![]() In a series with so many funny scenes, the baby delivery scene remains one of the most criminally underrated. Which somehow didn’t translate into a job, but that’s beside the point. Whether eulogizing a dead plumber (who wasn’t really dead) on Martin’s couch or helping to deliver a baby, Tommy was a man of many skills. Even if that same community played with a smedium-sized pizza. Say what you want about Tommy always being “in between jobs,” he kept money pumping in his own community. ![]() Case in point this hilarious scene with “Hustle Man” played by Tracy Morgan. “WHAT DOES G-T-D STAND FOR?!” If your people don’t know the answer, find new friends.īy far the funniest ongoing theme throughout the series was wondering what Tommy did for a living. Because without that hilarious episode - Season 2, Episode 16: “No Justice, No Peace” - we wouldn’t have the most hilarious question in courtroom history. Martin never should have gone to fight the ticket that said he didn’t come to a complete stop at a stop sign. But it’s amazing how a witness stand can crack any man with the right line of questioning. Is this an actual requirement for friendship? Probably not. There are so many indelible Martin moments. And while TVOne and MTV2 marathons won’t feel quite the same, the best way to pay homage to the man who brought us so much joy is to laugh. Like Uncle Phil and Radio Raheem, we’ll miss the Los Angeles-born Ford forever. Avery wasn’t the main character, but he was iconic, necessary and eternal. There was Cole’s goofiness, Pam’s spunk, Gina’s feistiness and Martin’s unpredictability - Tommy was the savvy, smooth, yet equally ludicrous glue of the crew.įord’s death calls to mind James Avery, Uncle Phil from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, who died in 2013. It was around the same time the University of Michigan’s Fab Five commandeered college basketball with their flamboyance and bravado, that the Detroit-set Martin arrived with its own quirky quintet. There was Cole’s goofiness, Pam’s spunk, Gina’s feistiness and Martin’s unpredictability - Tommy was the savvy, smooth, yet equally ludicrous glue of the crew.īut he’ll be remembered most as Tommy Strawn, Martin’s lovable best friend who we all swore was unemployed - until finding out earlier this year he actually wasn’t. He flexed in New York Undercover and The Parkers, and even ventured into the animated world with Disney’s The Proud Family. He played the hilarious goon and Kid ‘n Play antagonist Mink in 1992’s Class Act. Ford starred alongside Eddie Murphy, Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor in 1989’s Harlem Nights as Tommy Smalls. His acting resume has credits beyond his 132-episode Martin run. Ford, a character actor par excellence, was far more than just the beloved and dryly hilarious Tommy.Ī motivational speaker and published author, Ford dedicated much of his passion to helping at-risk youth. News of Ford’s death reverberated quickly in an acting community still reeling from the death of actor Bill Nunn, who was best known for his role as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee’s 1989 classic Do The Right Thing. ![]() The ensemble’s relevance continues to expand nearly 20 years since its 1997 finale. He was 52.įord - along with Martin Lawrence (Martin), Tisha Campbell-Martin (Gina), Tichina Arnold (Pam) and Carl Anthony Payne II (Cole) - was a crucial figure in an influential cast. The cause of death is reportedly a ruptured abdominal aneurysm. Actor Thomas Mikal Ford, best known as Tommy of the legendary ’90s sitcom Martin, died Wednesday in an Atlanta hospital.
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