Thomas Edward "Tom" Brady, Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
Born near San Francisco in San Mateo, California to Tom Sr. and Galynn, Brady regularly attended 49ers games in the 1980s, where he became a fan of quarterback Joe Montana; since then, Brady has mentioned Montana as one of his inspirations and an idol. A young Tom Brady was present at the 49ers–Cowboys playoff game when Montana threw his famous pass to Dwight Clark known today simply as "The Catch".
Brady graduated from Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California.
Brady was also drafted as a catcher in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the Montreal Expos.
Brady dated actress Bridget Moynahan from 2004 until late 2006. On February 18, 2007, Moynahan confirmed to People magazine that she was more than three months pregnant with her and Brady's child. Brady and Moynahan ended their relationship sometime in early December 2006, around the time Moynahan became pregnant. Brady was present when the baby, John Edward Thomas Moynahan, was born on August 22, 2007 at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica. The baby has Brady's first and middle names as middle names, though in reverse order.
Brady married Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen on February 26, 2009 in an intimate ceremony in Santa Monica, California. On June 19, 2009, reports surfaced that Bündchen was pregnant. On September 11, 2009, Tom Brady confirmed to ESPN that they were indeed expecting, and that Bündchen is due in December 2009.
Two paparazzi photographers claim they were shot at by security guards after Brady and Bundchen renewed their wedding vows in Costa Rica on April 5, 2009. One of the photographers was photographed with a shattered back window of his vehicle in the Boston Herald. The photographers, Yuri Cortez and Rolando Aviles, have filed a lawsuit in New York against Brady and Bündchen seeking over $1 million in damages over the incident.