Biography
Tom Smothers was born on Feb. 2, 1937, and his brother Dick on Nov. 20, 1938 on Governors Island, NY; both were students at San Jose State College; together, they began a song and comedy act leading to appearances at San Francisco's Purple Onion, the Blue Angel in New York, and other nightclub stints at Reno, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, and elsewhere; co-starred in the television situation comedy The Smothers Brothers show (1965-66), The Smothers Brothers comedy hour (1967-69, 1970), The Smothers Brothers show (1975), and The Smothers Brothers special and series (1988-89); they both starred in the Broadway production, I love my wife; Tom owns a winery in Kenwood, CA, and has starred in the films The silver bears, Get to know your rabbit, A pleasure doing business, Serial, There goes the bride, Pandemonium, and Speed zone; Dick appeared in the film Casino (1995).
From the guide to the Smothers Brothers Collection, ca. 1962-1976, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections)
