Tommy Newsom(1929-2007)

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Actor
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Tommy Newsom was born on 25 February 1929 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Bad Santa (2003), Ted (2012) and Night of 100 Stars (1982). He was married to Patricia Hernansky. He died on 28 April 2007 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA.

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Bad Santa

7.0

Soundtrack("Deck the Halls")

2003

Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, and Seth MacFarlane in Ted (2012)

Ted

6.9

Soundtrack("Song For The Young Folk")

2012

Night of 100 Stars

7.1

TV Special

Music Department

1982

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

8.6

TV Special

Music Department

1988

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Late Show with David Letterman
7.0
TV Series
- musician: saxophone on Doc Severinsen's performance of 'Here's That Rainy Day'
- 2005
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
5.8
TV Special
- orchestrator
- 1996
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
8.5
TV Series
- musician: The Tonight Show Band - Saxophone
- musician: saxophone
- musical director ...
- 1962–1992
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
8.6
TV Special
- principal arranger
- 1988
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
6.9
TV Special
- orchestrator
- 1987
The 40th Annual Tony Awards
7.4
TV Special
- arranger (uncredited)
- 1986
Night of 100 Stars II
7.5
TV Special
- orchestrations
- 1985
Night of 100 Stars
7.1
TV Special
- arrangements
- orchestrations
- 1982

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Alternative name
- The Tonight Show Band
Born
- February 25, 1929
- Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Died
- April 28, 2007
- Portsmouth, Virginia, USA(bladder and liver cancer)
Spouse
- Patricia HernanskyAugust 31, 1957 - April 28, 2007 (his death, 1 child)
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- 1 Article

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Joined The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) in 1962 as a band member playing saxophone and rose up to Assistant Music Director. When Carson retired in 1992, the band members lost a long-time gig. Newsom continued to play the saxophone, direct orchestras, and do musical arrangements for singers ranging from Beverly Sills to Kenny Rogers, and for orchestras such as the Cincinnati Symphony. He moved to Virginia after an earthquake shook his California home and continued to be active on the music scene in the Portsmouth/Virginia Beach area until his death.