Trivia

He is an expert with the Yo-Yo.

He and his brother Dick Smothers were born on Governor's Island in New York Harbor. Their father, who was stationed on the military base on that island, moved his pregnant wife there to be close to him.

His father, Major Thomas Bolyn Smothers Jr., was a West Point graduate who was a POW in World War II and was thought to have died during the infamous Bataan Death march. In fact, he survived that experience but died later on a Japanese POW ship. He was buried at sea.

On one of their "Smothers Brothers" television shows, Tom Smothers unintentionally sparked a firestorm of controversy when he innocently said as a joke, "Easter is when Jesus comes out of his tomb, and if he sees his shadow he goes back in, and we get six more weeks of winter.".

On the 1969 John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band song "Give Peace a Chance", he plays guitar and shares the bed with John and Yoko - and he also gets a mention in the lyrics - "Ev'rybody's talking about John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rose Marie, Tommy Smothers".

Owns Remick Ridge Vineyards in Kenwood, California.

Older brother of Dick Smothers. Distant cousin of Alexandria Smothers.

Has one son from his first marriage: Thomas Smothers Jr.

Attended San Jose State University (SJSU), then known as San Jose State College.

Is a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.

Though he and his brother Dick Smothers both appear in The Informant! (2009), their characters are not related and never share the screen.

He and his brother Dick Smothers were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6555 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Has two children: Bo Smothers (b. 1993) and Riley Rose Smothers (b. 1996).

Attended and graduated from Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, California (1955).

Son of Ruth Genevieve Remick.

Grandfather of Phoenix Parrish-Smothers.

Has one sister Sherry Smothers.

Uncle of Dick Smothers, Jr, Andrew Smothers, Steven Smothers, Sarah Smothers, Susan Smothers, and Remick Smothers.