Thomas Ian Nicholas

Thomas Ian Nicholas
Thomas Nicholas at Midnight Vulture Studios in Los Angeles, California in 2014
Born	Tommy Steve Ian Nicholas (1980-07-10) July 10, 1980 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Occupation	actor, singer, musician, producer, director, writer
Years active	1987–present
Spouse(s)	Colette Marino (2007-present)
Children	1

Tommy Steve "Thomas" Ian Nicholas (born July 10, 1980) is an American film actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and writer. Nicholas is best known for playing Henry Rowengartner in Rookie of the Year, Walt Disney in Walt Before Mickey and Kevin Myers in the American Pie film series.

Early life

Nicholas was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. His mother, Marla, is an acting school administrator and professional dancer. He is of German, Irish, English and Italian descent (from his paternal grandfather). Nicholas has six siblings.

Career

Nicholas is known for his roles in Rookie of the Year (1993) and American Pie (1999). He appeared in the four theatrical films of the American Pie franchise, as the character Kevin Myers, played Frank Sinatra, Jr. in the Showtime movie Stealing Sinatra, and co-starred in Halloween: Resurrection. In 2009, he played the role of a rookie cop in the drama Life Is Hot in Cracktown. He played Eugene in Nicole Holofcener's Please Give, which won the 2011 Indie Spirit Robert Altman Award. He had the role of Abbie Hoffman in the film entitled The Chicago 8. He also appeared on an episode of ABC's Grey's Anatomy as Jeremiah. "I started acting when I was 6 years old. I have always enjoyed making people laugh or smile or think," he says.

Nicholas released his debut album, Without Warning, on January 15, 2008, and his follow-up album, "Without Warning Acoustic" on February 28, 2009. Heroes Are Human, on June 1, 2010. His fourth release is a self-titled EP, released March 20, 2012, in which the first single "My Generation" is also on the "American Reunion" soundtrack album. His fifth release is the EP "Security" released on April 8, 2014. About his music career, he has said that "I started playing guitar when I was 14. I couldn't stop playing... I am very blessed and thankful for all that has happened." He also appeared in Mallory Knox's music video for their song "Wake Up". On June 30, 2010, Nicholas threw out the first pitch at the Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field and sang the seventh-inning stretch. He was invited back to sing the anthem on July 7, 2015 for the second game of a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals.

In March of 2015, Nicholas appeared on Blues Traveler's album Blow Up the Moon, co writing the song "All the Way."

Personal life

Nicholas married Colette Marino, known as DJ Colette, in 2007. The couple had their first child, a boy named Nolan River, in 2011.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1992	Radio Flyer	Ferdie
1993	Rookie of the Year	Henry Rowengartner
1995	A Kid in King Arthur's Court	Calvin Fuller	Nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Young Supporting Actor – Feature Film
1997	Judge and Jury	Alex Silvano
1998	A Kid in Aladdin's Palace	Calvin Fuller
1999	American Pie	Kevin Myers
2000	Cutaway	Rip
2001	American Pie 2	Kevin Myers
2002	Halloween: Resurrection	Bill Woodlake
	The Rules of Attraction	Mitchell
2003	American Wedding	Kevin Myers
	Stealing Sinatra	Frank Sinatra, Jr.
2004	L.A. D.J.	Thom	Also director and writer
2005	Guy in Row Five	Bradley
2006	Cut Off	Pauly
	National Lampoon Presents Cattle Call	Richie Rey
2008	Sherman's Way	Tom
	The Hitman	Mr. Jones
2009	Life Is Hot in Cracktown	Chad Wesley
	The Bridge to Nowhere	Eddie Stanton
2010	Please Give	Eugene
	Fading of the Cries	Michael	Also producer
	Let the Game Begin	Tripp
	The Chicago 8	Abbie Hoffman
2011	InSight	Stephen Geiger
	Delivering the Goods	Steve
2012	American Reunion	Kevin Myers	Thomas Nicholas Band song "My Generation" is on the soundtrack
	The Stone Pony	Nick Golotta	Pre-production
2014	Walt Before Mickey	Walt Disney
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Who's the Boss?	Little Tony	Episode: "Yankee-Doodle Micelli Credited as Thomas Nicholas
1989	Baywatch	Ricky Blount	Episode: "Heat Wave"
	Married... with Children	Bobby	Episodes: "It's a Bundyful Life: Part 1" and "It's a Bundyful Life: Part 2"
1990	Santa Barbara	Young Steven Slade
1991	Harry and the Hendersons	Scootch	Episode: "The Bodyguard"
	Sisters	Jason	Episode: "The Kindness of Stranglers"
1992	Julie	Boy No. 1	Episode: "A Delicate Balance"
	The Fear Inside	Sean Cole	TV movie
	When No One Would Listen	Boy No. 1	TV movie
1993–1995	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	Richard	Episodes: "Best Friends" and "The End of the World"
1997	The Tony Danza Show	Brandon	Episode: "With Your Guest Host Tony DiMeo" Uncredited
1998	Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show	Damon	Episode: "Honey, I'm in the Mood for Love"
1999	Chicken Soup for the Soul	Steve	Episode: "Crying's Okay"
2000	Party of Five	Todd Marsh	Appeared in nine episodes
	Twice in a Lifetime	Sam Ryder/Jordan Curtis/Kirk Ivers	Episode: "Fathers and Sons"
2005	Medium	Greg Watt	Episode: "Jump Start"
	Grey's Anatomy	Jeremiah Tate	Episode: "Deny, Deny, Deny"
2014	Red Band Society	Nick Hutchison	Recurring
Music videos
Year	Band/Song	Role	Notes
2012	Mallory Knox – "Wake Up"	Lead male	The man with the acoustic guitar Uncredited

External links

• Thomas Ian Nicholas Band website
• Thomas Ian Nicholas at the Internet Movie Database