Biographie
Mini Bio (1) Well-known as an actor's director, Tom Logan is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG/AFTRA), and Actors' Equity Association (AEA).
Tom personally has more IMDb-listed MAJOR international award-WINS than any other director... a world record of over 500 wins (43 nominations), verified on IMDb. His film "Yard Saleing" has the most IMDb-listed Wins and Nominations for a short film (#1), and another film of his, "Table for Two" is #3 in the same catoegory. However, there are many more non-IMDb-qualifying awards that aren't listed on IMDb. Please go to page one of his IMDb page to view an exhaustive list of wins and nominations.
Tom's latest two films, "Yard Saleing," starring Eric Roberts and Eliza Roberts, and "Table for Two" starring Georgia Van Cuylenburg and Michael Emery, have added most of those wins and nominations.
Additionally, his films have wins and nominations for other categories, including, but not limited to, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Editing, Besic Music, and Best Screenplay,
Tom continues to write, produce, and direct many episodes of the TV shows "Karma", "The Voucher", "Promiseland", "Scripts", and "Lisa's World". In addition, he is in prepping several TV shows and feature films. He continues to direct many national commercials.
His feature film, "Campin' Buddies" (2015), which he wrote, produced, and directed, was nominated for "Best Comedy Feature Film", and "Best Comedy TV Pilot" by the Action On Film Awards in Los Angeles. "Lisa's World" (2018-2019), a TV series that Tom writes, produces, and directs was the "Official Selection" of the Action On Film Awards and the Hollywood Dreamz Int'l Film Festival, and was nominated best comedy for the Action On Film Megafest, in Las Vegas.
Tom's other feature film directing credits include: "Shakma", "Shoot", "Dream Trap" (which he also wrote), "Panic in the Tower", "King's Ransom", "Bikini College", and "The Night Brings Charlie", (which he also produced). All of the above were shot at Universal Studios. Tom also directed the feature films "Table for Two" (which he also wrote and produced), "Smooth Operator" (which he also produced), "The Farm" (which he also co-wrote and produced), "Escape From Cuba" (which he also co-wrote and produced, and parts of which were actually shot in Havana), "Young Citizen Patriots," "The Mark", (which he also wrote and produced.) He also wrote, produced, and directed the feature films: "Sean and Melissa: 10 Years Later", "The Business of Show Business", "Acting and Eating at the Same Time", "The Mark", "The Million Dollar Minute", "Lexicon", "How to Act and Eat at the Same Time", "A Day on the Set", and "The Mike King Story Special Feature". All of the above films are in worldwide release.
He also wrote, produced, and directed the following TV movies: "Supernatural Phenomenon", "Modern Miracles", "Table for Two", "Youth Sonata", "The Neon Tiki Tribe", "The Neon Tiki Tribe Special Feature", "Kid Town Hall", "Fasten Your Smiles", "The Mike King Story", "Summer Intensive", "Working Title", "What If", "The Making of Bloodhounds", "The Neon Tiki Tribe Special Feature", "CNN Special Assignment", "Tom Logan, Director", "Behind the Scenes: 1995 Miss North America Pageant", "Backstage at the 1996 Miss North America Pageant", "The Best of the Bloodhounds", (only directed), "Careers TV", and "Careers TV: Part 2".
He has directed many television shows and pilots. In addition, he directed 12 episodes of the very popular comedic TV show, "Bloodhounds, Inc", starring Richard Thomas, which won the Dove Award (5 Stars), and the Film Advisory Board's "Award of Excellence". He also directed 10 episodes of the acclaimed TV show, "The Neon Tiki Tribe", and all episodes of "Horse Play".
He also directed and produced the 1995 and 1996 "Miss North America Pageant" for network television.
Tom also wrote, produced, and directed the behind the scenes footage of "Director of 'The Million Dollar Minute' ", "The Making of 'The Neon Tiki Tribe", "Behind the Scenes: Escape From Cuba", "The Making of 'Working Title", and "Bonus Features: The Night Brings Charlie", and "Behind-the-Scenes of Campin' Buddies".
Early in his directing career he wrote, produced, and directed many episodes of "Real Stories of the Highway Patrol", a number-one rated, nationally-syndicated TV show, which he shot all over the U.S. and Canada.
