Trivia

Son of Tom Neal

Starred in the remake of the "B" film noir classic Detour (1992) that originally starred his father, Tom Neal.

His mother, Patricia Fenton, died of cancer when he was about a year old. His father died when he was 15.

Lived to the same age as his father Tom Neal. Both died at age 58, senior from heart failure and junior from cancer. Both lived nearly the same amount of time: senior 58 years, 6 months, 11 days, and junior 58 years, 5 months, 10 days. Both died in August.

His father served time for the murder of Tom Jr.'s stepmother, Gail Kloke. He served six years. When Tom Sr. was finally released after six years, father and son were briefly reunited but Tom Sr. died unexpectedly months later of heart failure.