What role did Tom Arnold play on The Bold and the Beautiful? Guest appearance explored

The Bold and the Beautiful is known for its many guest stars and cameo appearances throughout the show's runtime. On July 30, 2024, Tom Arnold made an appearance as a pilot on the soap.

Arnold played the role of Deuce, who was a pilot for the Forrester family. He was shown ready to fly a jet for the characters Brooke, Ridge, and Steffy. The trio is making a trip to Monte Carlo when Arnold's cameo takes place.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for The Bold and the Beautiful.

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What was Tom Arnold's guest role in The Bold and the Beautiful?

Tom Arnold's guest appearance on The Bold and the Beautiful begins when Ridge and Brooke arrive at the airport. The pilot Deuce greets them here and asks for their passports. They do what is needed and then wait for Steffy, who is nowhere to be seen.

Ridge asks the pilot if they can wait for Steffy, but he says that they need to take off as soon as possible. However, Steffy forgets her passport at Forrester Creations accidentally. Hope sees it but does not give the passport to Steffy. As Ridge texts her and Steffy searches for the passport, the episode ends with whether she will board the plane.

In an interview for Celebrating the Soaps, Tom Arnold spoke about his cameo on The Bold and the Beautiful, where he was full of praise for the executive producer Bradley Bell and narrated his experience on the sets of the soap.

"They’re such a well-oiled machine ... They shoot a lot and do a lot and you can tell these people have worked together a long time. Brad’s very talented, and he’s got a very talented crew. And the actors are excellent."

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Tom Arnold's filmography explored

Tom Arnold at a premiere in Beverly Hills California in 2023 (via Chelsea Guglielmino / Getty Images)

Tom Arnold is an American actor and comedian, who started his career in the 1980s with comedy routines that made him popular. He featured on the show Roseanne, and later married the lead actress of the show, Roseanne Barr. Later, the couple divorced in 1994 after co-running a restaurant together.

Arnold featured in many commercials after this but got his first romantic lead role in the 2005 film Happy Endings. He produced and co-wrote his first film in 2005, a comedy called The Kid & I. He has also been in many soaps, films, and shows as a guest star, some of which are listed below:

• Roseanne (from 1989 to 1993) as Arnold Shep Thomas
• Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) as Childless Man
• The Jackie Thomas Show (from 1992 to 1993) as Jackie Thomas
• The Woman Who Loved Elvis (1993) as Jack Jackson
• General Hospital (in 1994) as Billy Boggs
• We Married Margo (2000) in a cameo as himself
• Welcome to Hollywood (2000) in a cameo as himself
• National Lampoon's Barely Legal (2003) as Mr Lewis
• Happy Endings (2005) as Frank McKee
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2007) as Calvin Riggins
• Gardens of the Night (2008) as Alex
• NCIS: New Orleans (from 2016 to 2019) as Elvis Bertrand
• I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (in 2017) as himself
• True Lies (in 2023) as Arnie Orwig
• Ape vs. Mecha Ape (2023) as Hamilton

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