Tom O’Connor has become a household name through the realms of television, hosting his own shows "Tom O’ Connor", "Wednesday At Eight", "Night Out At The London Casino", " London Night Out", "The Tom O’Connor Show", and " The Tom O’Connor Roadshow". He has emerged as one of the most popular entertainers in the country and one of Britain’ s funniest comedians.

Not only that, Tom has carved a fine reputation for himself as a most accomplished quiz and game show host with no less than eight successful series to his credit – "Name That Tune", "Gambit", "Zodiac", "Password", "I’ve Got A Secrets", "A Question Of Entertainment", "That’s News To Me" and the ever popular "Cross Wits".

Tom was born in Bootle, Merseyside. His father was a docker and it was in Liverpool that Tom became a schoolmaster. Whilst working as a maths teacher and assistant headmaster at St Joan of Arc School in Bootle he developed his unique comedy routines.

In actual fact, the school’s headmaster had a lot to do with the progress of Tom’s career in comedy. When his pupils showed very little interest in the academic side of mathematics, the headmaster told him, ‘Never mind the algebra and logarithms – just remember you are saving souls’

For several years Tom O’Connor lived a double life – teaching his pupils by day and entertaining club audiences by night. His reputation spread throughout showbusiness and it soon became obvious that he would have to make a decision about his future career.

‘I was working very late at night, sometimes getting home at three or four o’ clock in the morning’, says Tom. ‘I had to be up at seven for school. So I had to decide whether to give up teaching in order to concentrate on a full – time showbusiness career... or forget the entertainment industry altogether in favour of school. Actually it wasn’t much of a gamble to take, for when I had twelve months engagements in my diary, I took the plunge.

In 1974, Tom hung up his cap and gown for good to become a professional entertainer. He hasn’t looked back since.

Success rapidly followed success. He made such an impact on television – winning three separate shows on ‘Opportunity Knocks’ – that within a year of his TV debut, he was hosting the Thames TV series "Wednesday At Eight", followed by his own series "The Tom O’ Connor Show". A year later he received the highest accolade in the theatrical profession, when he was invited to appear in the Royal Variety Show at the London Palladium. In 1977 Tom was the subject of "This Is Your Life".

Tom’s success, however, has not just been confined to television. In cabaret he starred at every major night – spot in the country, and headlined his own summer season shows in the country’ s top resorts. His work has taken him to most English speaking countries including America where he featured at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in Manhattan.