- Born
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Tommy Wiseau is an American actor, director, screenwriter & producer. He trained to be an actor at: American Conservatory Theater, Vince Chase Workshop, Jean Shelton Acting Lab, Laney College and Stella Adler Academy of Acting.
In 2001 he wrote, produced, directed and starred in The Room (2003), a feature film that received the 2003 Audience Award at the New York International Film Festival. In 2004, he produced the documentary Homeless in America (2004), which received the 2004 Social Award.
He is now working on several more projects.
- IMDb mini biography by: CL
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Race / EthnicityWhite
- Nationality / Religious or Ethnic identityAmerican
- Characters enter the scene saying "Oh hi [insert name of character]"
- Curly black hair
- Friendly person
- Constantly wearing a pair of sunglasses
- Thick accent of undetermined origin
- While he said that he got the funding for The Room (2003) by importing and selling leather jackets from South Korea, some crew members on the film said that the money came from an organized-crime money-laundering scheme, though Wiseau said that is highly unlikely.
- Got his SAG (Screen Actors Guild) card by writing, producing, directing, and starring in a commercial for a company he owns.
- Attends many screenings for The Room (2003) in person. He often holds Q&A sessions with the audience and even meets with fans.
- Several years before he started his acting career, he was hospitalized after being involved in a near-fatal car accident in California. Another driver ran a red light and hit his car. According to his friend Greg Sestero, that incident inspired Wiseau to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor and filmmaker.
- Is independently wealthy and does not rely on filmmaking to live.
- You can laugh, you can cry, you can express yourself, but please don't hurt each other.
- I am pro-expression. I am pro - you know, as long as you don't hurt anyone.
- I like vampires.
- I'm going to do more movies and travel.
- Express yourself, don't hurt yourself.
- The Room (2003) - $350,000
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