TVSelf7.2
2010Brother's Justice MovieSelf / Mark 'Pappy' Jeung4.8
2010Hawaii Five-0 TVRon Alberts7.7
2010Group Sex MovieHerman5.7
2010Kill Speed MovieRhaynes3.9
2010Hot in Cleveland TVDanny7.2
2010Skott & Behr MovieUnknown character
2010The Bad Penny MovieFrank3.2
2010Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the Three Bears MovieMac Bear (voice)5.9
2010Kid Pitch TVUnknown character
2010Boobs: An American Obsession MovieSelf5.5
2010I Am Comic MovieSelf6.2
2010Endure MovieSimon6.3
2009Celebrity Ghost Stories TVSelf7.3
2009The Pool Boys MovieTom Arnold5.8
2009Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers MovieSelf - Roaster6.8
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TVSelf - Guest4.9
2009The Skeptic MovieSully5.3
2009Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik TVUnknown character8.0
2009April Showers MovieMr. Blackwell4.7
2009The Jerk Theory MovieFather Bailey5.8
2009This Is Not a Test MovieHimself4.4
2008A Christmas Proposal MovieMalone3.8
2008Childrens Hospital TVTom Arnold7.0
2008Cheech & Chong Roasted MovieSelf5.2
2008Moonlight & Mistletoe MovieNick5.8
2008Gardens of the Night MovieAlex6.2
2008Good Dick MovieDad5.9
2008Sons of Anarchy TVGeorgie Caruso8.4
2008Remarkable Power MovieVan Hagen3.9
2008The Year of Getting to Know Us MovieTom Rockett3.9
2008The Great Buck Howard MovieTom Arnold6.0
2008My Big Redneck Wedding TVHost8.8
2007The Final Season MovieBurt Akers5.4
2007Palo Alto, CA MovieMorgan5.7
2007Homo Erectus MovieRog (uncredited)4.0
2007Game of Life MovieRichard1.0
2007Thank God You're Here TVSelf
2007Pride MovieBink6.7
2007Dirt TVJimmy Darby6.7
2006The Megan Mullally Show TVSelf - Guest4.7
2006Talkshow with Spike Feresten TVUnknown character5.5
2006Psych TVGarth Mathers7.9
2006Celebrity Cooking Showdown TVUnknown character
2006Celebrity Cooking Showdown TVSelf
2006Goose on the Loose MovieRandall the Goose (voice)5.3
2006Cloud 9 MovieTom Arnold5.2
2005Chasing Christmas MovieJack Cameron4.6
2005The Kid & I MovieBill Williams5.2
2005Three Wise Guys MovieMurray Crown4.3
2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade MovieUnknown character6.8
2005Rebound MovieTom Arnold5.7
2005Happy Endings MovieFrank5.6
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TVSelf6.9
2004The Tony Danza Show TVSelf6.4
2004Alf's Hit Talk Show TVUnknown character6.5
2004Mr. 3000 MovieSelf5.3
2004TNA iMPACT! TVUnknown character7.0
2004Soul Plane MovieMr. Hunkee5.5
200410 Things Every Guy Should Experience TVSelf10.0
2004On Air with Ryan Seacrest TVUnknown character9.5
2003Just for Kicks MoviePresscott4.1
2003Hope & Faith TVBob Thompson5.4
2003Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star MovieSelf5.1
2003Comedy Central Roasts TVSelf7.2
2003E!'s 101 TVSelf
2003The New Tom Green Show TVSelf7.0
2003Celebrities Uncensored TVSelf4.9
2003Barely Legal MovieMr. Lewis5.9
2003Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special MovieSelf8.5
2003Punk'd TVSelf5.1
2003Cradle 2 the Grave MovieArchie6.1
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! TVSelf - "Mean Tweets"5.3
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! TVSelf5.3
2003Manhood MovieDr. Levanthal4.1
2002Hansel & Gretel MovieBoogeyman (voice)5.6
2002Ablaze MovieWendell Mays4.0
2002The Making of Exit Wounds MovieSelf
2002Children on Their Birthdays MovieLionel Quince6.0
2002Romantic Comedy 101 MovieJames Ford5.2
2002Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control MovieMr. George Wilson (voice)5.0
2001According to Jim TVMax6.5
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent TVCalvin Riggins7.6
2001The Agency TVAndrew Morland - President's Stepbrother6.9
2001The Best Damn Sports Show Period TVUnknown character9.0
2001Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored MovieSelf6.1
2001Trailer Park Boys TVSelf7.8
2001Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians MovieSelf (archive footage)8.0
2001Exit Wounds MovieHenry Wayne5.9
2000Welcome to Hollywood MovieTom Arnold4.2
2000Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th MovieDoughy4.7
2000Animal Factory MovieBuck Rowan6.3
2000Civility MovieMarty Edelman4.0
2000Just Sue Me MovieBarbuto5.0
2000We Married Margo MovieSelf5.3
2000Bar Hopping MovieEddie4.7
1999Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero MovieSelf8.0
1999Blue Ridge Fall MovieWalter Perkins5.0
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special MovieSelf6.9
1999Judging Amy TVJay Rollins7.5
1999Get Real TVJason Eckhart7.7
1999Jackie's Back! MovieMarvin Pritz (Jackie's Former Manager)6.9
1999The Norm Show TVUnknown character7.3
1999Television: The First Fifty Years MovieSelf
1999Dancing Outlaw II: Jesco Goes to Hollywood MovieHimself6.9
1998Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night MovieFritz / Cat (voice)5.9
1998V.I.P. TVBernie Mellon5.3
1998L.A. Doctors TVTom Arnold8.5
1998The Lionhearts TV(voice)4.5
1998Golf Punks MovieAl Oliver3.6
1998Hercules TVCupid (voice)6.8
1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman MovieKevin O'Brien7.7
1997Veronica's Closet TVChris5.4
1997Sink Or Swim MovieDanny5.3
1997The Tom Show TVUnknown character
1997The View TVSelf4.3
1997Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery MovieCowboy (uncredited)6.6
1997McHale's Navy MovieLt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale4.5
1997Touch MovieAugust Murray5.6
1997King of the Hill TVNorm Glidewell (voice)7.4
1996Carpool MovieFranklin Laszlo5.2
1996Arli$$ TVTom Arnold6.9
1996The Stupids MovieStanley Stupid4.8
1996The Daily Show TVSelf6.4
1996Big Bully MovieRosco Bigger - Fang4.7
1995High Society TVChuck Rooney8.0
1995MADtv TVSelf7.1
1995Brotherly Love TVJack6.7
1995The Naked Truth TVTom Arnold6.5
1995Road Rules TVUnknown character6.9
1995Nine Months MovieMarty Dwyer5.7
1995The Outer Limits TVJerry Miller7.7
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child TVRip Winkle (voice)6.3
1994True Lies MovieGib7.1
1994Space Ghost Coast to Coast TVUnknown character7.8
1994Tom TVTom Graham
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien TVSelf - Guest7.3
1993Undercover Blues MovieVern Newman6.0
1993Body Bags MovieMan #16.2
1993Coneheads MovieGolfer (uncredited)5.5
1993Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O MovieSelf8.0
1993The Woman Who Loved Elvis MovieJack Jackson6.3
1992The Jackie Thomas Show TVUnknown character9.0
1992Hero MovieChick6.3
1992The Ben Stiller Show TVUnknown character5.0
1992The Larry Sanders Show TVTom Arnold7.8
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TVSelf5.3
1992The Rosey & Buddy Show MovieBuddy (voice)6.5
1991Civil Wars TVHimself4.5
1991Backfield in Motion MovieHoward Peterman5.6
1991Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare MovieChildless Man5.3
1991Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth MovieSelf4.5
1989The Simpsons TVTom Arnold (voice)8.0
1988Roseanne TVArnie Thomas6.8
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark TVSelf5.6
1987A Different World TVLooter7.2
1987The Roseanne Barr Show MovieHusband Tom7.2
1975Saturday Night Live TVSelf - Host6.9
1975Saturday Night Live TVSelf (uncredited)6.9
TBALost Media MovieTed
TBAThe Breakup Pill MovieDr. Evan
TBAThe Gun on Second Street MoviePolice Chief Dick Steinberger
TBAUnto the Son MovieRabbi Hammerstein

