Thomas Hobson

American actor
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Thomas Hobson is an American stage, film, and television actor and singer. He is best known for his roles as Shout in the Nick Jr. Channel television series The Fresh Beat Band and its animated spin-off Fresh Beat Band of Spies and Bryce in the Nickelodeon television series That Girl Lay Lay. He has also starred in films such as Clubhouse Detectives (1996), Free Enterprise (1999), 12 Hour Shift (2020) and Ghosts of the Ozarks (2021).

Thomas Hobson appeared in The Hogan Family in the 1990s and in Malcolm in the Middle in the early 2000s.

In 2005, Hobson performed in the play North Beach, written by Bill Swadley and directed by Taylor Nichols. Billboard reported that his performance was convincing and skillful.

In 2006, he performed at the MaCadden Theatre in Los Angeles in a retelling of The Madwoman of Chaillot as set in post-Katrina New Orleans. L.A. Splash wrote that the cast gave strong performances.

In 2008, he performed in the Citykid the Musical, which received six NAACP Image Awards.

In 2009, Hobson appeared on The Fresh Beat Band as Shout the piano player and assistant leader for the band, which stars his character's three best friends, Kiki, Twist and Marina.

The show, Nickelodeon's "most-music" show aimed at preschoolers, catapulted Thomas Hobson to national fame among adolescents. His performance on the musical show has been characterized by one reviewer as "cool beans" and was shot in Hollywood, California.

Since September 2021, Hobson has starred on the Nickelodeon show, That Girl Lay Lay.

Date of Birth8th June 1984
Age40 Years
Zodiac SignGemini
CountryUnited States of America
Current CityUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB
Career Start1990 (34 years ago)