
ERIC TOMS
WRITER, ACTOR, FILMMAKER
Featured Project
My Dad’s Kid
A new theater production. Written and starring Eric Toms.
SYNOPSIS:
When down and out novelist, Greg, gets a surprise visit from his estranged half sister, Pam, a successful corporate lawyer, the family secrets, sibling rivalry and truth about their mysterious father come out in this hilarious and heartwarming debut play from Eric Toms.
RUN DATES:
SEPTEMBER 12th thru OCT. 5th
Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm
Sunday evenings at 7pm
ABOUT
Bio // Raised in San Jose, California, Eric Toms began his career when his sketch comedy troupe pitched and sold their late night sketch show to a local TV channel. Eric immediately dropped out of college and threw himself into the experience, taking on the role of head writer, performer, and video producer. Making the leap to stand-up comedy Eric traveled the world and by 25 had already worked with some of his comedy heroes, such as Kevin Pollak, Norm Macdonald, Lewis Black, Tracy Morgan and Bobby Slayton.
Some of his early work includes host the comedy clip show Reality Binge on Fox. Guest star as Gilroy Smith in Disney's Sonny With a Chance, starring along side Demi Lovato. The feature film, Bakersfield Noir, which he wrote, produced, directed and starred. The theater production, My Dad’s Kid, which he wrote and starred along side Nanci Kelham, and premiered at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.
Since then Eric’s writing has won recognition with The Academy of Arts and Sciences and The Austin Screenwriting Festival, and he has starred in independent feature films like disOrientation in which Eric was nominated for the Jury Award at the New Haven Film Festival. Eric has also written commercial campaigns for brands such as 7-11, Netflix, and Cholula Hot Sauce.
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