Thomas Hobson (actor)

Thomas "Tommy" Hobson (born June 8, 1982[1]) is an American stage, film, and television actor and singer.

Thomas Hobson
Thomas Hobson at the 2021 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1982-06-08) June 8, 1982
Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States
OccupationFilm actor
television actor
Years active1990–present

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 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]

In 2009, Hobson appeared 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.

Since September 2021, Hobson stars in the Nickelodeon show, That Girl Lay Lay.[7]

Television

Films

Short films
  • Wrapped Up In You (2018)

Personal life

Hobson is openly gay.[8] He currently resides in California with his husband Wilkie Ferguson, whom he has been with for fifteen years.[9]

Awards and nominations

References
  1. Instagram post by Hobson on June 8, 2021
  2. "Trapdoor ensemble North Beach" (PDF). Trapdoor Ensemble. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  3. "bio at Citykid the Musical". Citykid the Musical. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  4. "review: North Beach". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  5. "The Madwoman Of Chaillot at MaCadden Theatre – Review". LA Splash. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  6. "Citykid the Musical". Citykid the Musical. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  7. Petski, Denise (July 2, 2021). "Nickelodeon's 'That Girl Lay Lay' Rounds Out Cast: Thomas Hobson, Tiffany Daniels, More". Deadline. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  8. https://www.instagram.com/p/ByOChh-h97w/?utm_medium=copy_link
  9. https://www.instagram.com/p/CLR_KQsDIob/?utm_medium=copy_link
  10. "Eighteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on March 4, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
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