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- After his acting career ended Tommy Ivo became a professional race car driver, competing in Top Fuel Dragsters and Nitro Funny Cars.
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His acting career began in the early 1940s, with notable performances including Cousin Arne in I Remember Mama (1948), Joey in Prejudice (1949), David in The Lost Volcano with Johnny Sheffield. and William Button in Plymouth Adventure (1952).
After his acting career ended, "TV" Tommy Ivo became a professional race car driver, competing in Top Fuel Dragsters and Nitro Funny Cars. Started as a tap dancer and singer in Denver at age 3. With such skills, Tommy was groomed by Republic Studios to become the next boy version of Shirley Temple .
- April 18, 1936
Jun 15, 2016 · TV, Poison, or Tubular Tommy Ivo retired after a 19-year career in acting, dancing, and singing, followed by a equally long career owning, building, and driving 36 cars that competed in...
Dec 31, 2009 · An actor from age nine until leaving Hollywood 20 years later to go drag racing, Ivo became the first to cover the quarter-mile in less than six seconds. Retired from racing in 1982 and now 73,...
Jun 14, 2016 · After three decades, "TV Tommy" Ivo was forced to retire from drag racing. The only silver spoon Tommy has had in his mouth was when the script writer put it there.
- Dick Martin
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Sep 23, 2011 · His acting career spanned for 19 years and included hundreds of acting roles in movies and on television, which is how he got the nickname “TV” Tommy Ivo out on the track. His drag racing career lasted even longer with 30 years in 12 different classes with 36 different race cars.
Mar 2, 2021 · Ivo moved to a single-engine rail, before building this twin-engined rail in ’59. It became the first car to run an eight on gasoline, with Nailhead V8s and four-wheel drive. How did your movie career help with the drag racing? The movies gave me an education most people don’t get.
