Thomas F. Wilson

Thomas Frances Wilson (born April 15, 1959) is an American actor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied international politics at Arizona State University.

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April 15 - 1959 - American - Actor - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Arizona State University

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While in high school, he was involved in dramatic arts, president of the debate team, and tuba player in the high school band. Wilson's first 'real' stage experiences were as a standup comedian, while studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

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High school - Drama - Art - Debate - Tuba - Standup comedian - American Academy of Dramatic Arts

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His breakthrough is considered to be Back to the Future (1985). In that movie he played a menace to society named Biff Tannen. Wilson's talents as a comedian and an actor combined to make Biff a character people loved to hate. When Back to the Future became a trilogy, he was naturally asked to perform in these sequels too as Biff, Biff's grandson Griff and Biff's great-grandfather Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen.

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Back to the Future - Biff Tannen - Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen

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He later went to co-star in a CD-ROM computer game with Mark Hamill titled: ' (1994). It was the third chapter in the Wing Commander series and it was extremely popular at the time. The game character played by Wilson is Major Todd "Maniac" Marshall, a fellow starfighter pilot of Hamill's character. Much like Biff from Back to the Future "Maniac" Marshall shares a very common unpopularity. Wilson also starred in the following Wing Commander games ' (1996), which was even hailed more than its predecessor and is considered by some to be a classic computer game, and ' (1997). Wilson played McKinley High School's Coach Ben Fredricks in the 1999-2000 NBC dramedy Freaks and Geeks; Fredricks dated Bill Haverchuck's mother.

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CD-ROM - Computer - Game - Mark Hamill - 1994 - Wing Commander - Todd "Maniac" Marshall - Starfighter - 1996 - 1997 - 1999 - 2000 - NBC - Dramedy - Freaks and Geeks

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In 2003 Wilson appeared on the screen in a mockumentary movie called '.

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2003 - Mockumentary

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Wilson has often lent his voice to animated productions such as ' (1993), ' (1998), Disney's ' (2003), and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004). As well as the animated roles, he has continued to voice characters in computer and video games.

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Animated - 1993 - 1998 - Disney - 2003 - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie - 2004 - Computer and video games

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