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Thomas Edward Hulce
December 6, 1953 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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| Education | University of North Carolina School of the Arts |
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| Years active | 1974–2011 • 2017–present |
Thomas Edward Hulce (born December 6, 1953) is an American actor and theatre producer. He is famous for playing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the Oscar-winning movie Amadeus (1984). He also played Larry "Pinto" Kroger in Animal House (1978) and was the voice of Quasimodo in Disney's animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Tom Hulce has won an Emmy Award and a Tony Award. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for his role in Amadeus.
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Early Life and Education
Thomas Edward Hulce was born in Detroit, Michigan, on December 6, 1953. He grew up in Plymouth, Michigan, as the youngest of four children. His mother, Joanna Winkleman, used to sing with an all-girl orchestra. His father, Raymond Albert Hulce, worked for the Ford Motor Company.
When he was a child, Tom wanted to be a singer. But his voice changed as he got older, so he decided to try acting instead. He left home at 15 to study at the Interlochen Arts Academy. He also attended the North Carolina School of the Arts.
Acting Career Highlights
Tom Hulce started his acting career in 1974 on Broadway. He acted alongside Anthony Hopkins in a play called Equus. For several years, he mostly worked in theater, but he also took some movie roles. His first film was September 30, 1955 in 1977.
Becoming Mozart in Amadeus
In 1978, he played Larry "Pinto" Kroger in the popular comedy movie Animal House. A few years later, in the early 1980s, Tom Hulce was chosen for a very important role. He was picked to play Mozart in the movie Amadeus. Many other famous actors also wanted this part.
In 1985, Tom Hulce was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his amazing performance as Mozart. He did not win, but his co-star, F. Murray Abraham, who played Salieri, won the award. Abraham said in his speech that he wished Tom Hulce was standing next to him.
Other Notable Roles
Tom Hulce continued to act in many films and TV shows. In 1989, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role in Dominick and Eugene. He also had supporting roles in movies like Parenthood (1989) and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994).
In 1990, he received his first Emmy Award nomination. This was for playing Michael Schwerner, a civil rights activist, in the TV movie Murder in Mississippi. In 1996, he won an Emmy Award for his role in the TV movie The Heidi Chronicles.
That same year, Tom Hulce lent his voice to a famous Disney character. He was the speaking and singing voice of Quasimodo in the animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Even though he mostly stopped acting in the mid-1990s, he had small parts in movies like Stranger Than Fiction (2006) and Jumper (2008). In 2023, he returned to voice Quasimodo again in the short film Once Upon a Studio.
Theater Work
Tom Hulce was always active in theater throughout his acting career. Besides Equus, he appeared in Broadway plays like A Few Good Men. For this role, he was nominated for a Tony Award in 1990. In 1992, he starred in a production of Hamlet.
Career as a Producer
In the mid-1990s, Tom Hulce decided to focus more on directing and producing plays. He has worked on many big projects. One of his major works was a six-hour stage play based on the book The Cider House Rules.
He was also a main producer for the Broadway musical Spring Awakening. This musical won eight Tony Awards in 2007, including Best Musical. He also helped produce the stage musical American Idiot, which is based on a Green Day album. This musical opened on Broadway in 2010. More recently, in 2017, he started working as a producer on the musical Ain't Too Proud. This show received 11 Tony Award nominations in 2019.
Tom Hulce also produced the 2004 movie A Home at the End of the World.
Images for kids
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Tom Hulce with Faye Dunaway at the 42nd Golden Globe Awards in January 1985.
See also
In Spanish: Tom Hulce para niños
