Biografia
Based in the Southeast, Tommy Kane is a multi-talented, Emmy Award winning on-air host / reporter / director / producer... as well as an actor, emcee, motivational speaker and model.
For 8 years, Tommy was the host of the multiple award winning ACC ROAD TRIP. Tommy Kane was recognized for his reporting and hosting skills when he won a Southeast regional Emmy Award for best "On-Air Talent - Reporter - Sports." He was also honored as an Official Honoree in the 14th Annual Webby Awards in the BEST REALITY / VARIETY HOST category for his work on ACC ROAD TRIP.
Since 2019, Tommy has been the host of HOT WHEELS MONSTER TRUCKS LIVE - CRUSHING IT. A national show that he co-hosts with Kristen Beat and is produced by Raycom-Legacy. He has also filled in as one of the in-arena announcers for the live tour.
He has appeared in numerous commercials for companies such as Walmart, MetLife, IcyHot, Zaxby's, American Flooring, Mizuno and TBS. He has also done a plethora of work hosting industrial videos for big name clients like Chick-Fil-A, Morrison Healthcare, Chevron, AutoTrader, Old Dominion Freight Lines, Home Depot, WEB MD, AT&T and UPS.
As an actor, Tommy Kane played the role of reporter, Mark Melon, in the major motion picture FLIGHT which was directed by Robert Zemeckis (Forest Gump, Back To The Future). In his scenes, Kane worked with both Denzel Washington (who was nominated for an Oscar for his role) and John Goodman.
In 2019, Tommy played the role of a reporter in the Clint Eastwood directed movie - RICHARD JEWELL. Kane worked with Kathy Bates, Sam Rockwell and Paul Walter Houser in his scenes. And in 2020, Tommy Kane landed a role in the movie DEAR EVAN HANSEN.
Tommy Kane has also worked a numerous TV shows over the past few years. He was a recurring character (reporter, John Webb) on the hit TV CW show BLACK LIGHTNING. He has also appeared in the TV shows: NASHVILLE, Tyler Perry's The Have and Have Nots, Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva, BET's The Game as well as MTV's Teen Wolf. In the creatively written Christian film, Generosity, he played a prosecutor in a fantastic court room scene.
Tommy Kane received his BA from N.C. State University in Mass Communications - Radio and Television. While in school, he also was a member of the N.C. State men's basketball team. He started as a manager for the late Jim Valvano and then realized a childhood dream when he walked-on the team under Coach Les Robinson during the 1992-93 season.
Tommy grew up in Wilmington, NC and moved to Atlanta after college. He currently resides just outside of Charlotte, NC.
