Tom John Bueller is the father of the Bueller family. He is played by Lyman Ward.
Personality[]
It's not clear during the film what exactly he does for a living, but he does have a nice office in Chicago and was on a business lunch during the movie, so its implied that he is a white-collared businessman. He drives a red Audi and is shown to be somewhat absentminded. He obviously cares very much about Ferris and somewhat less to his daughter Jeanie.
Trivia[]
- He is a side character and barely gets any movie time.
- In the original novel, it's said that Tom Bueller sells paper products.
- Lyman Ward and Cindy Pickett, the actors of Ferris' parents, ended up getting married in real life after they met while filming Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
- However, they ended up getting divorced in 1992.
- He is semi-retired from acting but does make rare appearances in other movies.
Gallery[]
Katie and Tom looking at their "sick" son