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((Short description|American actor (1953–1994)))
((Use mdy dates|date=January 2021))
((more citations needed|date=September 2012))
((Infobox person
| name           = Tom Villard
| image          = 
| caption        = 
| birth_name     = Thomas Louis Villard
| birth_date     = ((birth date|1953|11|19|mf=y))
| birth_place    = [[Waipahu, Hawaii]], U.S.
| death_date     = ((death date and age|1994|11|14|1953|11|19|mf=y))
| death_place    = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| education      = 
| alma_mater     = [[Allegheny College]]
| occupation     = [[Actor]]
| years_active   = 1980–1994
| partner        = Scott Chambliss<ref name=NYT>((cite news| title=Tom Villard; Actor, 40| date=November 17, 1994| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/17/obituaries/tom-villard-actor-40.html| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| url-access=subscription))</ref>
))

'''Thomas Louis Villard''' (November 19, 1953 – November 14, 1994) was an American [[actor]].<ref name=NYT/> He is known for his leading role in the 1980s series ''[[We Got It Made]]'',<ref name=NYT/> as well as roles in feature films ''[[Grease 2]]'', ''[[One Crazy Summer]]'', ''[[Heartbreak Ridge]]'',<ref name=NYT/> ''[[My Girl (film)|My Girl]]'',<ref name=NYT/> and ''[[Popcorn (1991 film)|Popcorn]]''.

==Early life==
Villard was born in [[Waipahu, Hawaii]] and grew up in [[Spencerport, New York]], the son of Diane Ruth (MacNaughton), a teacher for students with emotional challenges, and Ronald Louis Villard, a photochemical engineer.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/22/Tom-Villard.html "Tom Villard Biography (1953-)"]. ''Filmreference.com''. Accessed May 6, 2016.</ref>((Better source needed|date=April 2021)) He attended [[Allegheny College]] in [[Meadville, Pennsylvania]], before moving to [[New York City]] to attend the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]] and the [[American Musical and Dramatic Academy]] in the early 1970s. In 1980, Villard moved to [[Los Angeles]] and soon started landing roles on television and in movies. He also continued performing on stage until the end of his career.

==Career==
((unreferenced section|date=May 2016))
Villard appeared throughout his career on television, in feature films, and on stage around the country. He was featured in situation comedies, episodic TV series, and had leading roles in lower and mid-range budgeted features. He had several television appearances most notably appearing on ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' and as a panelist on 
''[[Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour]]''. At the peak of his career Villard was given featured supporting roles in big-budget studio fare, such as [[Clint Eastwood]]'s  ''[[Heartbreak Ridge]]'', and ''[[My Girl (film)|My Girl]]'' (with [[Dan Aykroyd]] and [[Jamie Lee Curtis]]). One of his final roles was playing a [[Bajoran]] monk on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''.

==Personal life and illness==
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Toward the end of his life, Villard became one of the few actors in Hollywood in the early 1990s who chose to be open about his homosexuality, and the challenge of living with [[HIV]] and [[AIDS]]. In February 1994, Villard made an unprecedented appearance on ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'', acknowledging to "...more than 13 million viewers that he was gay, that he had AIDS, and that he needed some help."

According to a ''[[POZ (magazine)|POZ magazine]]'' profile in December of that year Villard said, "An awful lot of people suddenly wouldn't let me in the door for auditions. I started speaking a couple of months ago about living with AIDS and having hope," he said. "It feels a little more useful than things (I've done) in the past." He went on to explain that since his appearance on ''E.T.'', a whole other group of people had come forward to welcome him. Bill Melamed, Villard's manager added:  "I'm particularly proud of him. The reality is, acting is a lousy business... He made a decision that was courageous in any walk of life, but it doesn't surprise me. He has one of the most open spirits."

==Death==
On November 14, 1994, five days shy of his 41st birthday, Villard died of AIDS-related [[pneumonia]].<ref>((cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19941116&id=OlBWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3740,3875523| title=AIDS Takes Life of Actor Tom Villard| date=November 16, 1994| newspaper=[[The Register-Guard|Eugene Register-Guard]]| access-date=September 5, 2012))</ref>

As a tribute to him, a non-profit foundation was created by his partner Scott Chambliss, close friend [[Caren Kaye]], and his friend and chiropractor Cheryl Revkin. The Tom Villard Foundation was a [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California|Silver Lake]] community-based effort which engaged local businesses to provide free goods and services for community members living with AIDS. The beneficiaries were the client base of the former Silver Lake AIDS support organization, ''Being Alive''. The Tom Villard Foundation no longer exists. ''Being Alive'' is now headquartered in [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]].((citation needed|date=May 2016))

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1980
| ''[[CHiPs]]''
| Neil
| Episode: "Sick Leave"
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Force: Five]]''
| Disciple
|
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Love, Sidney|Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend]]''
| Eric
| TV movie
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Parasite (1982 film)|Parasite 3-D]]''
| Zeke
|
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Grease 2]]''
| Boy Greaser (Willie)
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]''
| Cartoonist
| Episode: "A Grand Gesture"
|-
| 1983
| ''[[High School U.S.A.]]''
| Crazy Leo Bandini
| TV movie
|-
| 1983 to 1984
| ''[[We Got It Made]]''
| Jay Bostwick
| 46 episodes
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Surf II]]''
| Jocko O'Finley
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[MacGruder and Loud]]''
| Floyd
| Episode: "The Inside Man"
|-
| 1986
|''[[The A-Team]]''
| Barry Green
| Episode: "Beneath the Surface"
|-
| 1986
| ''[[One Crazy Summer]]''
| Clay Stork
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Weekend Warriors (film)|Weekend Warriors]]''
| Seblinsky
| 
|-
| 1986
| ''The Trouble with Dick''
| Dick Kendred
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Heartbreak Ridge]]''
| Profile
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[The Golden Girls]]''
| Rick
| Episode: "Vacation"
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Who's the Boss?]]''
| Andy Drake
| Episode: "First Date"
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]''
| John Skouros
| Episode: "Second Sight"
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Popcorn (1991 film)|Popcorn]]''
| Toby
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Whore (1991 film)|Whore]]''
| Hippie
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Shakes the Clown]]''
| Dirthead in the Car
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[My Girl (film)|My Girl]]''
| Justin
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[The Golden Girls]]''
| Randy Becker
| Episode: "Rose: Portrait of a Woman"
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Baywatch]]''
| Howie
| Episode: "Reunion"
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
| Prylar Bek
| Episode: "[[The Collaborator (DS9 episode)|The Collaborator]]"
|-
| 1994
| ''[[In the Army Now (film)|In The Army Now]]''
| Obnoxious Salesguy
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Tom Clancy's Op Center (film)|Op Center]]''
| Press Aide
| TV movie (final film role)
|}

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
* ((IMDb name|0898014))
* ((tcmdb name|id=198883|name=Tom Villard))

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