I used to be obsessed with Tom Skerritt. It wasn't that I liked him or his movies or even that I hated him or his movies. I was just fascinated that an actor could work so much and still avoid the spotlight. Most people don't even know who the hell he is- until they see a picture and then they say "OOOOHH! THAT guy!"The guy has been working for decades and yet he is never talked about. He's worked in every medium. He's won awards. He's worked with big stars in big movies and yet who among us can say we've heard a lot (or any) buzz about Tom Skerritt? Who is out there eagerly awaiting the next Tom Skerritt project? (Which happens to be Whiteout- due out next year...) Either he is intensely private and really, really good at guarding that privacy or he just doesn't do anything too crazy or no one really cares. I just can't wrap my mind around his career. How does an actor work that much without the benefit of press? It isn't that he is such a chameleon that you would never know it was him- he's had that mustache and suave haircut since time began. He is distinctively Tom Skerritt. He must be an absolute joy to work with... no one who isn't an A-List actor could pull off a career like that and be a total jackass.
I really can't stop thinking about it. What kind of house does he live in? What are his kids like? What is a day in the life of Tom Skerritt like? Who does he hang out with? Information about the highest paid actors and their lifestyles is easy to come by and we've all been waited on by actors on the lowest end of the scale, but what is it like to be Tom Skerritt?
These are the thoughts that keep me up at night.