Crew (21)

YearTitleRoleRating
2018Tom Arnold: Past & Present Imperfectly MovieScreenstory · Writing3.8
2018Tom Arnold: Past & Present Imperfectly MovieProducer · Production3.8
2011Tom Arnold: That's My Story And I'm Sticking To It! MovieWriter · Writing
2005The Kid & I MovieWriter · Writing5.2
2005The Kid & I MovieProducer · Production5.2
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YearTitleRoleRating
2005Road Kill MovieExecutive Producer · Production10.0
1997The Tom Show TVCreator · Creator
1997The Tom Show TVWriter · Writing
1994Tom TVProducer · Production
1994Tom TVCreator · Creator
1994Tom TVWriter · Writing
1992The Jackie Thomas Show TVWriter · Writing9.0
1992The Jackie Thomas Show TVProducer · Production9.0
1992The Jackie Thomas Show TVCreator · Creator9.0
1992The Rosey & Buddy Show MovieCreator · Crew6.5
1992The Rosey & Buddy Show MovieExecutive Producer · Production6.5
1991Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth MovieWriter · Writing4.5
1991Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth MovieExecutive Producer · Production4.5
1988Roseanne TVWriter · Writing6.8
TBAThe Breakup Pill MovieDirector · Directing
TBASpychosis MovieScreenplay · Writing

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Questions about Tom Arnold

What are Tom Arnold's most successful films?

Tom Arnold is best known for his roles in 'True Lies', 'Carpool', and 'The Stupids', which have significantly contributed to his fame and success in Hollywood.

Has Tom Arnold won any awards?

Tom Arnold has received several nominations throughout his career, but he has not won an Academy Award. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his writing on 'The Roseanne Show'.

What was Tom Arnold's first film?

Tom Arnold made his film debut in 'The Best of Times' in 1986, where he played a minor role that helped launch his acting career.

What is Tom Arnold's background?

Tom Arnold was born and raised in Iowa. He began his career in stand-up comedy before transitioning to television and film, which led to his rise in Hollywood.

How many children does Tom Arnold have?

Tom Arnold has two children, Jax and Quinn, with his current wife Ashley Groussman.

What is Tom Arnold's estimated net worth?

Tom Arnold's estimated net worth is around $20 million, primarily from his acting career and various television appearances.

What are some of Tom Arnold's notable television appearances?

Tom Arnold has appeared in several television shows, including 'Roseanne', where he gained fame, and 'The Best Damn Sports Show Period', showcasing his comedic talent.

What is Tom Arnold's acting style?

Tom Arnold is known for his energetic and comedic acting style, often portraying humorous characters that resonate with audiences, making him a popular figure in comedy.