Thom Bierdz (born March 25, 1962) is an American actor best known for
his portrayal of Phillip Chancellor III on the daytime drama The Young
and the Restless.He appeared on The Young and the Restless, from 1986
to 1989, returning for a "dream sequence" in 2004, and in a surprising
twist, returned to the role in May 2009, 2010 and 2011. He was also a
recurring guest star on Melrose Place as Sarah's abusive boyfriend,
Hank. Other TV credits include guest starred twice on Murder, She
Wrote (1994, 1995), Matlock (1993), Robin's Hoods (1994) and Highway
to Heaven (1986), Win, Lose or Draw (1989) and The New Hollywood
Squares (1988, 1989). Bierdz played Bobby Burton on the web series Old
Dogs New Tricks in 2012 and 2013.Bierdz's ancestry is Polish on his
father's side and Italian on his mother's side. He left The Young and
the Restless in July 1989 to pursue film roles.His youngest brother
Troy, who had been living with him in Los Angeles, returned to
Wisconsin. Shortly thereafter, in July 1989, Troy murdered their
mother with a baseball bat and is currently serving a sentence of 50
years without the possibility of parole in a Wisconsin prison. In May
2000, his brother Craig committed suicide. He has one sister. In 2018
Bierdz appeared in and narrated an episode of Evil Lives Here on the
Investigation Discovery (ID) Network, "The Soap Star's Secret", based
on his memoir, Forgiving Troy. In the show he recounts his brother
Troy's life and his strange behavior leading up to his mother's
murder.
his portrayal of Phillip Chancellor III on the daytime drama The Young
and the Restless.He appeared on The Young and the Restless, from 1986
to 1989, returning for a "dream sequence" in 2004, and in a surprising
twist, returned to the role in May 2009, 2010 and 2011. He was also a
recurring guest star on Melrose Place as Sarah's abusive boyfriend,
Hank. Other TV credits include guest starred twice on Murder, She
Wrote (1994, 1995), Matlock (1993), Robin's Hoods (1994) and Highway
to Heaven (1986), Win, Lose or Draw (1989) and The New Hollywood
Squares (1988, 1989). Bierdz played Bobby Burton on the web series Old
Dogs New Tricks in 2012 and 2013.Bierdz's ancestry is Polish on his
father's side and Italian on his mother's side. He left The Young and
the Restless in July 1989 to pursue film roles.His youngest brother
Troy, who had been living with him in Los Angeles, returned to
Wisconsin. Shortly thereafter, in July 1989, Troy murdered their
mother with a baseball bat and is currently serving a sentence of 50
years without the possibility of parole in a Wisconsin prison. In May
2000, his brother Craig committed suicide. He has one sister. In 2018
Bierdz appeared in and narrated an episode of Evil Lives Here on the
Investigation Discovery (ID) Network, "The Soap Star's Secret", based
on his memoir, Forgiving Troy. In the show he recounts his brother
Troy's life and his strange behavior leading up to his mother's
murder.
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