Tom had had over 500 appearances on national television as a stand up comedian. He was a frequent guest on the
Late Show with David Letterman (1992)and has hosted the show in David's absence.
He was an opening act for
Smokey Robinson,
Tony Orlando,
Gladys Knight,
Liza Minnelli,
Sammy Davis Jr.and
Frank Sinatra. He was Sinatra's opening act for 13 years.
As an actor, Tom has had roles on television in
Murder, She Wrote (1984),
Columbo (1971),
Touched by an Angel (1994),
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978) and
Family Ties (1982). Tom had roles on the HBO movies
The Rat Pack (1998)and
Lansky (1999). He has also been in the feature films
Spaceballs (1987),
Man on the Moon (1999) and
Trouble with the Curve (2012).
In 2013 he began appearing around the country in a one man show called "An Evening of Laughter and Memories of Sinatra".