Thomas Gibson

Thomas Gibson is an American filmmaker and actor who was born on July 3, 1962. Gibson was born to Charles M. "Mac" and Beth Gibson in Charleston, South Carolina. His father was a Liberal Democrat who served in the State Senate and House of South Carolina and a lawyer, while his mother was a social worker. Gibson's passion for the performing arts began when he was a child. Louis Armstrong captivated Gibson. He and his sister were on the same swim team and would go to a pizza shop after their swim competitions. Gibson along with a Dixieland band would sing at this pizza business, replete with his effort to emulate Armstrong's singing voice. Gibson attended Little Theater School as a kid and then graduated from Bishop England High School. After attending the College of Charleston (1979–1981), he worked as an intern at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, where he was inspired to apply to the Juilliard School.

Gibson received a scholarship to Juilliard's Drama Division after a year and a half at Charleston, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1985. Gibson began acting in children's theater at the age of nine. He performed in Julian Wiles' Seize the Street: the Skateboard Musical, a Young Charleston Theater Company (now Charleston Stage). As a youngster, he began his classical theatrical training by joining the Young Charleston Theater Company and the Footlight Players. Gibson interned at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival while attending the College of Charleston. Gibson made his theatrical debut in David Hare's A Map of the World at the New York Shakespeare Festival. He then appeared in other plays with producer Joe Papp, both at the Public Theater and Central Park.

For the following ten years, he worked on and off-Broadway in plays by Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Molière, Tennessee Williams, Howard Brenton, Romulus Linney, Noel Coward, and Alan Ball. Gibson also worked as a waiter at Tavern on the Green. Gibson had his debut television appearance in 1987 as a guest star on the legal drama Leg Work, which was followed by appearances on the daytime dramas As the World Turns and Another World. Gibson made his film debut in Ron Howard's Far and Away in 1992 as Stephen Chase. Chase was Joseph Donnelly's ( Tom Cruise One of Hollywood’s best; Built his name in enterta >> Read More... ) nasty adversary for Shannon Christie's ( Nicole Kidman Pronounced as one of the sexiest women alive and a >> Read More... ) affections. In 1993, he played David, a homosexual waiter, in Denys Arcand's Love and Human Remains.

In 1993, he portrayed bisexual businessman misanthrope Beauchamp Day in Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City on television (1993). Tales of the City sparked outrage due to its portrayal of homosexual, transgender, bisexual, and drag queen characters, as well as nudity, sexual scenes, drug use, and harsh language. Gibson and Arcand later rejoined in Stardom (2000). From 1994 until 1998, Gibson returned to television as Dr Danny Nyland in the medical drama Chicago Hope. Gibson played Greg Montgomery in the comedy Dharma & Greg from 1997 to 2002, for which he received two Golden Globe nominations. Gibson featured in several Television movies after Dharma & Greg.