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Michael Thomas "Tom" Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian actor, rapper, writer, comedian and media personality. He currently hosts the internet talk show Tom Green's House Tonight and the Planet Green game show Go for the Green.
Green was born in Pembroke, Ontario, the son of Mary Jane, a Waffle House waitress, and Richard Green, a computer systems analyst and retired army captain. He grew up on a Canadian Army base and later in suburban Ottawa.
In the early 1990s, Green had a short-lived career as a rapper in a group called Organized Rhyme. He came back in 2005 with his rap group, The Keeping it Real Crew, featuring DJ EZ Mike of the Dust Brothers. In late 2005, Tom released his first solo rap album, titled Prepare For Impact. He has received offers from such rap artists as Spice 1 and Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys to appear on his raps. He has performed with Too Short, Flava Flav, Grand Buffet, Mickey Avalon, People Under the Stairs, Xzibit, and other popular rap artists on his Tom Green Live show. In early 2008 a second solo rap album titled Basement Jams was released in download only format.