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| Tom Cotter | |
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 Cotter at Comics Come Home Event in 2013 | |
| Birth name | Thomas Cotter |
| Born | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Alma mater | Denison University |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | Kerri Louise |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www |
Thomas Cotter is an American comedian known for being the runner-up of the seventh season of America's Got Talent , losing to Olate Dogs. [1] [2]
Cotter was raised in the East Side enclave of Providence, Rhode Island as the youngest of six children. His father, Dr. Walter C. Cotter (1923-2021), was a World War II navy veteran and later became a well-regarded neurosurgeon. [3] His mother, Barbara Cotter, was a homemaker and managed his father's medical office. Cotter attended the Moses Brown School in Providence, and Denison University for his undergraduate degree. [4]
Cotter is married to Kerri Louise, who is also a stand-up comedian, and the two have three sons. They have worked together on different projects including Two Funny, a reality show on Women's Entertainment network. [5]
He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Last Comic Standing . [6] In 2003, Cotter filmed his own half-hour special for Comedy Central. [1] Cotter has won several comedy competitions. In 1994, he won Seattle's International Stand-Up Comedy Competition. [1] He gained his first success in the Boston comedy scene, where he is still a favorite, and also won the grand prize at the Boston Comedy Festival and was voted Best Stand-Up at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival. [6] Additionally, Cotter has worked in film, theatre, and television productions and, as of 2012, he was working on an idea for a book. [1]
In 2012, Cotter appeared on season 7 of NBC's America's Got Talent . He was given a pass to Las Vegas by the show's three judges. He further advanced to the top 48 (quarterfinals) to perform in the live episodes in Newark, New Jersey. [2] On July 10, 2012, he performed a stand-up routine making fun of common clichés and phrases and advanced to the semi-finals. On August 28, 2012, he presented the judges with a list of subjects and asked judge Howie Mandel to pick one. Mandel picked "College", and Cotter then gave a short comedy set on the subject of college and teenagers. He advanced to the final round of six and was the runner-up of the season. On August 21, 2013, Cotter returned to the show to perform on the results show of that night. [7]
