Tom Wopat Biography
Tom Wopat, born Thomas Steven Wopat is an American actor and singer. He is best known for Lucas K. “Luke” Duke on the long-running television action/comedy series The Dukes of Hazzard. He has worked regularly, most often on the stage in musicals and in supporting television and movie roles.
He was a semi-regular guest on the Cybill comedy series of the 1990s and had a small role as the U.S. Marshal Gil Tatum at Django Unchained (2012). Wopat also plays a recurring role on the television series Longmire as Sheriff Jim Wilkins. Wopat has also recorded several albums of country songs and pop standards, scoring a series of moderately successful singles in the 1980s and 1990s.
Tom Wopat Age
Tom Wopat was born on September 9, 1951, in Lodi, Wisconsin, the United States under the birth sign Virgo. He is 68 years old as of 2019. He is an American by nationality and he belongs to white ethnicity.
Tom Wopat Height
The American actor stands at a height of 6 ft (1.83 m).
Tom Wopat Family
Tom was born to Albin Carl Wopat (father) 1919-1983 a dairy farmer and Ruth Arlene Wopat (mother) 1920-1959. His father and maternal grandfather were of Czech descent. Tom was raised on his parents’ dairy farm with two brothers, Rick Wopat, and Dave Wopat, and sisters.
Tom Wopat Wife
Wopat is a married man. He is happily married to his longtime girlfriend turned wife, Kirsten S. Larvick who is a filmmaker and audiovisual archivist by profession. The couple is together for a long time and shares a healthy relationship.
Previously, Wopat was married to Kathy Wopat, and the former pair shared five children. After the separation, he tied the knot to Vickie Allen in 1984 and divorced in 2000.
Tom Wopat Children
Wopat has five children altogether: two daughters; Taylor Wopat, Lindsey Gary, and three sons; Joey Cobbs, Walker Wopat, Adam Wopat.
Tom Wopat Education
Regarding his education, he studied music for two years from the University of Wisconsin-Madison but dropped out to start a rock band as both guitarist and lead singer, and later gained on-stage experience in such musicals as “South Pacific”, “West Side Story” and “Jesus Christ Superstar”.
Tom Wopat Movies And Tv Shows
Filmography
- 2017 Country Line as Alden Rockwell
- 2017 New Money as John Breckner
- 2017 Delight in the Mountain as Guido
- 2016 Fair Haven as Richard Grant
- 2015 All in Time as Dentist
- 2015 Lost Cat Corona as Jimmy Pipes
- 2013 Lovestruck: The Musical as Ryan Hutton
- 2012–17 Longmire as Sheriff Jim Wilkins
- 2012 Django Unchained as U. S. Marshall Gill Tatum
- 2012 Mariachi Gringo as Ron
- 2012 Blue Bloods as Craig Iverson
- 2010–11 Phineas and Ferb as Wilkins Brother No. 2 (voice)
- 2010 Jonah Hex as Colonel Slocum
- 2010 Main Street as Frank
- 2009 Taking Chance as John Phelps
- 2008 The Hive as Bill
- 2008 The Understudy as Detective Jones
- 2007 Manhunt 2 as The Bloodhounds
- 2007 The History of Wisconsin Football
- 2006 Standoff as Rick Keeslar
- 2006 Bonneville as Arlo
- 2005 Smallville as Senator Jack Jennings
- 2004 The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee as Luke Duke
- 2001–02 All My Children as Hank Pelham
- 2001 100 Centre Street as Hanley Rand
- 2000 The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood as Luke Duke
- 1999 The Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home as Luke Duke
- 1998 Meteorites! As Tom Johnson
Tom Wopat Net Worth
The American actor has an estimated net worth of $2 million dollars. He has accumulated this net worth from his acting and musical career. The average salary of a Broadway actor is $2,034 per week, but Tom is quite experienced in this field, so, he might earn more than the average figure.
The actor earns nearly $80k-$100k from his TV screen appearances. Similarly, he makes more than $200k from movies. Also, he is also a famous singer. Apart from this, Wopat also earns from his brand endorsements and other public events. With a lavish earning, Tom lives a lavish life in his many houses and drive around in expensive cars.
Tom Wopat Arrest
Wopat was arrested on 2 August 2017 on charges of indecent assault and battery (felony) and drug (misdemeanor) in Waltham, Massachusetts, where he was about to open in a 42nd Street production at the Reagle Music Theater in Greater Boston. The Boston Globe reported, “According to a Waltham police report, Wopat allegedly attacked the woman during a high school rehearsal on 23 July.
The accuser said he came up behind her and grabbed her buttocks and continued to touch her in that area. The producer and manager of the show had previously spoken to Wopat about complaints from other female cast members about inappropriate comments and touching, the report said. The artistic director told police that he had spoken to Wopat three times, and the actor was also reprimanded at rehearsal for being intoxicated, authorities said.
Tom Wopat Dukes Of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard is an American action-comedy television series that was aired on CBS from January 26, 1979, to February 8, 1985. He played the role of Luke Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard, an American action-comedy television series.
Tom Wopat Django
Django Unchained is a 2012 American revisionist Western action-adventure film. He played the role of U. S. Marshall Gill Tatum in Django Unchained a 2012 American revisionist Western film.
Tom Wopat Smallville
Smallville is an American television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Tom played the role of Senator Jack Jennings in Smallville an American television series.
Tom Wopat Longmire
Longmire is an American modern Western crime drama television series that premiered on June 3, 2012, on the A&E network. Wopat played the role of Sheriff Jim Wilkins.