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
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There's a little bit of subconscious resentment that they don't use Broadway people when they're putting Broadway musicals on film. That's cool - that's usually the way it's been. But it would be nice to get the opportunity to get some of those actors' takes on film.
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I had no real specific dream, other than I really wanted to do musical comedy. Even before that, when I was a small child, I wanted to be a singer.
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There's always been the educational process of teaching people that I sing, that I've sung all my life and that I'm not an actor who just decided to sing, ... I consider myself a singer first.
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An old friend of mine is doing Buffalo Bill. The ensemble is quite terrific. It's got a great energy, and it's a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
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These classic shows deserve to be revived. Otherwise, people have no context for these great songs which become such a visceral part of our awareness.
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No, I kick Jim's (expletive). ... He's a terrific actor and wonderful singer, but I think that the musical stuff was maybe better served by me.
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It's not the worst thing in the world, ... It was a lot of fun. We had a good time. It wasn't a bad show. We really enjoyed it, and obviously millions of other people did too.
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It's not the worst thing in the world,
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There's a guy at the record company who's 30, and he says, I would not listen to these songs except in this context. Somehow the recording process, the arrangements, make it more accessible.
I listen to Steely Dan. I really like Steely Dan.
There were a couple of years when I wanted to be a football player, but I really always wanted to be a singer.
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Irving Berlin just knows how to touch ya. It's a wonderful thing to discover this about music, even though I've loved music all my life.
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he said he liked it. So, I trust his judgment.
I was new to the business, and didn't know a lot about it,