Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce
Tom Hulce, December 2006
Born	Thomas Edward Hulce (1953-12-06) December 6, 1953 (age 63) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Education	Interlochen Arts Academy
Alma mater	North Carolina School of the Arts
Occupation	Actor, producer, singer
Years active	1975–present
Notable work	Pinto in Animal House (1978) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Amadeus (1984) Original voice of Quasimodo in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Thomas Edward "Tom" Hulce (/ˈhʊls/; born December 6, 1953) is an American actor and theater producer. As an actor, he is best known for his role as "Pinto" in Animal House (1978), his Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Mozart in Amadeus (1984), and as the voice of Quasimodo in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Additional acting awards included four Golden Globe nominations, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award nomination. Hulce retired from acting in the mid-1990s to focus on stage directing and producing. In 2007, he won a Tony Award as a lead producer of the Broadway musical Spring Awakening.

Hulce was born in Detroit, Michigan (some sources incorrectly say Whitewater, Wisconsin). The youngest of four children, he was raised in Plymouth, Michigan. His mother, Joanna (née Winkleman), sang briefly with Phil Spitalny's All-Girl Orchestra, and his father, Raymond Albert Hulce, worked for the Ford Motor Company. As a child, he wanted to be a singer, but switched to acting after his voice changed in his teenage years. He left home at the age of 15 and attended Interlochen Arts Academy and the North Carolina School of the Arts.