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Nicholle Tom (twin sister) Charles David Tom (born March 23, 1978) [ 1 ] is an American actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless (1999 to 2002, 2013 to 2014) and Paul Cramer on One Life to Live (2004). He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in 2000 for his work on The Young ...
David Tom returned as Billy on Y&R in February 2014. Four months later, he was fired from the show and the role of Billy was recast yet again with primetime television actor Burgess Jenkins. In 2004, David portrayed Paul Cramer (the half-brother of Kelly Cramer, portrayed by his sister, Heather) on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role he played from March of that year to October 2004.
David Tom was born in Hinsdale, Illinois. At a young age, David began regular appearances in large national commercials as well as modeling projects. After moving to Los Angeles and appearing in several reoccurring television shows, David soon landed the role of Whitey in the hit film Pleasantville (1998).
- Actor, Script And Continuity Department
- March 23, 1978
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- David Tom Originated The Role of Adult Billy Abbott
- Here’s Why Tom Was Let Go from The Show
- What Has Tom Been Up to Since His Departure?
In 1999, David Tom stepped into the first adult role of Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless. Until then, the role had been filled by child actors. In 2000, Tom won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series. Tom’s place as Billy would begin a chaotic journey for the character Around 2002, Tom departed to take on All...
With Tom claiming the first adult version of Billy Abbott, some wonder why the network re-cast him at all when there weren’t contract issues at play, or the enticement of other projects. The second time around, Tom said it caught him off-guard. “I think I was definitely well-liked there. As far as I knew, nobody knew about this. Not even the cast,”...
Tom took part in only a handful of projects since leaving The Young and the Restless in 2014. Some of those include NCIS: New Orleans and NCIS. In the most recent project (2019), D-Day: Battle of Omaha Beach, Tom plays Staff Sgt. Kuhn. The war film is described on IMDbas: “When an elite group of American soldiers are ordered to take out a series of...
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- Showbiz Senior Writer, Coach-TV
May 29, 2014 · Recently ousted from CBS' "The Young and the Restless" after just five months back on the job, David Tom (Billy Abbott) reveals in an exclusive interview with CBS Soaps In Depth the reason he was ...
Jul 26, 1999 · David Tom is a daytime Emmy-winning actor who played Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless from 1999 to 2014. He is also known for his roles on One Life to Live, All My Children, and various films and TV shows.
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Nov 19, 2013 · David Tom, who originated the role of grown Billy Abbott on the long-running CBS sudser, is returning to Genoa City. He succeeds Billy Miller, who has decided to exit the show.
