David Tom

Tom was born in Hinsdale, Illinois. When Tom was eight, his family moved from Chicago, Illinois to Seattle, Washington because of his father's work. A year later, his mother brought all three children to Los Angeles for pilot season. They relocated there permanently, with Tom's father staying behind in Seattle and his parents divorcing. His mother got a job as a speech therapist for the Pasadena school system, while the children pursued acting. Tom studied at the Young Actors Space and worked with acting teacher Diane Hardin. ==Career==

After appearing in print advertisements and television commercials, Tom made his film debut with an uncredited role in Plain Clothes in 1988. He then landed a regular role as Bart McCray on the NBC series Brand New Life (1989-1990). He played Darryl Knable in the film Stay Tuned, co-starring with John Ritter. Tom received Young Artist Award nominations for his roles in both films. In 1993, Tom played Willi in the historical film Swing Kids, garnering another Young Artist Award nomination. He had recurring roles on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and Quantum Leap. Tom appeared in the TV movies A Place to Be Loved and Summertime Switch. Tom starred as Jacob McKay, a young boy who gets stranded in the Rocky Mountains, in the 1995 film Walking Thunder. He played a younger version of D.B. Sweeney's character in the comedy-drama film Roommates and guest starred on Sister, Sister. In 1999, Tom had recurring roles on Cousin Skeeter and Party of Five. during the same period when his real-life older sister, Heather Tom, was playing the character Victoria Newman on the series, and the characters of Newman and Abbott later married each other in the storyline. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor for his role on The Young and the Restless in 2000. He was nominated again in the same category in 2001. He also won a Soap Opera Digest Award in 2000 for Outstanding Male Newcomer. He received a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Lead Actor in 2001. He was involved in a crossover storyline with All My Children, making several appearances on that show. He took a temporary leave of absence from OLTL in July 2004 before a permanent departure was announced in September 2004. Tom played Jacob Sterling in the 2004 horror film The Hazing. He had a recurring role as Chip Diller on Veronica Mars (2006 to 2007). In 2010, he played Daniel Whittaker in the Hallmark Channel movie Love Begins. He also appeared in the 2013 film Pendejo (Idiot). Four months after his return, he was abruptly fired and replaced with Burgess Jenkins. Tom said he was replaced because he looked too young when paired with his love interest, Cady McClain. Tom guest-starred in episodes of NCIS: New Orleans and NCIS in 2015. In 2019, Tom played Staff Sgt. Kuhn in the film D-Day: Battle of Omaha Beach. ==Filmography==

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