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Inside the "Criminal Mind" of Thomas Gibson

Inside the "Criminal Mind" of Thomas Gibson

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The very dashing Thomas Gibson stops by the Studio, and after 7 seasons of playing an FBI Behavioral Analyst on "Criminal Minds", could he be developing a mild case of A.D.D.? He certainly keeps busy off the set, what with his tap dancing, ukulele playing, and slide-tackle golf. He also explains his obsession with posting photos of feet on Twitter and his interesting connection with Tom Cruise. Hosted by Oliver Trevena.

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Young Hollywood

Oliver here at the Young Hollywood Studio with the criminal mind that is Thomas Gibson. How are you?

Thomas Gibson

I'm good. How are you?

Young Hollywood

Good. Thanks for stopping in.

Thomas Gibson

Oh, my pleasure.

Young Hollywood

Do you find yourself in your everyday life investigating?

Thomas Gibson

Actually, I I find myself um wanting to tell the TSA about a certain person, you know, um who who looks a little bit, yeah, exactly. They're they're too they're they're too worried about finding, you know, um contraband toothpaste.

Young Hollywood

I'm sure that would go down well because the TSA are always so smiley and happy.

Thomas Gibson

Well they're always they're always uh they're always uh sort of eager for input.

Young Hollywood

You're always so busy by the sounds of it.

Thomas Gibson

Yeah, we are actually pretty busy. Um it's just worked out very nicely this week, but uh no, we started actually up in for our seventh season.

Young Hollywood

And you've been there since the pilot.

Thomas Gibson

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Which is amazing.

Thomas Gibson

Yeah, I know. 100 Yeah. Whatever episodes. 100 something.

Young Hollywood

And you are very active because you you love golf.

Thomas Gibson

I do. I I play golf. I actually play. I just I've got a toenail that's regrowing after a slide tackle from my 12-year-old.

Young Hollywood

Can we see your toenail?

Thomas Gibson

No, you're kidding. No, you can't. No. We've all seen him.

Young Hollywood

See, I love that because the league I'm playing for at the moment, they don't allow slide tackling. Come on. Which is shocking.

Thomas Gibson

Well, that's And we get penalized all the time. And yet your kid is sliding. It's exactly. And 8-year-old's allowed to do it, but we can't. It's terrible.

Young Hollywood

Now, I was doing my research and I saw that you uh Were Were at Juilliard, which is amazing. No. Doing your On a soccer scholarship, no less, yeah. I don't know why. If I don't then, then I'll be able to get in. That's the only way I'm getting into Juilliard. I'll tell you that now. Um No, but you worked at the Tavern on the Green.

Thomas Gibson

I worked at the front desk. I was actually uh one of the, you know, I was sort of an assistant maître d' and uh there was a hair uh a table full of haircuts, I called them, um who were sitting there for like 10 hours one day. They were drinking a lot of champagne.

Young Hollywood

So a table full of haircuts.

Thomas Gibson

Yeah, a table full of haircuts. It was Duran Duran.

Young Hollywood

And you share the same birthday as Tom Cruise. tell us.

Thomas Gibson

Apparently, yes. Yes. We uh in fact, we worked together a couple times and we had a birthday party in Montana at a bowling alley that I remember dimly.

Young Hollywood

How can you dimly remember that?

Thomas Gibson

Because it was a long time ago and And It was beer. I was bowling and beer, so, you know, it was a blur.

Young Hollywood

Bowling with Tom Cruise. And you cook as well.

Thomas Gibson

I do cook as well.

Young Hollywood

You're a complete threat to everyone.

Thomas Gibson

Oh, yeah, you know, I try. I try and the tap dancing is outrageous.

Young Hollywood

Really? Cuz I can tap dance.

Thomas Gibson

Can you really?

Young Hollywood

That's one thing I can do.

Thomas Gibson

Can you really?

Young Hollywood

I really can. Yes, I really can.

Thomas Gibson

Well, no. You show me your toenail and I'll tap dance.

Young Hollywood

Horseback riding as well. Tom Cruise again.

Thomas Gibson

A little bit. Yeah, I was I Well, I needed to be for this movie that he and I did together did together. I needed to look like I'd been on a horse every day of my life. And I hadn't. I'd done a little a little bit of riding, but not enough. But uh by the time we were done, I was uh, you know, jumping jumping uh walls in Ireland and stuff like that. It was great.

Young Hollywood

Any other man watching this now is going to feel that he's not doing enough. And any any woman watching it is going to feel that their man isn't doing it.

Thomas Gibson

Yeah, none of you're not doing enough. You have to do more.

Young Hollywood

Twitter. I see that you're always on that.

Thomas Gibson

There was this thing that happened when a fan asked me what so and so was wearing on his feet. So I started tweeting pictures of shoes and feet and socks and stuff like that. Now everybody is sure that I have this ridiculous foot fetish.

Young Hollywood

Do you?

Thomas Gibson

Yeah. The kids in the hall, do you remember them?

Young Hollywood

I do remember them. They were in recently.

Thomas Gibson

Yeah. And they have a foot fetish. And I actually showed them my foot and presented it to them. That's true. It stinks. Ready?

Young Hollywood

I bet you got nice feet.

Thomas Gibson

Oh, yeah. There it is, that thing. Oh, look at that. Yeah, it's nice. Yeah. It's nice, huh?

Young Hollywood

This is your trophy and we can end the interview. Thank you very much. Give it give it to Scott. Oh, right here. It's to give you the speech. Speech is a queen. But your works are a little bit special. Thank you very much.

Thomas Gibson

I like to thank everyone, the common we'll forgive you. Wonderful crew. Not that I'm going to do that now cuz you wouldn't show me yours, so I won't show you mine.

Young Hollywood

Two and a Half Men.

Thomas Gibson

Yeah. I got a call from Chuck Lorre and he wanted to, you know, have a few surprises in store for the uh for the for the first episode of that.

Young Hollywood

Ukulele.

Thomas Gibson

Yeah, I play the uke, but not well. I mean, I just I love I it's fun. It's small. It's mobile. I didn't bring one, but um Um, do you think you suffer from ADD?

Young Hollywood

No, does it seem like I do? A little bit. Have you diagnosed me? I think I have. I think I've just gone criminal minds on you. I've been profiled.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Thomas Gibson

    Featured guest, actor in 'Criminal Minds'

  • Oliver Trevena

    Host of the interview

  • Tom Cruise

    Shares a birthday with Gibson, worked together on a movie

  • Duran Duran

    Gibson encountered them while working at Tavern on the Green

  • Chuck Lorre

    Called Gibson for 'Two and a Half Men' surprise

FAQ

What show is Thomas Gibson known for?+
Thomas Gibson is known for playing an FBI Behavioral Analyst on the show "Criminal Minds" for seven seasons.
What are some of Thomas Gibson's hobbies?+
Thomas Gibson enjoys golf, tap dancing, and playing the ukulele.
Did Thomas Gibson ever work with Tom Cruise?+
Yes, Thomas Gibson and Tom Cruise worked together a couple of times, including a movie that required horseback riding.
Why does Thomas Gibson post photos of feet on Twitter?+
Thomas Gibson started posting photos of feet on Twitter as a joke after a fan asked what a character was wearing on his feet, leading to a running gag about a 'foot fetish'.
What was Thomas Gibson's job before acting?+
Before acting, Thomas Gibson worked at Tavern on the Green as an assistant maître d'.
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