“The thing to keep in mind is that's how I started long before MTV and Twitter and Facebook. I studied at broadcasting school so I could learn how to shoot and edit videos, and tried to create my own television show so we could see through these wacky visions we had of funny bits we wanted to shoot.”

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.