Tom Gregory (born April 24, 1960) is an American entertainer and socio-political commentator.

Biography

Tom Gregory is an actor, radio personality, and a socio-political and entertainment industry commentator. He maintains a home in Southampton NY and an apartment in

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's historic co-op, the

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. Tom and David Bohnett were domestic partners for over eleven years.

Media

Tom Gregory's media forums include his webisode GregoryWayTV.com, his Huffington Post column, and regular radio dispatches for Leeza Gibbons' internationally syndicated program Hollywood Confidential. He has also been featured on CNN, E!, and Fox News, among other outlets, and was the face of OVGuide.com, one of the Internet's leading sources for indexing online video content. Gregory debuted as a Broadway producer on the 2009 Tony Award-nominated revival of Guys and Dolls at the Nederlander Theatre.

Hollywood memorabilia

Tom Gregory has been a noted collector of autographed, archival Hollywood photographs. Included in his collection are a photo of

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circa 1955 that is personalized to

James Dean James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, ''Rebel Without a Cause' ...

; an image of

Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff (), was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film ''Frankenstein'' (1931) (his 82nd film) established h ...

in full Frankenstein monster regalia; an exquisite portrait of

Greta Garbo Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragedy, ...

that is one of only a few known copies in the world, and the largest photo known to be signed by Abraham Lincoln. Hollywood memorabilia in his collection are the cowboy shirts worn by

Heath Ledger Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor and music video director. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to ...

and

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in the film

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as well as the suit, shirt, tie and campaign pin worn by

Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008). Penn began his acting career in televisi ...

during his Oscar-winning performance in

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The auction bids for these items have benefited different children's charities.

Philanthropy

Tom Gregory's philanthropic involvement also spans both coasts. In Los Angeles, he teaches after-school acting classes for preteens, drawing on his own acting experience gained in repertory companies in East Hampton, New York, Delray Beach, Florida, and across the United States. In Southampton New York, Tom Gregory helped found the Lake Agawam Conservation Association to clean up the lake's fragile eco-system.

LGBT rights

As an ardent supporter of human rights and civil liberties, for years Tom wrote prolifically on

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issues in his articles for the Huffington Post. His media and philanthropic efforts on the behalf of the LGBT communities rest on his faith in the institution of America's promise of equality and justice for all its citizens. He was also a major contributor to the "No on Prop 8" campaign. He is said to be a Libertarian.

References

External links

Tom Gregory’s Blog at the Huffington Post
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