William Theodore Katt (born February 16, 1951) is an American film and television actor, best known as the star of The Greatest American Hero. He is also known for playing Tommy Ross, the ill-fated prom date of Carrie White in the classic horror flick, Carrie.
Katt was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor Bill Williams (né Hermann Katt) and actress Barbara Hale. On February 16, 1951, he married Deborah Kahne. They have two sons, Clay...
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William Theodore Katt (born February 16, 1951) is an American film and television actor, best known as the star of The Greatest American Hero. He is also known for playing Tommy Ross, the ill-fated prom date of Carrie White in the classic horror flick, Carrie.
Katt was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor Bill Williams (né Hermann Katt) and actress Barbara Hale. On February 16, 1951, he married Deborah Kahne. They have two sons, Clayton Alexander and Emerson Hunter. The couple divorced in 1986. Katt married Danielle Hirsch in 1993 and has stepson Andrew and a daughter Dakota.
Katt attended Orange Coast College before pursuing a career as a musician. He then started acting, appearing in summer stock and in small television roles. His earliest film credits include the role of a jock, Tommy Ross, in Brian DePalma's 1976 film Carrie, and the role of Sundance Kid in the 1979 film Butch and Sundance: The Early Days. The same year he also appeared as Barlow in the John Milius...
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