“It bothers me when people say 'shock comic' or 'gross-out' because that was only one type of comedy I did. There was prank comedy. Man-on-the-street-reaction comedy. Visually surreal comedy. But you do something shocking, and that becomes your label.”

Canadian-American comedian, television personality, actor, podcaster, singer, songwriter, and rapper

Tom Green is a Canadian-American comedian, television personality, actor, podcaster, singer, songwriter, and rapper. Born Michael Thomas Green, he became known in the 1990s for The Tom Green Show, which first ran on Rogers TV and later on MTV from 1994 to 2000. The show won attention for shock comedy, absurd pranks, and Green’s manic on-screen persona, and it helped shape later series such as Jackass, Punk'd, The Eric Andre Show, and Kenny vs. Spenny. He also appeared in films including Road Trip, Charlie's Angels, Stealing Harvard, and Shred, and he directed, co-wrote, and starred in Freddy Got Fingered. He was briefly married to actress Drew Barrymore from 2001 to 2002.