Tom Sierchio

Tom was born in 1961 and grew up in the working class town of Bloomfield, New Jersey until 1973 when his family relocated to Toms River, NJ. After two years as a theater major at Trenton State College, he pursued an acting/stunt career in NYC. He later moved to Los Angeles in 1988 with screen writing in mind and in 1989 signed with agent Alan Gasmer at the William Morris Agency. Three years and ten screenplays later, his spec script, "The Baboon Heart" was purchased by MGM and made into the 1993 film "Untamed Heart" staring Marisa Tomei, Christian Slater, and Rosie Perez, and directed by Tony Bill. Tom also served as the film's Associate Producer, Stunt Coordinator and played the part of Marisa's blind date, Ronnie. As a screenwriter, Tom did assignment work for various studios (MGM, TriStar/Sony, Touchstone, Castle Rock Ent., Warner Bros.) and has worked with industry notables and Academy Award winners including director/producer Tony Bill, screenwriter William Goldman, and Academy an