Tom Lennon was born on August 9, 1970, is originally from Chicago, and began his career as a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts experimental theater wing. It was here that he co-founded the sketch comedy troupe "The State." This group went on to critical success with their self-titled hit series on MTV, of which he was one of its stars, producers and writers. "The State" was nominated for a 1995 Cable ACE award for Best Comedy Series and ran for three seasons.
Lennon then created, produced and starred in Comedy Central's "Viva Variety" which was an instant critical smash for the new network. The show garnered a CableACE nomination for Best Comedy Series in 1997 and, like "The State," enjoyed three successful seasons. He has had guest roles on NBC's "Friends," "Jesse," and "MDs"; as well as having co-created and starred in the pilot, "Hey Neighbor!" for Fox.
Lennon has appeared in the films "Memento," "Out Cold," "A Guy Thing," "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and most recently in "Taxi."
Lennon has also built a strong career as a screenwriter with partner Robert Ben Garant. They have written the comedies "12 Days of Christmas" for Universal, "The Incredible Shrinking Man" starring Eddie Murphy for Imagine, "Taxi" with Queen Latifah for FoxOX and "Starsky & Hutch" starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson for Warner Bros. Tom is currently attached to star in "Balls of Fury" for New Line and Spyglass, which the duo also wrote.
Tom Lennon currently resides in Los Angeles and is the co-creator, Executive Producer, and star of the critically acclaimed Comedy Central show "Reno 911!" which just aired its second season.
Prior to his role in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, he was probably most well known as "Lieutenant Jim Dangle" in the TV show "Reno 911!".
Tom Lennon plays the voice of Eddie (the Heart of Gold's onboard computer) in the 2005 big budget Disney movie, "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy."
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