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Tom Cherones (Thomas Harry Cherones, Jr.) was born on 11 September, 1939 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S., is an American television director and producer. Discover Tom Cherones's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?
| Popular As |
Thomas Harry Cherones, Jr. |
| Occupation |
Television director · producer |
| Age |
84 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
| Born |
11 September, 1939 |
| Birthday |
11 September |
| Birthplace |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Tom Cherones Height, Weight & Measurements
At 84 years old, Tom Cherones height not available right now. We will update Tom Cherones's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Tom Cherones Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tom Cherones worth at the age of 84 years old? Tom Cherones’s income source is mostly from being a successful television. He is from United States. We have estimated Tom Cherones's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
television |
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Timeline
Thomas Harry Cherones, Jr. (born September 11, 1939) is an American director and producer of several TV series.
He is best known for his work on Seinfeld, where he directed 81 of the 86 episodes of the first five seasons.
For his work directing the series, he won a Directors Guild of America Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award as producer.
Cherones was born and raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where his father, Tom Cherones, Sr. operated a radio and television repair shop.
His grandfather was a Greek immigrant.
His mother was Hazel Belle Hyche.
He has a younger brother, Bill Cherones, who also worked in Hollywood.
Cherones graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1961 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and received a master's degree in telecommunications from the University of Alabama in 1966.
From 1961 to 1965, he was a lieutenant in the United States Navy.
Cherones began working in educational television while a student at the University of Alabama and later produced and directed programs for WQED in Pittsburgh.
His first work after moving to Hollywood in 1975 was as a production manager for General Hospital.
He moved to Hollywood in 1975 with his second wife, Joyce Keener, who died in 2006.
Cherones is married to photographer Carol E. Richards.
They divide their time between Florence, Oregon, and Taos, New Mexico.
Cherones began as a television director on My Sister Sam in the 1980s.
In the 1990s, he directed and produced Seinfeld (81 episodes) and NewsRadio (56 episodes).
His work on Seinfeld won him praise as well as an Emmy, a DGA Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Cherones also worked on Welcome Back Kotter, Caroline in the City, Annie McGuire, and Ellen.
Several of Cherones's Seinfeld episodes are considered highlights of the series, including "The Chinese Restaurant," "The Parking Garage," and "The Contest," with the latter featured in rankings of the greatest television episodes of all time.
Within Seinfeld, he appears in a cameo as the fictional director in "The Pilot."
Cherones left Seinfeld after season five at Jerry Seinfeld's request: "He was tired of the same thing, I guess. We changed writers almost every season, and finally he just wanted somebody else, another presence, to try to keep it fresh," Cherones said.
He was also inducted into the University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences Hall of Fame in 2001.
From 2002 to 2014, Cherones taught a film production course at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, where he had earned a master's degree in 1976.
In 2003, Cherones was inducted into the Alabama Stage and Screen Hall of Fame.
In 2012, Cherones published his first novel, The Hardly Boys, a parody of the old Hardy Boys books.
Cherones has two children, Susan and Scott, from his first marriage.
