Tom O'Rourke

About Tom O'Rourke

Thomas O'Rourke was a war baby, born in New York City in Greenwich
Village. He was raised in Indiana,until his parents divorced and he
returned to New York City's Upper Westside to live with his
grandparents. He was ambitious and hardworking even at this young age.
To help out with expenses, he bought a bike and delivered newspapers
and laundry to the large, fancy apartments on Central Park West and
Park Avenue. He always dreamed of someday living on Central Park West,
and he was later able to achieve that dream, when he worked on a soap
opera.He joined the Army at age eighteen and became a Paratrooper in the
101st Airborne. He served in Germany in the Military Police. While in
the Army, he hitchhiked all over Europe. Running out of money in Italy,
he sold his American jeans on the Spanish Steps for an outrageous sum,
and went back to Germany in style.After the Army, he had many different jobs as he tried to figure out
what to do with his life. But once he attended a performance of live
theater, he knew exactly where he belonged.He got a scholarship to Goodman Theater School, then a part of the
University of Chicago. And before he even graduated, he was cast in
David Merrick's "Promises, Promises", got his Equity card and was on
his way as an actor.He ended his tour in New York City. Here he did many commercials, more
theater, met and married Marcy Casterline, a model with Eileen Ford,
got cast on "The Guiding Light", and made many wonderful friends.After leaving the world of soap opera, Tom and his wife moved to Los
Angeles, where his only son, Preston, was born on March 18, 1987. Here,
also, he was lucky enough to work with many wonderful and talented
people, and to call some of them friends.Tom did many serious roles, but his wit and sense of humor were also
widely appreciated....

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