Tom Eaton (comedian)
# Tom Eaton (comedian)

Tom Eaton (born April 8, 1982) is a prop comic. He tours nationally in the U.S. with his "trunk o' junk", the trademark of his prop comedy. Eaton has performed his comedy act in over three countries and on two continents.

## Biography

### Early life

Eaton was born in Orange County, California, on April 8, 1982. He is the son of Thomas Eaton Sr., a sandwich magnate from Wisconsin. He began performing in junior high school theater, playing the role of Sancho Panza in the Spiro Agnew Junior High School production of Man of La Mancha.

## Career

After briefly moving to Chicago, he was tapped as a presenter for the 2002 Comedy Central Roast of Chevy Chase

In 2004, Eaton was in early talks with ESPN2 to act as the sidekick for a late-night sports variety show hosted by Scottie Pippen called Just Inside the Arc. ESPN opted to fill the time slot with World Series of Poker reruns.

Eaton was awarded the Don Knotts Memorial Award by the Greater San Bernardino, California, Key Club for his contributions to their 2006 "Suds and Duds" car wash–clothing drive. He is the second recipient of this award.

Eaton tours comedy clubs nationally in the U.S. He is also the voice of Emilio the Llama in the web cartoon Two for Tacos, which was released on the web in fall 2009.

In the mid-2000s, Eaton was in talks to play a supporting role in the direct to video feature Hotel for Dogs 2: K9 Kruise and its follow up Hotel for Dogs 3: Puppies in Paradise and the accompanying web series Hotel for Dogs: Viva Paws Vegas. All projects were never completed.

