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Yale University.
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Thomas Hobson
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He began acting when he was six years old, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies from Yale University in 2004. Hobson appeared in The Hogan Family in the 1990s and in Malcolm in the Middle in the early 2000s. In 2005, Hobson performed in the play North Beach, written by Bill Swadley and directed by Taylor Nichols.
Billboard reported that his performance was convincing and skillful.
In 2006, he performed at the MaCadden Theatre in Los Angeles in a retelling of The Madwoman of Chaillot as set in post-Katrina New Orleans. Los Angeles Splash wrote that the cast gave strong performances.
Most recently, Hobson appears on The Fresh Beat Band as "Shout", the piano player and assistant leader for the band, which stars his character"s three best friends, Kiki, Twist and Marina. The show, Nickelodeon"s "most-music" show aimed at preschoolers, catapulted Hobson to national fame among adolescents.
Hobson"s performance on the musical show has been characterized by one reviewer as "cool beans" and was shot in Hollywood, California.
Television Awards & nominations 1996, Young Artist Awards nomination, "Best Performance in a television Movie/Home Video", for Clubhouse Detectives.
