Tommy Wiseau

American actor and filmmaker
Person human Q860114
Tommy Wiseau
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Summary

Tommy Wiseau is a human[1]. His place of birth was Poznań[2]. He was born on October 3, 1955[3]. He worked as a screenwriter[4], filmmaker[5], actor[6], film director[7], and film producer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.48% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,979 views/month, #4,830 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Tommy Wiseau was born in Poznań[2].
  • Tommy Wiseau was born on October 3, 1955[3].
  • Tommy Wiseau held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Tommy Wiseau held citizenship in Polish People's Republic[11].
  • Polish was Tommy Wiseau's native language[12].
  • Tommy Wiseau's professions included screenwriter[4].
  • Tommy Wiseau's professions included filmmaker[5].
  • Tommy Wiseau worked as an actor[6].
  • Tommy Wiseau worked as a film director[7].
  • Tommy Wiseau worked as a film producer[8].
  • Tommy Wiseau was educated at Laney College[13].
  • Tommy Wiseau is recorded as male[14].
  • Tommy Wiseau's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Tommy Wiseau's Commons category is recorded as Tommy Wiseau[16].
  • Tommy Wiseau's handedness is recorded as right-handedness[17].
  • Tommy Wiseau's family name is recorded as Wieczorkiewicz[18].
  • Tommy Wiseau's given name is recorded as Tommy[19].
  • Tommy Wiseau's given name is recorded as Tomasz[20].
  • Tommy Wiseau's given name is recorded as Piotr[21].
  • Tommy Wiseau's official website is recorded as https://tommywiseau.com[22].
  • Tommy Wiseau's eye color is recorded as light blue[23].
  • Tommy Wiseau's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Tommy Wiseau's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Polish[25].
  • Tommy Wiseau's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[26].
  • Tommy Wiseau's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Tomasz Piotr Wieczorkiewicz'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Tommy Wiseau's place of birth was Poznań[2]. He was born on October 3, 1955[3]. Polish was his native language[12].

Education

Tommy Wiseau's education included a stint at Laney College[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[4], filmmaker[5], actor[6], film director[7], and film producer[8].

Why It Matters

Tommy Wiseau ranks in the top 0.48% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,979 views/month, #4,830 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Tommy Wiseau born?

Tommy Wiseau's place of birth was Poznań[2].

What did Tommy Wiseau do for work?

Tommy Wiseau worked as screenwriter[4], filmmaker[5], actor[6], film director[7], and film producer[8].

Where did Tommy Wiseau go to school?

Tommy Wiseau was educated at Laney College[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Deutsche Synchronkartei. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 36
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'be', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', '
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  2. 20d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 1002009
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55959|batch #55959]]"
  3. 27d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → tommy-wiseau
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Kinobaza person id: tommy-wiseau, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  4. 4w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → tommy-wiseau
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: tommy-wiseau, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289970709|tommy wiseau (#289970709)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  5. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 3A6B-9BC9-FF4A-B46D-D7D3
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  6. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Letterboxd producer id → tommy-wiseau
    P14588 → 70723
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14588: 70723, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783819282143"
  7. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14583 → tommy-wiseau
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14583: tommy-wiseau, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782970599715"
  8. 15w ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Tommy-Wiseau-1.jpg, Tommy Wisesu headshot 2024.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Tommy Wisesu headshot 2024.jpg"
  9. 16w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database profile id → 11302, 172356
    Nientepopcorn person id → tommy-wiseau
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX5800785
    Fandom article id → es.doblaje:Tommy_Wiseau
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Tommy Wiseau, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/817fd0765256|details]])"
  10. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmpolski id → 79827
    Letterboxd director id → tommy-wiseau
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Filmpolski id: 79827, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/103784634|Wiseau Tommy (#103784634)]] for {{P|8796}}"
  11. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://tommywiseau.com
    Website → —
    Local thumb → —
    Family name → Wieczorkiewicz
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32153|batch #32153]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (35)"
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