Tom W. Chick (born August 14, 1966) is an American actor and independent journalist. His most prominent TV roles were as Oscar's boyfriend Gil in the U.S. version of The Office, and the hard-hitting reporter Gordon in The West Wing.
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| Born | August 14, 1966 |
| Education | Harvard University (MTS) |
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Early life and education
editChick attended Harvard Divinity School and received a Master of Theological Studies with a focus on the Old Testament.[1]
Career
editDeciding not to pursue the ministry, he later moved to Hollywood, California, where he pursued a career in writing about video games and occasionally acting for television roles. He is also the co-founder and administrator of a web-based site for games discussion, Quarter to Three.[2]
Chick is an independent journalist whose columns on video games have appeared online and in print. As a freelance columnist, he has written for a number of sites, including Firing Squad,[3] Yahoo Games,[4] GameSpy,[5] GameSpot, Xtreme Gamer,[6] 1Up,[7] Rotten Tomatoes[8] and others. His articles have also appeared in magazines such as the "Tom vs. Bruce" series in Computer Gaming World, and he was listed as "one of the field's rare American practitioners" in an article on "New Games Journalism" in The New York Times.[9]
In May 2008, he partnered with the Syfy as editor-in-chief of a new co-branded gaming blog, entitled Fidgit.
Chick's most successful television acting engagement was a recurring role as reporter Gordon in nine episodes of The West Wing. He also played Oscar's homosexual lover Gil in The Office, and Mario in The Nine.
Personal life
editIn late September 2014, Chick revealed in a podcast that he had stage four Hypopharyngeal cancer and was about to begin chemotherapy.[10][11]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Frank and Jesse | Detective Whitcher |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Monty | Beck | Episode: "Two Cold Feet" |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Joe | Episode: "Rock of Ages" |
| 1994, 1995 | Living Single | Aaron | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | NewsRadio | Employee | Episode: "The Song Remains the Same" |
| 1997 | ER | Weissbroot | Episode: "Friendly Fire" |
| 1997 | Frasier | Waiter #1 / Waiter | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | The King of Queens | Guy | Episode: "Wedding Presence" |
| 2001 | Spin City | Employee | Episode: "A Shot in the Dark: Part 2" |
| 2001 | Grounded for Life | Mr. Sanders | Episode: "Dream On" |
| 2003 | Joan of Arcadia | Reporter #2 | Episode: "The Devil Made Me Do It" |
| 2003–2005 | The West Wing | Gordon | 9 episodes |
| 2006 | The Nine | Mario | 2 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | The Office | Gil | 4 episodes |
References
edit- ^ Quarter to Three Post by Tom Chick. January 25, 2007.
- ^ As of 31 May 2008, the site has 7,010 registered members, with 1,709 of them having posted more than 5 times. Over half the registered membership has never posted a single message. (membership listing)
- ^ Firing Squad Tom Chick's profile page.
- ^ Yahoo Games Archived 2007-01-20 at the Wayback Machine List of contributors.
- ^ Review of Painkiller. GameSpy.com. April 2004.
- ^ Review of Bully. Xtreme-Gamer.com. October 2006.
- ^ Review of Sword of the Stars Archived 2006-11-26 at the Wayback Machine. 1Up.com. September 2006.
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes Tom Chick's review listing
- ^ Wallace, Mark. "Notes on Halo". The New York Times. April 3, 2005.
- ^ tomchick (2014-09-23). "Qt3 Movie Podcast: The Guest". Quarter to Three. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ tomchick (2015-03-17). "Qt3 Movie Podcast: It Follows". Quarter to Three. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
External links
edit- Tom Chick at IMDb
- Quarter to Three
- Fidgit Gaming Blog
- Tom Chick's Quarter to Three Reviews on Metacritic