Thom Bierdz
Thom Bierdz (born March 25, 1962) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Phillip Chancellor III on the daytime drama The Young and the Restless.
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Born | Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. | March 25, 1962
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1985–present |
Known for | Phillip Chancellor III on The Young and the Restless |
Career
He appeared on The Young and the Restless, from 1986 to 1989, returning for a "dream sequence" in 2004, and in a surprising twist, returned to the role in May 2009, 2010 and 2011. He was also a recurring guest star on Melrose Place as Sarah's abusive boyfriend, Hank. Other TV credits include guest starred twice on Murder, She Wrote (1994, 1995), Matlock (1993), Robin's Hoods (1994) and Highway to Heaven (1986), Win, Lose or Draw (1989) and The New Hollywood Squares (1988, 1989). Bierdz played Bobby Burton on the web series Old Dogs New Tricks in 2012 and 2013.[1]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | St. Elmo's Fire | Rowdy Undergrad | (Film) |
1986 | Highway to Heaven | Paul Hiller | (TV Series), 1 episode: "The Torch" |
The Gladiator]] | Kid | (TV Movie) | |
1986-2011 | The Young and the Restless | Phillip Chancellor III | (TV Series), 114 episodes |
1993 | Matlock | Bobby Simpson | (TV Series), 1 episode: "The Class" |
1994 | Robin's Hoods | Lenny Wimmer | (TV Series), 1 episode: "The Pawn" |
Melrose Place | Hank | (TV Series), 2 episodes: "Imperfect Strangers" and "Devil with the G-String On" | |
1994-1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Richard Binyon (1994) / Phil Carmichael (1995) | (TV Series), 2 episodes: "Wheel of Death" and "A Quaking in Aspen" |
2000 | Warm Texas Rain | Michael | (Straight to Video film) |
2002 | The Last Place on Earth | Rich (credited as Zoey Drake) | (Film) |
2012-2016 | Old Dogs & New Tricks | Bobby Burton | (Web series), 12 episodes |
Personal life
Bierdz's ancestry is Polish on his father's side and Italian on his mother's side. He left The Young and the Restless in July 1989 to pursue film roles.
His youngest brother Troy, who had been living with him in Los Angeles, returned to Wisconsin. Shortly thereafter, in July 1989, Troy murdered their mother with a baseball bat and is currently serving a sentence of 50 years without the possibility of parole in a Wisconsin prison. In May 2000, his brother Gregg committed suicide. He has one sister. In 2018 Bierdz appeared in and narrated an episode of Evil Lives Here on the Investigation Discovery (ID) Network, "The Soap Star's Secret", based on his memoir, Forgiving Troy. In the show he recounts his brother Troy's life and his strange behavior leading up to his mother's murder.
Bierdz is openly gay. After acting, Bierdz has devoted most of his life to painting. In 2005, he received the 2005 Out Magazine Best Emerging Artist of Los Angeles for painting pictures of cows. He is also the recipient of the Key to the Light Award from The Thalians. Thom has also written a memoir entitled "Forgiving Troy".[2]
In September 2009, The Human Rights Campaign at a black tie gala themed "Speak Your Truth" presented Bierdz with their Visibility Award for his continued contributions to charity work for human rights through his visual art, acting and writing.[3]
Works
- Bierdz, T. (2009). Forgiving Troy: A True Story of Murder, Mental Illness and Recovery. Thom Bierdz. ISBN 978-1-61539-485-2. Retrieved 2018-02-28.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Bierdz, Thom (2018). Young, Gay & Restless: My Scandalous On-Screen & Off-Screen Sexual Liberations. Thom Bierdz. ISBN 978-1732732018.
- Bierdz, Thom (2018). Anonymous True Accounts: How Men REALLY Feel About Being Sexually Assaulted. Thom Bierdz. ISBN 9781732732056.
- Bierdz, Thom (2019). They Want To Help Us: Phenomenal True-Life Accounts Of The Unexplainable: 100 Miraculous Spirit Encounters. Thom Bierdz. ISBN 9781732732070.
References
- "See the latest episode of web series "Old Dogs & New Tricks" with special guest star Thom Bierdz!". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "Soap Star Thom Bierdz Opens Up About Unspeakable Family Tragedy". 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- Davenport, Misha (2006-09-22). "Bierdz's world spins from order to chaos and back". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
External links
- Official website
- Thom Bierdz at IMDb
- "Facing the Soap Opera Called Life" (interview with Thom Bierdz)
- Interview with Bierdz on the Feast of Fools Podcast