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.

I love you.

I’ll always remember the first time I told my wife, “I love you.”  My parents have always said “I love you” to me and my sisters as often as possible.  My wife and I say it to our kids all the time, and our 3.7 year old daughter, Babs, says [...]

By |2013-10-23T06:44:14-07:00October 23rd, 2013|Blog|0 Comments

Big League Dads: LA Style

I’ve been a baseball fan my entire life. A New York Mets fan to be exact. Since having kids, I haven't been watching many games, but that is also because the Mets stink. I was very excited to hear that Dove Men+Care was working with Major League Baseball on [...]

By |2024-03-24T23:44:02-07:00September 28th, 2013|Blog|0 Comments

Two Kids Are Easier Than One!

Not always.  Not in the first year.  But once you get past the initial shock and horror of adding a second kid to your family, it gets easier.  I promise you. Where one goes, the other always follows... Babs is now 3 ½ while Tommy Boy is almost [...]

By |2013-09-26T08:27:31-07:00September 26th, 2013|Blog|0 Comments

Growing Up With Heart

My daughter, Barbara, is three and a half, and she is one tough, funny, and at times demanding broad (Daddy…I NEED all of my toys in my bed before I can fall asleep…) That's my superhero at just one day old.. She’s also a CHD superhero.  For [...]

By |2023-04-09T20:11:41-07:00August 19th, 2013|Blog|0 Comments

30 Dads, 30 Days – David Lesser

With just over two weeks until Father's Day, we continue to feature a great dad every single day.  Today's it is David Lesser.  Take it away, David... My name is Dave Lesser.  In a former life, I graduated from law school, clerked for a judge and, for a short time, [...]

By |2013-05-30T02:08:48-07:00May 30th, 2013|Blog|0 Comments

Name Dropping… Toddler Style

We live in Los Angeles.  Hollywood.  La-la Land. Even though I have a very LA job, opening up for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” we live a very un-Hollywood life.  My wife, kids, and I love hanging out at home, or visiting family and friends. Over the three + plus years [...]

By |2013-05-19T14:19:55-07:00May 19th, 2013|Blog|0 Comments

Grandma Barbara – 12 Days of Moms

My kids won’t ever meet their Grandma Barbara, but she’s always here with us. She’s with her grand-daughter (and namesake), Barbara, whenever she does an art project.  She’s with her grandson, Tommy, whenever he goes to the beach.  She’s with my wife and I whenever we do anything with our [...]

By |2013-05-12T06:36:15-07:00May 12th, 2013|Blog|0 Comments

My Mom – 12 Days of Moms

While celebrating Mother’s Day this year, I’m going to share some memories with my mom over the years. Twirling her hair when I was just a baby. I’m not sure if this is a memory, or one my mom has told me about, but I always used to twirl [...]

By |2022-11-02T00:46:58-07:00May 8th, 2013|Blog|0 Comments
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