Tom Sadge (pronounced Tom Sage) has been a full-time entertainer for his entire adult life. As a popular vocal impressionist and DJ, Tom sang the songs of Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond, Engelbert Humperdinck, Elvis Presley, Tony Bennett, Johnny Cash and many others. However, the last 15 years as a Neil Diamond impersonator and tribute artist have been the most exciting of his career.
Tom's wife and business partner, Marion Weiscarger-Roughsedge, aka Marion Sadge, conceived the idea of a full Neil Diamond impersonation back in 1996 after perusing a Legends in Concert commemorative booklet. Tom agreed that it would allow more family time than the mobile DJ jobs he'd been working at for all of their married life. It took the couple over a year of research, costume design, promotional work and rehearsal before Tom and Marion were ready to show the world the fruits of their labor!
But since his first appearance as Neil Diamond in the fall of 1997 at the University of Western Ontario, Tom has traveled far and wide thoughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. The list of cities he's performed the past year or so is extensive, and he has appeared at many major arenas and venues. |
This internationally-acclaimed entertainer's lookalike and soundalike tribute to "The Jazz Singer" is a favorite of the most discriminating Neil Diamond fans. Tom has been a featured entertainer at many top casinos in many cities: Atlantic City, NJ, Laughlin and Las Vegas, NV, and Phoenix-Scottsdale, AZ and many more. He has also entertained at many smaller resorts such as Mount Airy Lodge in the Poconos (mountains) of Pennsylvania, where he appeared early in his career.
Legends in Concert, the world-reknowned production show based in Las Vegas, NV, requested the services of Tom Sadge As Neil Diamond for the Holiday Show 2010/2011 in Mashantucket, CT. Tom opened and closed the show with a talented cast of top celebrity impersonators.
Tom Sadge's Neil Diamond impersonation is much in demand year round for large state and county fairs as well as at small private parties, weddings, benefits and fundraisers. Tom has entertained many thousands at corporate functions, conventions, and charitable events.
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Tom Sadge has performed aboard Carnival Cruise Line's Legend and Pride ships as well as on river and show boats. He's appeared at outdoor concerts up and down the East Coast and West Coast and during halftime shows at the invitation of professional and semi-pro sports teams such as the Philadelphia Eagles, Phoenix Suns and Arizona Rattlers. Tom's live audiences have numbered as many as 68,000 (Philadelphia's Veterans' Stadium), and he has entertained at backyard BBQs for 12.
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To gain invaluable experience, Tom Sadge spent many years as a cast member in popular productions: Legends Alive in Canada; The Really Big Shew in Tulalip / Seattle WA, Jackpot NV and Atlantic City, NJ and at various other locations: Memories Theatre in Pigeon Forge, TN and for the past 5 years he appears sporadically in Phoenix-Scottsdale AZ to perform in Casino Arizona's Stowstoppers Live. Tom is a devoted husband, father of two children, father-in-law and, since November 2010, a grandfather.
Tom Sadge prefers to limit production show engagements to as few as possible.
Extended bookings mean weeks and sometimes months away from his family.
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Tom Sadge's career focus is now as a solo act and headliner. He performs (up to) 90 minute shows with tracks or a tribute band, often closing with America.
Tom's home base is within driving distance of New York City, Atlantic City, Philadelphia and other Eastern seabord cities. Tom, frequently accompanied by his wife, Marion, and one or two of his children, travels his home base to points all over the U.S. and througout Canada.
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There are many Neil Diamond fans in Europe and the U.K. as well as in the U.S. The real Neil Diamond completed a Live in Europe tour during the summer of 2008. Tickets were sold out in nearly all venues for concerts the U.K., Germany, Ireland, Netherlands and Belguim.
It is not surprising, therefore, that Tom Sadge was invited to perform, as Neil Diamond, in Germany and in the Netherlands (by the Dutch Neil Diamond Fan Club). Tom has brought his impersonation "across the pond" on three different occasions. He was privileged to perform with the popular German group The Lords, with whom he is pictured at right.
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 Tom Sadge's entertainment credentials include being chosen as the opening act for national stars such as comedian Jackie Mason, Kool and the Gang, The Guess Who (featuring Burton Cummings), and the legendary Engelbert Humperdinck, as well as other entertainers.
Tom Sadge is very proud to have gotten to know Engelbert Humperdinck over the years. Engelbert, despite his superstar status, is a warm and friendly entertainer who frequently travels with his lovely wife Patricia and adult children, Louise Dorsey, Brad Dorsey and Scott Dorsey who are also involved in Engelbert's show.
Engelbert himself approved of Tom's plans to add a full impersonation of the singing legend to his repertoire.
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Tom Sadge has met Neil Diamond on several occasions and has gotten to know some of Neil's longtime band members. No doubt these encounters have been the highlight of Tom Sadge's career.
Tom is, of course, a Neil Diamond fan as well as a Neil Diamond tribute artist. He was very honored when, during a 2002 concert in Pennsylvania, Neil leaned over the stage and, pointing to Tom, told the crowd of several thousand "This guy sounds just like me!." |
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Doing live interviews on the radio is a regular occurence for Tom. He has been interviewed live-on-the-air on dozens of occasions. New York City radio personalities Scott Shannon and Todd Pettengill of PLJ 95.5's The Big Show invited Tom to entertain Manhattan and beyond autiences during their show at the WPLJ studios above Madison Square Garden in NYC. Tom has granted live-on-the-air telephone interviews to dozens of radio stations and has appeared on nationally broadcast television shows such as ABC's The Next Best Thing, Inside Edition and AMC's special, Lookalikes.
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Tom Sadge is one of the most popular and in-demand entertainers in the field of tribute artistry. Tom captures the look, sound and magic of Neil Diamond so well that he is the favorite lookalike and soundalike of many of Neil's most devoted and discriminating fans sometimes referred to as "Diamondheads".
Tom was honored to have been chosen since 2002 to be the main entertainment at the annual Chicago Neil Diamond Birthday Party for nearly a decade.
The annual event held every January in Rosemont IL (the last party there was held in 2011) where Neil's top fans gathered to celebrate their favorite entertainer's birthday.
Tom Sadge was also to be chosen to entertain as Neil Diamond for all three Neil Diamond Fan Cruises held aboard Carnival Cruise Lines.
In the last few years Tom Sadge entertained casino audiences as part of the Legends In Concert cast at Bally's in Atlantic City, NJ; Foxwoods Casino in CT and at Myrtle Beach, S. Carolina. He also performs regularly at both public and private parties throughout the United States. Most recently he has begun to introduce more voices into his full-length show: Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Tony Bennett and, of coures, Engelbert Humperdinck.
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You can learn the latest about Tom Sadge: HERE
Biography PART II:Read more about Tom and Marion Sadge's early years and LOTS more!
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If you would like to see large file photos of Tom Sadge as Neil Diamond:
Photos: Neil Diamond Impersonator
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