Thomas Edward "Tom" Sizemore, Jr. (born
September 29,
1964)
[Tom Sizemore Biography (1961?-)] is an
American film and television actor and producer. He is known for his roles of soldiers in war films such as
Saving Private Ryan, and
Black Hawk Down.
Biography
Early life
Sizemore was born in
Detroit, Michigan, to a mother who was a member of an urban
ombudsman staff and a
lawyer/
psychology professor father, Thomas Edward Sizemore, Sr.
He has a younger brother, Paul, who is also an actor and a niece Beverly who is a songwriter and former
Pussycat Doll. Sizemore attended
Michigan State University for one year, as well as
Wayne State University. He earned a
Master's Degree in
theater from
Temple University in 1986. He subsequently moved to
New York City to pursue an acting career.
Career
One of Sizemore's early film roles was in
Oliver Stone's
Born on the Fourth of July in 1989. He has appeared in films such as
Lock Up (1989),
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991),
True Romance (1993),
Natural Born Killers (1994) and
Strange Days (1995). He had a supporting role in Kevin Costner's
Wyatt Earp as
Bat Masterson. A succession of well-received supporting parts followed, perhaps the most well known being his portrayal of Michael Cheritto in
Heat (1995). His first major leading role was as
Vincent D'Agosta in 1997's
The Relic.
