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{{short description|American actor}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Tom Chick
| image = Tomchick sailing.jpg
| caption = Chick in September 2006
| image_size = 240px
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|08|14}}
| birth_place =
| other_names =
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Actor
* journalist
* critic}}
| years_active =
| education = [[Harvard University]] ([[Master of Theological Studies|MTS]])
| known_for = {{ubl|''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]''|''[[The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]''|[http://www.quartertothree.com/ Quarter to Three]}}
| awards =
| spouse =
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}}

'''Tom W. Chick''' (born August 14, 1966) is an American actor and independent journalist. His most prominent TV roles were as Oscar's boyfriend Gil in the U.S. version of ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'', and the hard-hitting reporter Gordon in ''[[The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]''.

==Early life and education==
Chick attended [[Harvard Divinity School]] and received a Master of Theological Studies with a focus on the [[Old Testament]].<ref>[http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showpost.php?p=873524&postcount=30 Quarter to Three] Post by Tom Chick. January 25, 2007.</ref>

== Career ==
Deciding not to pursue the ministry, he later moved to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]], where he pursued a career in writing about [[video games]] and occasionally acting for television roles. He is also the co-founder and administrator of a web-based site for games discussion, Quarter to Three.<ref>As of 31 May 2008, the site has 7,010 registered members, with 1,709 of them having posted more than 5 times. Over half the registered membership has never posted a single message. ([http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/memberlist.php membership listing])</ref>

Chick is an independent journalist whose columns on video games have appeared online and in print. As a [[freelance]] columnist, he has written for a number of sites, including Firing Squad,<ref>[http://www.firingsquad.com/authors/article_list.asp/18 Firing Squad] Tom Chick's profile page.</ref> Yahoo Games,<ref>[http://videogames.yahoo.com/masthead Yahoo Games] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070120213159/http://videogames.yahoo.com/masthead |date=2007-01-20 }} List of contributors.</ref> [[GameSpy]],<ref>[http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/painkiller/507189p1.html Review] of ''[[Painkiller (video game)|Painkiller]]''. GameSpy.com. April 2004.</ref> GameSpot, Xtreme Gamer,<ref>[http://www.xtreme-gamer.com/index.php?option=com_articles&id=8&aid=118 Review] of ''[[Bully (video game)|Bully]]''. Xtreme-Gamer.com. October 2006.</ref> 1Up,<ref>[http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3153546&did=1 Review] of ''[[Sword of the Stars]]'' {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061126214731/http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3153546&did=1 |date=2006-11-26 }}. 1Up.com. September 2006.</ref> [[Rotten Tomatoes]]<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/gauthor-6403/ Rotten Tomatoes] Tom Chick's review listing</ref> and others. His articles have also appeared in magazines such as the "Tom vs. Bruce" [http://findarticles.com/p/search?tb=art&qt=%22Tom+Chick+and+Bruce+Geryk%22 series] in ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'', and he was listed as "one of the field's rare American practitioners" in an article on "New Games Journalism" in ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>Wallace, Mark. "Notes on Halo". ''The New York Times''. April 3, 2005.</ref>

In May 2008, he partnered with the [[Syfy]] as editor-in-chief of a new co-branded gaming [[blog]], entitled Fidgit.

Chick's most successful television acting engagement was a recurring role as reporter Gordon in nine episodes of ''[[The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]''. He also played Oscar's [[homosexual]] lover Gil in ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'', and Mario in ''[[The Nine (TV series)|The Nine]]''.

== Personal life ==
In late September 2014, Chick revealed in a podcast that he had stage four [[Hypopharyngeal cancer]] and was about to begin [[chemotherapy]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=tomchick|date=2014-09-23|title=Qt3 Movie Podcast: The Guest|url=https://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2014/09/23/qt3-movie-podcast-guest/|access-date=2021-10-25|website=Quarter to Three|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=tomchick|date=2015-03-17|title=Qt3 Movie Podcast: It Follows|url=https://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2015/03/17/qt3-movie-podcast-it-follows/|access-date=2021-10-25|website=Quarter to Three|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1994
|''[[Frank and Jesse]]''
|Detective Whitcher
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1994
|[[Monty (TV series)|''Monty'']]
|Beck
|Episode: "Two Cold Feet"
|-
|1994
|''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]''
|Joe
|Episode: "Rock of Ages"
|-
|1994, 1995
|''[[Living Single]]''
|Aaron
|2 episodes
|-
|1996
|''[[NewsRadio]]''
|Employee
|Episode: "The Song Remains the Same"
|-
|1997
|[[ER (TV series)|''ER'']]
|Weissbroot
|Episode: "Friendly Fire"
|-
|1997
|''[[Frasier]]''
|Waiter #1 / Waiter
|2 episodes
|-
|2001
|''[[The King of Queens]]''
|Guy
|Episode: "Wedding Presence"
|-
|2001
|''[[Spin City]]''
|Employee
|Episode: "A Shot in the Dark: Part 2"
|-
|2001
|''[[Grounded for Life]]''
|Mr. Sanders
|Episode: "Dream On"
|-
|2003
|''[[Joan of Arcadia]]''
|Reporter #2
|Episode: "The Devil Made Me Do It"
|-
|2003–2005
|''[[The West Wing]]''
|Gordon
|9 episodes
|-
|2006
|[[The Nine (TV series)|''The Nine'']]
|Mario
|2 episodes
|-
|2006–2007
|[[The Office (American TV series)|''The Office'']]
|Gil
|4 episodes
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0157227|name=Tom Chick}}
*[http://www.quartertothree.com/ Quarter to Three]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080601013326/http://fidgit.com/ Fidgit] Gaming Blog
*[http://www.metacritic.com/publication/quarter-to-three?filter=games Tom Chick's Quarter to Three Reviews] on [[Metacritic]]

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