Tom Beck

Tom Beck was an American politician who served as President of the United States. His administration dealt with the fallout of Comet Wolf–Beiderman's collision with the Earth.
==Weapons and Abilities ==
===Assets ===
* Authority: As President of the United States, Beck wielded power over the western world. (FILM: Deep Impact)
==Notes==
===Behind the Scenes===
*Beck was played by American actor Morgan Freeman.Deep Impact - IMDB - Retrieved 16 May 2024Morgan Freeman - IMDB - Retrieved 16 May 2024 Freeman's casting was controversial at the time, due to widespread disbelief that an African American man could become president. Director Mimi Leder claimed that Barack Obama thanked her, attributing the film as a partial cause of his electoral success.Mimi Leder Is the Best Director on Television - Lindsay Zoladz - 12 April 2017 - The Ringer - Retrieved 16 May 2024
===Trivia=== 
*Beck has been cited as one of the best fictional film presidents of all time. 
**Maddie Davis, writing for Comic Book Resources, declared Beck to be one of the best movie presidents.The Best Movie Presidents, From Harrison Ford to Bill Pullman - Maddie Davis - 6 December 2022 - Comic Book Resources - Retrieved 17 April 2024
**In a fan poll run by Looper, 37% of respondents selected Beck as the best film president, winning the poll and coming out ahead of Thomas J. Whitmore, James Dale, and Richard Blake.37% Of Film Fans Think This Is The Best Disaster Movie President - Amanda Bell - 10 February 2021 - Looper - Retrieved 16 May 2024
**Conversely, in the eyes of America Fun Fact of the Day, Beck was ranked 114 out of 142 fictional film presidents, ahead of John Harker but behind Robert Baker.Every Fictional President in Film History: Ranked (#120-111—Mostly Inept and Irresponsible Presidents) - 14 June 2018 - America Fun Fact of the Day - Retrieved 16 May 2024 Their ranking was motivated by Beck's duplicitous actions in covering up the approach of the comet and averting any possibility of evacuating the United States' East Coast prior to its impact.
*Freeman's role in the film was recognised by real-life President Joe Biden in an interview conducted prior to the 2024 State of the Union Address.President Biden Chats with Famous Past “Presidents" - The White House - 7 March 2024 - YouTube - Retrieved 16 May 2024Tony Goldwyn, Morgan Freeman and More On-Screen Presidents Have Direct Message for Joe Biden - Devon Forward - 7 March 2024 - Parade - Retrieved 16 May 2024Morgan Freeman Said He Thinks a 2nd Trump Presidency Would Be 'Good for the Country'? - Nur Ibrahim - 15 May 2024 - Snopes - Retrieved 16 May 2024
==Appearances==
*Deep Impact (first and final appearance)
==See also==
*Douglass Dilman
*Allan Trumbull
==References==
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