Thomas Edward "Tom" Hulce (born December 6, 1953) is an American actor and producer perhaps best known for playing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the feature film Amadeus.
Hulce was born in Whitewater, Wisconsin and raised in Plymouth, Michigan. His mother, Joanna (née Winkleman), sang with Phil Spitalny's All-Girl Orchestra, and his father, Raymond Albert Hulce, worked for the Ford Motor Company. He wanted to be a singer as a small child, but switch...
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Thomas Edward "Tom" Hulce (born December 6, 1953) is an American actor and producer perhaps best known for playing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the feature film Amadeus.
Hulce was born in Whitewater, Wisconsin and raised in Plymouth, Michigan. His mother, Joanna (née Winkleman), sang with Phil Spitalny's All-Girl Orchestra, and his father, Raymond Albert Hulce, worked for the Ford Motor Company. He wanted to be a singer as a small child, but switched to acting when his voice changed.
He graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy and then obtained his degree from North Carolina School of the Arts.
Hulce's first film role was in the James Dean-influenced film 9/30/55 in 1977. His next was in the highly popular National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). In 1984, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Mozart in Amadeus, losing to his co-star, F. Murray Abraham. Other films include Echo Park (1986), Slam Dance (1987), Shadow Man (1988), Dominick and Eugene ...
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