Directed credits
9
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Tom Stern
Directing
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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 3All crew credits: 23
TMDB ID: 568711
IMDb ID: nm0827868
Known for: Directing
Born: May 18, 1965
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1985 - 2026
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.53
Wikidata: Q7817690
Also known as
Jason Truitt • Tom J. Stern • Tom Jason Stern • Thomas Stern • Thomas Jason Stern
Frequent jobs
Director (9)Writer (6)Executive Producer (3)Producer (2)Creator (1)Editor (1)Teleplay (1)
Biography
Tom Stern is a television writer, director and producer working in Los Angeles, California. While at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Stern began a partnership with filmmaker/actor Alex Winter which lasted eight years. After graduating in 1987, the pair moved to Venice Beach and directed IMPACT Video Magazine. Writing for the Jim Henson Hour on NBC was his first mainstream show business job. He first married filmmaker Tamara Hernandez with whom he had two kids: Tuesday and Murray Stern. In March 2015, he married architect Barbara Bestor.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Tom Stern.
Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History
Director
2019 Movie
Alligator Boots
Director
2008 Movie
Marilyn Manson: Lest We Forget
Director
2004 Movie
Marilyn Manson: God Is In the TV
Director
1999 Movie
Freaked
Director
1993 Movie
Squeal of Death
Director
1985 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Tom Stern.
2 Broke Girls
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
Saul of the Mole Men
Director • 8 eps
2007 Series
The Idiot Box
Director • 7 eps
1991 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Tom Stern.
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Trenchcoat Man in Heaven (uncredited)
1991 Movie
Freaked
Director
1993 Movie
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Teleplay
2024 Movie
An American Werewolf in Paris
Writer
1997 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Tom Stern.
The Toys That Made Us
Executive Producer • 12 eps
2017 Series
2 Broke Girls
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
The Wild Thornberrys
Writer • 2 eps
1998 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Tom Stern.
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Teleplay
2024 Movie
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Trenchcoat Man in Heaven (uncredited)
1991 Movie
An American Werewolf in Paris
Writer
1997 Movie
Freaked
Director
1993 Movie
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Producer
2026 Movie
Windy City Heat
as Yurgi
2003 Movie
Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History
Director
2019 Movie
Alligator Boots
Director
2008 Movie
This Is GWAR
as Self
2021 Movie
Howie Meets the Ghost of Environmental Disasters Yet to Come
Writer
1990 Movie
Harland Williams: A Force of Nature
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
Marilyn Manson: Lest We Forget
Director
2004 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Tom Stern.
2 Broke Girls
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
The Wild Thornberrys
Writer • 2 eps
1998 Series
That's My Bush!
Writer • 1 eps
2001 Series
Saul of the Mole Men
Director • 8 eps
2007 Series
The Toys That Made Us
Executive Producer • 12 eps
2017 Series
The Andy Milonakis Show
Producer • 22 eps
2005 Series
The Idiot Box
Director • 7 eps
1991 Series
Gerhard Reinke's Wanderlust
Creator
2003 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Tom Stern.
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Producer
2026 Movie
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Teleplay
2024 Movie
Adams
Editor
2019 Movie
Owen Benjamin: Huge Pianist
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
Harland Williams: A Force of Nature
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
An American Werewolf in Paris
Writer
1997 Movie
Meals on Wheels
Writer
1992 Movie
Howie Meets the Ghost of Environmental Disasters Yet to Come
Writer
1990 Movie
Aisles of Doom
Writer
1989 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Tom Stern.
The Toys That Made Us
Executive Producer • 12 eps
2017 Series
The Andy Milonakis Show
Producer • 22 eps
2005 Series
Gerhard Reinke's Wanderlust
Creator
2003 Series
That's My Bush!
Writer • 1 eps
2001 Series
The Wild Thornberrys
Writer • 2 eps
1998 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Tom Stern.
This Is GWAR
as Self
2021 Movie
Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History
as Samuel Smith
2019 Movie
Windy City Heat
as Yurgi
2003 Movie
Freaked
as Man / Milkman
1993 Movie
Meals on Wheels
as Various Characters
1992 Movie
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Trenchcoat Man in Heaven (uncredited)
1991 Movie
Aisles of Doom
as Narrator
1989 Movie
Squeal of Death
as Gumbie Weedling
1985 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Tom Stern.
Saul of the Mole Men
as Beet God • 3 eps
2007 Series
The Idiot Box
as Lockjaw • 7 eps
1991 Series