Pittsburgh-born and raised Regis Toomey studied drama at the university of his home town. One of four children of Francis X. and Mary Ellen Toomey, John Regis Toomey initially pondered a law career, but acting won out and he established himself as a musical stage performer. He was touring in Little Nellie Kelly in England when he developed an acute case of laryngitis. The problem forced a sincere rethinking of his career goals. With the birth of sound pictures, Toomey made an auspicious debu ...[Read Story]