汤姆·塞兹摩尔出生于美国密歇根州的底特律。大学毕业后选择了表演作为其终生职业。1989年以史泰龙主演的《黑狱灾星》踏入影坛，从影十几年来始终在影片中充当配角，并以饰演恶棍狂徒一类的角色著称，近年来星路愈走愈顺，先后在《盗火线》、《红色星球》、《珍珠港》、《黑鹰计划》等多部票房大片中担当重要角色，成为当今好莱坞炙手可热的配角男星。
Max Perlich was born on March 28, 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is known for his work on Blow (2001), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) and Cliffhanger (1993). He is married to Jia Mae.
Robert Ray Shafer Jr. was born in Charleston, West Virginia, in April, 1958. His father was a heavy equipment operator and his mother a housewife. As a child he also lived in Bowie, Maryland, and graduated from high school in Romeo, Michigan, in 1976. After attending Broward College in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Shafer moved to Los Angeles in 1980. He studied acting with Peggy Feury at The Loft Studios and works in feature films, television, commercials, voice overs and the theater. He is single and has a 10 handicap.
