Thor Fields

Thor Fields
Born	Thor Fields (1968-09-19) September 19, 1968 New York, New York
Occupation	Actor/Television Actor/Theater Actor/Musician
Spouse	Julie Reyburn
Website	Led Blimpie.com

Thor Fields (September 19 1968) is an American actor and guitarist.

Commercials

Fields got his start in show business at the age of 18 months in a commercial for Pampers. Filmed in 1971 Thor was one of the last people to ride the carousel at the famous amusement park at Palisades Park. During the mid-1970s Thor appeared in over 50 commercials. Most memorable was the ad for Thomas’ English Muffins in which he slid down a stairway banister shouting “Auntie Mabel, Auntie Mabel, put some Thomas’ on the table!” He also appeared in the very first commercial for Glow Lite Lite Ups (glow sticks) which won an award at the Cannes film festival.

With his blond pageboy haircut and nerdy glasses, Thor was typecast and often mistaken for Robbie Rist, Cousin Oliver from The Brady Bunch. When he began to command too high a fee, casting directors in New York were known to call for “a Thor Fields type.”

Theater

Thor made his Broadway debut in The King and I in 1978. This was the critically acclaimed first revival starring Yul Brynner and Constance Towers. Thor was understudy for the role of Louis (the teacher’s son) and also swing for the Royal Children (wearing a black wig and full body make-up so as to appear Siamese). Thor was also in the Turgenev play A Month in the Country (Roundabout Theatre Company) starring Tammy Grimes, Farley Granger and Amanda Plummer.

In 1980 Thor was cast as Tom of Warwick in the 20th Anniversary revival production of Camelot starring Richard Burton, Christine Ebersol and Richard Muenz. This production toured the United States, breaking all world records for attendance and also played at Lincoln Center’s State Theatre in New York City. In 1981 Burton was replaced by Richard Harris. Thor and the production continued to tour as well as play Broadway’s Wintergarden Theatre where it was filmed for HBO.

Off-Broadway, Thor appeared in numerous productions including Mensch Meier (Manhattan Theatre Club), Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (American Theatre of Actors) and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream (A.T.A).

Television and Film

Fields played the role of Erich Aldrich on the NBC soap opera The Doctors from 1977 until 1980. In 1981 he appeared with Carroll O’Connor in an episode of "Archie Bunker’s Place,”and in 1983 played Jasper Kent in Horatio Alger Updated: Frank and Fearless (ABC). On the big screen, Thor played Danny in Hello Again starring Shelly Long and appeared in the film Misplaced starring John Cameron-Mitchell.

Music

Disillusioned with acting at the age of 20, Thor embarked on a cross-country adventure determined to follow his dream of playing guitar. With no formal training in music, he trailed his musician friends, learning as he partied and sat-in whenever he got the chance. Over the years he played in many original rock bands including The Image Innate, Concrete Haven, The Just and Humble Kings and The Hudson River Band. In 2004 he played in the cover bands Sonic Sister and Double Clutch. In 2005 Thor realized his dream of forming Led Blimpie, the highly successful Led Zeppelin tribute band.

Thor Fields currently lives in the Hell's Kitchen district of Manhattan, New York City with his wife, singer Julie Reyburn.

External links

• Led Blimpie