It's been 26 years since Thomas Ian Nicholas' quick rise to fame in the crude comedy film American Pie. 'Obviously, we know you from American Pie, but you are related to an infamous Australian,' Sylvia pointed out. It's been 26 years since Thomas Ian Nicholas' quick rise to fame in the crude comedy film American Pie (Pictured: Thomas Ian Nicholas and Tara Reid)Ned Kelly is arguably one of Australia's most infamous bandits from the mid-19th century, who ran an 'industrial-scale' horse-stealing operation in Victoria. Thomas first rose to global acclaim portraying Kevin Myers in the 1999 runaway hit American Pie. The film took cues from the raunchy sex comedies of the 1970s, such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Porkies, and Animal House.