Since his early career in the 80's, Tom has often been mistaken as being the brother of actor Bruce Dern. Finally, in a 2019 episode of Don Cheadle's "Black Monday" it paid off as Tom was cast as a younger Jammer to Bruce Dern's recurring character of the Jammer. Tom was cast after Cheadle saw Tom on an episode of "Schooled" where Tom portrayed Mr Thomas on the show's 2 seasons.
