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- Birth nameThomas William Shales
- Tom Shales was born on November 3, 1944 in Elgin, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for ESPN: Those Guys Have All the Fun, The Larry Sanders Show (1992) and This Is MST3K (1992). He died on January 13, 2024 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
- Television critic who won a Pulitzer Prize for his Washington Post reviews and articles on the public's perception of news events. Also Entertainment Editor at the Washington Examiner (1968-1971), Film Critic for Morning Edition of National Public Radio (1977), and Adjunct Professor of Film at American University.
- He attended Elgin Community College and transferred to American University, where he became editor of the campus newspaper and wrote movie reviews. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
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