He won the "1998 Best Director" award for "Outstanding Achievement in Direction" for his feature film "Escape From Cuba", given annually by the New Star Discovery Awards. He also won the "1995 Producers' Choice Award" for "Outstanding Direction of a Television Variety Program," for a live telecast of the 1995 Miss North America Pageant.
Tom has directed hundreds of national and international TV commercials.
Tom no longer acts, but now directs as well as produces and writes on a full-time basis. Before becoming a screen director he had a recurring role on the #1-rated daytime soap, "General Hospital" on and off for 12 years playing "Gary." He also had a recurring role on "Days of Our Lives," as well as principal roles on other soaps including the "Young and the Restless" and "Capitol."
He also had Co-Starring roles on such prime time TV series as "Chips" (NBC), "James at 16" (NBC), "The Hardy Boys" (ABC), "The Nancy Drew Mysteries" (ABC), "Project UFO" (NBC), "What's Happening!" (ABC), "Dusty's Treehouse" (CBS), "Real People" (NBC), "CPO Sharkey" (NBC), "Please Stand-by" (NBC), "The Nancy Drew Mystery Series (ABC), and many more. In addition, he had Starring or Co-Starring roles in many movies for TV including, "The Best Place To Be" (NBC), starring Betty White, Timothy Hutton, and Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., and "The National Disaster Survival" (NBC) for the "NBC Big Event." He has starred in dozens of national television commercials including McDonalds, Honda, Coke, Coppertone, Burger King, etc.
Tom had principal roles in such feature films as "Massacre at Central High" (Co-Star), which is on the "New York Times 20 Best Film List," "The Beach Girls" (Featured) for Paramount, "Getting Ready" (Star), "Breakthrough" (Star), as well as others. He also had starring roles in over 70 live stage productions including such Broadway shows as Mame, Applause, and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, as well as many national tours.
Before directing feature films, Tom was an acting coach whose clients included top stars from all three major networks as well as film stars, Academy Award Nominees, top baseball and football players, rock stars, and many other well-known personalities. He has been interviewed on many national talk shows in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, including "Inside Edition," "Access Hollywood," CNN, to name but a few.
He is the winner of the prestigious "Golden Halo Award" for "The Most Outstanding Contribution to the Entertainment Industry" for his contributions made as an acting instructor for the studios and for his acting seminars held worldwide. He is also the winner of the "Bronze Halo Award" for "Outstanding Contributions to the Entertainment Industry" for authoring his four books. Both awards are given annually by the Southern California Motion Picture Council.
Tom's first book, "How to Act and Eat at the Same Time" is in its Third Edition, Fifth Printing and has endorsements on the back cover from such stars as Lucille Ball, Charlton Heston, Debbie Reynolds, well-known agents, producers, directors, etc.
His second book, "Acting in the Million Dollar Minute", which is solely about commercials is in its Third Edition, Fourth Printing, and contains endorsements on the back cover from such commercial stars as Dick Wilson ("Mr. Whipple" of Charmin bathroom tissue), and Virginia Christine ("Mrs. Olson" of Folgers Coffee), to name a few.
He has new editions and sequels to the above books as well. All of Tom's books are Best-Sellers, in bookstores worldwide, and are required reading in hundreds of universities internationally. All four books have been reviewed by major newspapers and magazines with rave reviews including the Los Angeles Times, Backstage, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and many more.
Tom has performed his acting seminars in 5 countries and 47 states for the same clients for the past 30-plus years. He holds a B.A. Degree (Cum Laude, Honor Roll, Dean's List) in Theatre Arts from California State University, Northridge.
He headed the TV/Film & Commercial acting departments in Los Angeles at two of the most prestigious acting schools worldwide - the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (1981-89), and the American Film Institute (1980-89).
Tom holds the highest airplane pilot rating one can obtain from the FAA .Airline Transport Pilot. He is an instrument-rated, commercial pilot who holds all instructor ratings certified by the FAA - Certified Flight Instructor (CFI), Certified Flight Instrument Instructor (CFII), Multi-engine Instructor/Instrument (MEI), Basic Ground Instructor (BGI), Advanced Ground Instructor (AGI), and Instrument Ground Instructor (IGI). Although he does not have time to teach flying, he is a member of the National Association of Flight Instructors and is a member of the American Medical Support Flight Team (Angel Flight) where pilots donate their time and aircraft to fly patients to hospitals that are unable to pay for such services.
Tom has two sons and resides in Newport Beach, California and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
* IMDb mini biography by: Credit Scouts
