Tom Arnold is an American actor and comedian who is known for his appearances in True Lies, Nine Months, McHale’s Navy, Animal Factory and more. Arnold began his career in standup comedy, performing at open mics throughout his time at Iowa University. Arnold thought about comedy as a hobby, until he debuted at the Minneapolis Comedy Competition and won first place, which encouraged him to move to Los Angeles to pursue his comedy career. Arnold quickly went on to be hired as a staff writer for Roseanne Barr’s TV Sitcom Roseanne, with the eventual couple forming Rapello County Productions to develop projects themselves.
Arnold has appeared on shows such as Songs of Anarchy, Sin City Saints and prestigious NCIS spin off NCIS: New Orleans and has both nominated and achieved several critical awards, winning the GLAAD Media Vanguard Award and the Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series for Easy To Assemble. Arnold is also the co-host of Fox Sports Net’s talk show The Best Damn Sports Show Period. He also does voiceover work, and provides the voice for the “Oven Mitt” character in the TV commercials for the Arby’s restaurant chain. The comedian and actor is known for his hilarious outlook on life, and is most recently worked on TV Series Finding Love In Quarantine alongside Rick Baldwin.