Tommy Wiseau ( English Tommy Wiseau ) - American actor , director and producer . Known for the film " Room " (2003), which has a reputation as one of the worst films in history and the status of a cult [1] . He also directed the documentary Homeless in America (2004) and the television series Neighbors (2015) [2] [3] . The 2017 film “ Woe is the Creator” talks about the creation of the film “Room”.
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| Site | www.tommywiseau.com |
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Biography
Vaiso hides details about his youth [4] . In various interviews, he claimed that he once lived in France [5] , grew up in New Orleans , Louisiana [6] , and his family lives in Chalmett, Louisiana [7] . According to Vaiso, in 2003 he was 34 years old, therefore, he was born in 1968 or 1969 [8] . However, actor Greg Sestero writes in his memoirs that his acquaintance had Vaiso immigration documents [9] , from which it supposedly followed that Vayso was born in one of the countries of the socialist camp in the 1950s [10] .
In the 2016 documentary “Room Full of Spoons”, director Rick Harper, analyzing data about Tommy, came to the conclusion that he was from the Polish city of Poznan [11] . He in November 2017 on the Jimmy Kimmel show confirmed that he was from Europe [12] . In December 2017, in an interview with Howard Stern, Vaiso stated that he was Catholic and spoke French [13] .
According to Sestero, Vaiso moved to San Francisco , where he worked as a street toy seller and changed his name to Thomas Pierre Vaiso [14] . Vaiso himself claims that at about the same time he studied psychology in Auckland [15] [16] .
According to Sestero, in San Francisco, Vaiso changed many professions, including a waiter and a hospital worker, and then founded Street Fashions USA, which sold defective blue jeans at a discount [17] . As a result, Vaiso went into real estate, partially acquired and rented large retail space in San Francisco and Los Angeles , which made him rich. Sestero himself believes that such a quick enrichment of Vaiso, previously engaged in manual labor, is unlikely [18] . Many people who participated in the filming of “The Room” believe that the film was a cover for organized money laundering, but Tommy himself denies this [19] .
Sestero says that the turning point in Vaiso’s life was a car accident in which he was in California : another driver drove into a red light and crashed into Vaiso’s car. He spent several weeks in the hospital [20] , and after recovering, he decided to take up the movie [21] . The people who strongly influenced Tommy are James Dean , Marlon Brando , Tennessee Williams , Orson Welles , Elizabeth Taylor and Alfred Hitchcock [22] .
Personal life
Vaiso does not want to reveal details about his personal and family life. In 2017, he said the following phrase for “ Entertainment Weekly ”: “I believe that personal life should be personal, and professional life should be professional, that’s my point of view, and I have a right to it” [23] . During an interview with James Franco in 2016, Vaiso called Greg Sestero his “best friend” [24] .
Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Producer | Producer | Screenwriter | Actor | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | " Room " | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Johnny | |
| 2010 | "The house that exuded blood on Alex" | Yes | Alex | Short film | |||
| 2015 | Samurai Police Officer 2: Deadly Vengeance | Yes | Yes | Linton Kitano | |||
| 2016 | The Cold Moon | Yes | rodeo show owner | Cameo | |||
| 2017 | " Woe is the Creator " | Yes | Henry | Cameo | |||
| 2017 | "T (o) Brew for centuries" | Yes | Harvey Lewis | ||||
| 2018 | “T (o) varist for centuries: Part 2” | Yes | Harvey Lewis | ||||
| 2019 | The Great Shark | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Patrick |
Documentary Films
| Year | Title | Producer | Producer | Screenwriter | Actor | Role |
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| 2004 | "Homeless in America" | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | In the role of himself |
| 2016 | "Enter the Samurai" | Yes | In the role of himself |
TV, web shows, and commercials
| Year | Title | Producer | Producer | Screenwriter | Actor | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” | Yes | Yes | In the role of himself | Episode: "Tommy" | ||
| 2011-12 | "The Tommy Wi-Show" | Yes | TW | ||||
| 2011 | "Tommy Explains it All" | Yes | In the role of himself | ||||
| 2013 | "Tommy Wiseau Wishes YOU a Happy Memorial Day" | Yes | In the role of himself | Urban Outfitters Advertising | |||
| 2014-present time | "The Neighbors" | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Charlie / Ricky Rick |
Notes
- ↑ 'The Room': Worst movie ever? Don't tell that to its suddenly in-demand star. (English) , EW.com . Date of treatment December 21, 2017.
