A is for 'Acting', what Tom was simply born to do.

B is for 'Big Fall', the finest of Tom's directorial triplets.

C is for 'Christopher', Tom's mystery first name.

D is for 'Directing', something Tom is showing a great deal of promise at.

E is for 'E.T.', the movie classic in which Tom appears, all-be-it briefly.

F is for 'Frankel, Mark', Tom's tragic co-star from 'Kindred: The Embraced', who died shortly after the series ended in 1996.

G is for 'Gettysberg', the 1993 mini-series in which Tom played Lieutenant Thomas D. Chamberlain.

H is for 'Hazel', the color of Tom's eyes.

I is for 'Isabelle', the name of Tom's daughter.

J is for 'Jim Halsey', Tom's character in the psychological thriller 'The Hitcher'.

K is for 'Kid', one of Tom's most memorable movies from the '80s.

L is for 'L.A.', Tom's home base.

M is for 'Movies', and Tom has made many of them.

N is for 'Natural'. Tom has a natural talent for acting.

O is for 'Outsiders', the movie which represented Tom with his big break.

P is for 'Pony Boy', the character Tom portrays in 'The Outsiders'.

Q is for 'Quinn'. Tom plays Detective Quinn in 'Dilemma'.

R is for 'Rae Dawn Chong', Tom's ex-wife and 'Soul Man' co-star.

S is for 'Sylvia', Tom's present wife and mother of daughter Isabelle.

T is for 'Two Marriages', the 1983 TV series in which Tom appeared as a regular.

U is for 'Ultimate', Tom's fabulous web site moniker.

V is for 'Van Nuys', the town in L.A. where Tom was born.

W is for 'Writing', something Tom tried his hand at with 'Hourglass', which he co-wrote with Darren Dalton.

X is for 'X-rated', Tom's sizzling love scenes with Joan Severance in 'Payback' and 'Dangerous Indiscretion'.

Y is for 'Yearning', what we all do for Tom when he hasn't had a new movie out in two weeks.

Z is for 'Zest', something Tom clearly still has for movie-making and long may it prosper!