| Tom Davis | |
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| Born | August 17, 1952 |
| Medium | Television |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1975-present |
| Notable works and roles | Franken & Davis |
| Emmy Awards | |
| Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program 1976 Saturday Night Live 1977 The Paul Simon Special 1978 Saturday Night Live 1989 Saturday Night Live |
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Tom Davis (born 13 August 1952) is a comedy writer and performer. He is an Emmy Award winner, and is best known working with partner Al Franken, as half of the comedy duo "Franken & Davis".
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Early life
Davis attended The Blake School, where he built up a friendship and writing partnership with Franken.
Career
In 1975, Davis got his break as one of the original writers for Saturday Night Live, where he and Al Franken also performed together.
Franken and Davis also wrote the screenplay for, and appeared in, the film One More Saturday Night, and had cameos together in Trading Places and The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash.
Davis was a frequent guest on The Al Franken Show, playing in sketches as characters including Treasury Secretary John W. Snow and a male prostitute.
Davis is responsible for such SNL classic sketches as "Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber" with Steve Martin, the "Nick The Lounge Singer" sketches with Bill Murray, and "The Continental" with Christopher Walken.
Bibliography
- His memoir, Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss (ISBN 978-0-8021-1880-6) was released on March 3, 2009.
External links
- Tom Davis at the Internet Movie Database
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