Tom Wopat
Tom Wopat
Thomas Steven "Tom" Wopatis an American actor and singer. He first achieved fame as Luke Duke in the long-running 1979 television series The Dukes of Hazzard, along with John Schneider. He also played Jeff, one of Cybill Shepherd's ex-husbands on the sitcom Cybill...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth9 September 1951
CityLodi, WI
CountryUnited States of America
song voice way
As I've gone along, I felt like I was discovering an aspect of my voice that I didn't know was there: an ability to interpret a song in a way that makes it more accessible.
singing spotlight come-up
I'm facing upstage, with my back to the audience, and the spotlight comes up on my back as I start singing.
song holiday
When Billie Holiday sings a song, I hear the song, but I always hear her and her truth.
taken thinking littles
I think now I'm being taken a little more seriously. That's pure conjecture on my part.
education country rocks
The country experience was more of a departure. When you consider my education and my upbringing, you can see that was more of country rock outgrowth of my popular music aspirations.
experience excited performing
I have no experience performing that music live in front of an audience. So that remains to be seen. I'm very excited to see what that's going to be like.
heart simple groove
With Schubert, a lot of the melodies are very simple, but he's in this groove. He's in touch with his heart.
love kids land
I did I Love My Wife on Broadway in 1978, and then went into television land. Now things are starting to come together in the way I thought they might when I was a kid.
interesting agents want
I've made it clear to my agents that I want more interesting stuff.
rocks band opera
I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I've sung a lot of different things.
music voice emotion
It's amazing to hear, as a voice matures and then starts to decline, what kind of emotion is still conveyed by a really good vocalist.
song years singing
When you're doing the traditional musicals, singing songs that are 40 and 50 years old, you realize there's a reason why those musicals are hits. These are amazing songs!
centered father sitcom
I don't want to be the father on a sitcom that's centered on the kids,
liked trust
he said he liked it. So, I trust his judgment.