- Thom Bierdz
Infobox actor
name = Thom Bierdz
birthdate = birth date and age|1962|3|25
birthplace =Kenosha, Wisconsin USAThom Bierdz (born
March 25 ,1962 inKenosha, Wisconsin ) is an American actor best known for his role asPhillip Chancellor III on "The Young and the Restless ", appearing from 1986 to 1989 and returning briefly in 2004.Shortly after leaving "Y&R" to pursue movie roles, his youngest brother Troy, a paranoid schizophrenic, beat their mother to death with a baseball bat. He is currently serving a life sentence in a Wisconsin prison. In May 2002, his other brother Craig committed suicide.
Bierdz has largely left acting and now devotes his time to painting. He is openly gay. He has recently written a memoir entitled "Forgiving Troy."cite web |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20060922/ai_n16750818 |title=Bierdz's world spins from order to chaos and back |work=
Chicago Sun-Times |accessdate=2007-03-19 |date=2006-09-22 |last=Davenport |first=Misha]External links
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* [http://www.metrog.com/headline/articles04/042201_thombierdz.html "Facing the Soap Opera Called Life"] (interview with Thom Bierdz)
* [http://www.feastoffools.net/archives/2006/09/fof_398_-_forgi.php Interview with Bierdz] on the [http://www.feastoffools.net Feast of Fools Podcast]
*Thom Bierdz official website www.thombierdz.comReferences
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