Tommy Riles, Author at Life of Dad

About Tommy Riles

Tom Riles is a husband, father, and original founder of Life of Dad, the largest community of dads in the world. Riles is also the long-time audience warm-up comedian for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in addition to hundreds of other TV shows in Los Angeles. Riles started the Life of Dad community from a hospital room as his daughter was awaiting open-heart surgery at only three days old. His daughter is now a healthy nine-year old, while Riles and his wife, Lucy (who also started Life of Mom), have helped to raise over $1 Million for congenital heart defect awareness and research.

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By Tommy Riles|2017-03-27T13:01:19-07:00March 27th, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

My Daughter is Obsessed with a Disney Princess and I’m More Than Okay With It!

When you have a daughter, there is a pretty high chance of her going through a Disney princess phase… or several princess phases… or just stays in the princess phase forever. My 7 year-old daughter has dipped in and out of princess phases but since November, she has been [...]

By Tommy Riles|2017-03-09T11:21:53-08:00March 9th, 2017|Entertainment, Sponsored|0 Comments

Life of Dad Launches Slate of Facebook LIVE Shows

The Life of Dad crew is proud to be at the cutting edge of Facebook LIVE content and technology. Over the past few weeks, the team has rolled out multiple shows, each aimed at engaging the Life of Dad community as much as possible. Here's a peak at [...]

By Tommy Riles|2016-10-24T06:21:22-07:00October 24th, 2016|Featured|0 Comments

POTUS Participates in Life of Dad’s #CheerioChallenge

Life of Dad started a worldwide trend that even the president of the United States got involved in! #CheerioChallenge began when Life of Dad’s Patrick Quinn placed a few Cheerios on his 3-week-old son. This viral campaign culminated with President Obama stacking Cheerios to encourage U.S. citizens to go out and [...]

By Tommy Riles|2016-07-05T10:27:25-07:00July 5th, 2016|Featured|0 Comments

How Life of Dad Broke The Internet with #CheerioChallenge

It all started around 3PM on Thursday when a dad was hanging at home with his 3 week old baby. This dad’s older son left some Cheerios on the couch, so dad did the logical thing. He put a Cheerio on his baby boy’s nose. Then he added a [...]

By Tommy Riles|2023-08-17T05:22:39-07:00June 21st, 2016|Featured|3 Comments

Nintendo Facebook Q&A Official Rules

OFFICIAL RULES No Purchase Necessary to enter or win. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. THIS CONTEST IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH FACEBOOK (“Facebook”). A Facebook ACCOUNT AND INTERNET ACCESS ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY. BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, YOU MUST AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL [...]

By Tommy Riles|2016-06-13T09:06:38-07:00June 13th, 2016|Sponsored|0 Comments

Saving the World and Ending the California Drought, One Flush at a Time

I need to issue an apology. My family has been inconveniencing thousands of people for the last few years.... maybe even millions. The actions of some people in my family has caused mayhem. They have brought an upheaval to the way people live their lives. And it’s all because [...]

By Tommy Riles|2016-05-16T13:53:03-07:00May 16th, 2016|Blog, Sponsored|0 Comments

Pizza, Baseball, and Traditions

Parents these days are much more inclined to introduce their own kids to influences from their childhood than ever before. Maybe it’s because the 80’s were the best years ever to grow up in. Best music, best movies, best foods, best childhoods. Why wouldn’t we want to share that with [...]

By Tommy Riles|2016-05-09T06:16:57-07:00May 9th, 2016|Sponsored|1 Comment

My Kids Won’t Let Me Do Anything!

We have a 6 year old, and four year old, and a 11 month old. Getting out of the house to do anything is no easy task. I equate it to trying to summit Everest in a snowstorm. Only your sherpa won’t put on his shoes, or finish his [...]

By Tommy Riles|2023-07-04T18:50:45-07:00May 3rd, 2016|Sponsored|0 Comments

17 Incredible Moments When Dad Saved the Day

By Tommy Riles|2016-04-22T11:41:27-07:00April 22nd, 2016|Funny|0 Comments

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