Hewashalfofthecomedyteam"FrankenandDavis,"foundedwithAlFrankeninhighschool.Theirspecialty,especiallyon"SaturdayNightLive"(1975),waspoliticalsatire.Tom'sfriendshipwithAlFrankennearlyendedforgoodintheearly1990s,butintheStarTribune,Oct18,2003,heclaimed,"IstillloveAlFrankenlikeabrother,"goingontosay,"I'mhappyforhissuccess.He'salwaysbeenabletopisspeopleoff;nowhe'sfinallydirectingitattherightpeople.Ifhewantstocomeupandgetabarbecuegoing,it'sanopen-endedinvitation."Theyreconciledin2001,andFrankenfrequentlyinvitedTomtoappearonthe"TheAlFrankenShow"onAirAmericaradio,where,amongothercharacters,heportrayedaNativeAmericanwhoinsistedthathistribe'sbeliefsoughttobetaughtalongsidecreationisminChristian-mindedschools.In1975,FrankenandDaviswerehiredbyLorneMichaelstofillasingleapprenticewriterslot;theysplitonesalaryof$350perweek.InaJune8,2006,appearanceattheStateTheatreinMinneapolis,togetherwithAlFranken,DavisdidaliveperformancefeaturingasketchinwhichheimpersonatedaJackDanielsDistilleriesexecutive,FrankWade(orsomesimilarname),whowasinvitedtospeakabout"whattodoifyou'redrunkandyouabsolutelyhavetodrive."Davissays,amongmanyothersatiricallines,"IfIhadtobeinancarcrash,I'dratherbedrunk."Frankenlooksattheaudienceandsays,inasubduedmanner,"Ican'tfightthatlogic,Iguess.".InthefinalmonthsofDavis'sboutwithcancer,Davisreferredtodeathas"deanimation",anallusiontohisfriendTimothyLeary,whousedthetermextensively1995-1996inthemonthsleadingtoLeary'sowndeath.

性别: 男

星座: 狮子座

生卒日期: 1952年08月13日 至 2012年07月19日

出生地: 美国

职业: 编剧 / 演员 / 导演 / 制片人

更多外文名: Franken & Davis / Franken and Davis / Tom 'Bud' Davis / Davis

imdb编号: nm0205569