Tom Davis (comedian)
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Thomas James Davis (August 13, 1952 – July 19, 2012) was an American comedian, writer, and author. He is best known for his comedy partnership with Al Franken, as half of the comedy duo "Franken & Davis" on Saturday Night Live.
Life and career
Davis was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He attended The Blake School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he began his friendship and professional partnership with Al Franken. In 1975, Davis got his big break as one of the original writers for Saturday Night Live where he and Franken also performed together. The duo wrote the screenplay for and appeared in the film One More Saturday Night, and had brief appearances in Trading Places and The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash. Davis was a frequent guest on The Al Franken Show, appearing in sketches as various characters. In a well-known sketch on Saturday Night Live, he provided the voice calling into an interview with Dan Aykroyd's Jimmy Carter as the youngster that Jimmy Carter talked down from a bad trip. Davis created the SNL sketches "Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber" (with Steve Martin), "Nick The Lounge Singer" (with Bill Murray), "The Continental" (with Christopher Walken), and "Coneheads" (with Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin).
Illness and death
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Davis died on July 19, 2012, of throat and neck cancer, aged 59.[2]
Bibliography
- Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss (2009; Template:ISBN)
- Owsley and Me: My LSD Family by Rhoney Gissen Stanley and Tom Davis (2012; Template:ISBN)
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–1980; 1985-1994 | Saturday Night Live | Various | 153 episodes, (final appearance) |
| 1976 | Tunnel Vision | Tom | |
| 1977 | The Paul Simon Special | TV special | |
| 1979 | Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda | Merry Man | Uncredited |
| 1981 | Steve Martin's Best Show Ever | TV special | |
| 1983 | Trading Places | Baggage Handler #2 | |
| 1983 | The Coneheads | Barry Paisner | Voice, Animated TV Special |
| 1984 | Franken and Davis at Stockton State | Himself | TV special |
| 1984 | The New Show | Himself | TV series |
| 1986 | One More Saturday Night | Larry Hays | with Al Franken |
| 1989 | The Feud | Teammate | |
| 1993 | Coneheads | Supplicant | with Dan Aykroyd |
| 1995 | Trailer Park | Host | TV series |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | Prison Clerk | |
| 2001 | Evolution | Governor's Aide |
References
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External links
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- Tom Davis Papers. General Collection of Modern Books and Manuscripts. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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