Tom Papa

Tom Papa is straight off his new Comedy Central special! Papa is known as the star of his own NBC sitcom "Come to Papa" and NBC's hit show "The Marriage Ref." Papa is also a regular guest on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.Papa grew up in New Jersey and first realized he wanted to be a comedian when, at a very young age, he heard Steve Martin's comedy album, "Let's Get Small". Comedy became an addiction which he perfected in clubs… Show more throughout New York City.After four years, Papa got his first big break. He was given a half-hour special for Comedy Central and was hand-picked by Jerry Seinfeld as an opening act on his tour which continues to this day.Now, he says, "I'm in the lucky position of being able to make people laugh for a living." Tom has also appeared in the films "Analyze That", "Comedian" and is landing his voiceover talent to the animated feature "Bee Movie".Tom lives in New York and Los Angeles with his wife and family.

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