Tom Arnold

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American actor and comedian, a man in perpetual motion. His knees jiggle, fingers wiggle, he paces. His drug history is well known, with Jupiter implying "excess," and he portrays the picture of one who is speeding. Arnold is from a blue-collar family of seven kids who was a college drop-out to seek his fortune. In 1980 he was working in Iowa in a meat packing plant while polishing a stand-up act. He met Roseanne in 1983 when they were both doing stand-up comedy. When Rosie got her TV series contract in 1988, she called Tom to join her in Los Angeles and work as her introduction act, warming up audiences. She put him on her show as story editor and some-time participant. Arnold became her protector and lover, and then the executive producer on her hit show. They married on 20 January 1990 after he had allegedly kicked his coke habit, romping through their money and "mooning" in public as a lark. They bought a 1,700 acre farm and started construction on a 30-room mansion in Ottumwa, Iowa, the old home town, and opened their own 50-seat diner in near-by Eldon on 13 March 1993, serving 'loose-meat' sandwiches. Roseanne and Tom caused a media fit in November of 1992 when they announced that they were going to "marry" Kim Silva, 24, an executive in their production company. The three of them were inseparable for a half-year, wearing the same clothes and showing off their ménage-a-trois. It did not work, either long or well. Rosie filed for divorce on 18 April 1994, accusing Tom of abuse, hitting, pinching, throwing things and verbal abuse. He denied it and they had screaming fights on the set. They reconciled, then she filed again on 13 May 1994. Arnold produced three shows and filmed a movie in 1994. Sans Roseanne, he made a stab at production with "the Jackie Thomas Show, his first, short-lived series, followed by another series, "Tom." Neither fared too well and Arnold seemed destined to be a minor player in the Hollywood soap opera until his role in "True Lies," 1994. His gift for comedy blossomed as the side-kick to Schwarzenegger and the film opened his career as never before. Arnold married Julie Champenella, 22, on 22 July 1995, Dearborn, MI. That marriage lasted until April 1999, filing for divorce in L.A. under irreconcilable differences, no children. He took his third bride on 30 June 2002, girlfriend Shelby Roos, 30, at a ceremony at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel. He stars on Fox Sports Network's "Best Damn Sports Show Period," and she works for a political consultant. Four years later he filed for divorce from Roos, initially filing the paperwork in August 2006. He retracted his petition, but on 21 May 2007, he once again filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Link to Wikipedia biography