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Tom Sparks(1947-2000)

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  • Writer
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Tom Sparks was born on 10 March 1947 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1985) and America's Dumbest Criminals (1996). He died on 7 June 2000 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornMarch 10, 1947
DiedJune 7, 2000(53)
BornMarch 10, 1947
DiedJune 7, 2000(53)
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Known for

Jim Varney in Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1985)
Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
4.9
  • Bank V.P.
  • 1985
America's Dumbest Criminals (1996)
America's Dumbest Criminals
5.2
TV Series
  • Ronnie
  • Drunk Driver
  • Trial & Error Judge
  • Bank Customer

Credits

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Actor

  • America's Dumbest Criminals (1996)
    America's Dumbest Criminals
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Ronnie
    • Drunk Driver
    • Trial & Error Judge ...
    • 1996
  • Jim Varney in Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1985)
    Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
    4.9
    • Bank V.P.
    • 1985

Writer

  • Jim Varney in Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1985)
    Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
    4.9
    • additional dialogue
    • 1985

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 10, 1947
    • Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • June 7, 2000
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA(suicide)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Some jokes that made their way into the film, Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam, were written into the script by Tom, as inside jokes for Sparks' only son, then a young teen.
  • Quotes
    Aww, quit fiddly-farting around!

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