- ↑ Shlocking encounter unopened (unreachable link) (March 30, 2014). Date of treatment December 21, 2017. Archived March 30, 2014.
- ↑ Ned Lannamann. Tommy Wiseau: The Complete Interview (s) . Portland Mercury Date of treatment December 21, 2017.
- ↑ The Crazy Cult of 'The Room' ( EW.com) . Date of treatment December 21, 2017.
- ↑ Is 'The Room' the worst movie of all time? , seattlepi.com . Date of treatment December 21, 2017.
- ↑ Trapped in The Room with Tommy Wiseau , Creative Loafing Atlanta . Date of treatment December 21, 2017.
- ↑ Capone . Capone's wacky Windy City weekend with Wiseau, creator of THE ROOM !!! (English) , Aint It Cool News . Date of treatment December 21, 2017.
- ↑ Interview with Tommy Wiseau, actor / writer / director / producer of The Room - Cinetology (English) , Cinetology (February 16, 2010). Date of treatment December 21, 2017.
- ↑ Sestero, Greg. The disaster artist: my life inside The room, the greatest bad movie ever made . - New York. - S. 258. - xvi, 270 pages p. - ISBN 9781451661194 .
- ↑ Sestero, Greg. The disaster artist: my life inside The room, the greatest bad movie ever made . - New York. - S. 192. - xvi, 270 pages p. - ISBN 9781451661194 .
- ↑ Luling, Todd Van . The Irresistible Mystery Of Tommy Wiseau (English) , Huffington Post (January 29, 2016). Date of treatment December 21, 2017.
- ↑ 'The Room' mastermind Tommy Wiseau actually opened up about his secret origins , EW.com . Date of treatment December 21, 2017.
- ↑ The Howard Stern Show (English) // Wikipedia. - December 5, 2017.
- ↑ Sestero, Greg, 1978-. The disaster artist: my life inside The room, the greatest bad movie ever made . - New York. - S. 244–45. - xvi, 270 pages p. - ISBN 9781451661194 .
- ↑ Bramesco, Charles . Everything We Definitely Know About The Room's Tommy Wiseau (English) , Vulture . Date of treatment December 22, 2017.
- ↑ A vintage interview with 'The Room' creator Tommy Wiseau: 'Believe in what you believe' ( EW.com) . Date of treatment December 22, 2017.
- ↑ Tommy Wiseau's "To Be Or Not To Be" Street Fashions USA commercial . Date of treatment August 4, 2019.
- ↑ Sestero, Greg, 1978-. The disaster artist: my life inside The room, the greatest bad movie ever made . - New York. - S. 246-50. - xvi, 270 pages p. - ISBN 9781451661194 .
- ↑ Sestero, Greg, 1978-. The disaster artist: my life inside The room, the greatest bad movie ever made . - New York. - S. 100, 160. - xvi, 270 pages p. - ISBN 9781451661194 .
- ↑ Sestero, Greg, 1978-. The disaster artist: my life inside The room, the greatest bad movie ever made . - New York. - S. 59. - xvi, 270 pages p. - ISBN 9781451661194 .
- ↑ Sestero, Greg, 1978-. The disaster artist: my life inside The room, the greatest bad movie ever made . - New York. - S. 179. - xvi, 270 pages p. - ISBN 9781451661194 .
- ↑ The Varsity Interview: Tommy Wiseau (English) , The Varsity (April 27, 2011). Date of treatment December 22, 2017.
- ↑ A vintage interview with 'The Room' creator Tommy Wiseau: 'Believe in what you believe' ( EW.com) . Date of treatment December 24, 2017.
- ↑ James Franco Interviews the Men Behind the "The Worst Film Ever Made" | V Magazine . vmagazine.com. Date of treatment December 24, 2017.