Jourden, Tom

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JOURDEN, Tom

PERSONAL

Born in Louisville, KY; married Claudia Gold (an actress), April 19, 1997; children: Lexi. Education: Studied acting with Margie Haber, Howard Fine, Brian Reise, Groundlings, and Academy of Theatrical Combat; earned B.B.A., finance. Avocational Interests: Tennis.

Addresses: Agent— Amsel, Eisenstadt & Frazier, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510, Los Angeles, CA 90036; BBR, 5670 Wilshire, Suite 820, Los Angeles, CA 90036; Abrams Artist Agency, 9200 Sunset Blvd., 11th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90069; The Paradise Group, 8721 Sunset Blvd., Suite 209, Los Angeles, CA 90069; Commercial Talent, 9157 Sunset Blvd., Suite 215, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career: Actor. Host of many infomercials; appeared in more than 100 television commercials; voice of the AIDS Walk L.A.; previously worked in business for seven years and as a tennis professional.

Awards, Honors: Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Russel Meyers, Smooth Operator (also known as Forbidden Games 2 ), 1995.

Briggs, The Appointment, 1996.

Mark, Falling Words, Big Film Shorts, 1997.

Guy in elevator, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (also known as The Klumps ), MCA/Universal, 2000.

Frank Summers, The Interruption, 2004.

Also appeared in Shopgirl; Extreme Limits; Love Life; Mr. Smith's Day; For All It's Worth; Perchance to Dream; A Small Reminder; Writing on the Street; Waitin' on the Rocket.

Television Appearances; Series:

Dr. Bruce Cooper, The Young and the Restless (also known as Y&R ), CBS, 2000.

Brennan, Port Charles (also known as Port Charles: Naked, Port Charles: Secrets, Port Charles: Superstitions, Port Charles: Surrender, and Port Charles: Torn ), ABC, 2002.

Also appeared as host, Inside DirecTV; voice, King of the Hill (animated), Fox; in Days of Our Lives; Sunset Beach; Passions.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Appeared in The Qumran Connection; Weston Way; Letters from a Nut, ABC.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Agent Dow, "Mr. President," Shaky Ground, 1993.

Kevin Anderson, "He Ain't Guilty, He's My Brother," L.A. Law, NBC, 1994.

Customer, "Birth of a Salesman," Step by Step, ABC, 1994.

Cop #2, "Past Imperfect," The Client, CBS, 1996.

Doctor, "Selfish Dick," 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC, 1996.

"Night Flight," The Burning Zone, UPN, 1996.

E.R. resident, "If I Had a Hammer," Beverly Hills, 90201, Fox, 1996.

"Spirit of America," The Practice, ABC, 1997.

Dr. Comstock, "Last Breath," Seven Days, UPN, 1999.

Jeff Stepps, "Near Death," Pacific Blue, USA Network, 1999.

"Blind Eye," Pacific Blue, USA Network, 2000.

Carlton Chase, "SureKill," The X–Files, Fox, 2001.

Tucker, "The Auction," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 2001.

Philip Velez, "The Gay Divorcee," Family Law, CBS, 2001.

Philip Velez, "Sacrifices," Family Law, CBS, 2001.

"Hero Worship," JAG, CBS, 2002.

Philip Velez, "Ties That Bind," Family Law, CBS, 2002.

Mike Tupper, "Breathless," CSI: Miami, CBS, 2002.

Eli Rugen, "The Cutting of the Swath," L.A. Dragnet, ABC, 2003.

Also appeared as male friend #2, "Pretend You Know Me," Too Something, Fox; cop, Civil Wars, ABC.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in Sunday News, Theatre Geo, CA; The Pitch, The Complex, CA; Play It Again, Sam, Showcase Playhouse, CA; Perpetrator, Burbage Theater, CA; Say Goodnight, Gracie, Woodland, CA; Lonestar, Main Theater, AL; Beirut, Omega Theater, GA.