![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Director, Executive Producer Born: Houston, TX Biography:"Thomas Schlamme" gained an abundance of experience in the film industry during the 1980s and 1990s in directorial and production positions. Even his familial status incorporated his entertainment career, as he married Golden Globe-winning actress "Christine Lahti" in 1983. Schlamme and Lahti had three children together. Born on May 22, 1950, Schlamme was raised in Houston, TX. Starting off in television, he founded his own commercial production company in 1980, creating advertisements for plays in New York. Soon after directing Emmy-nominated "after-school specials," he became affiliated with big acting names like "Bette Midler" and "Whoopi Goldberg". In 1989, he directed his first full-length feature, which was adapted from a play by "Beth Henley", entitled "Miss Firecracker". A light-hearted comedy, the film featured "Holly Hunter" and "Tim Robbins". Several years later, Schlamme directed another... Full Biography
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