Born in White Water, Wisconsin as Thomas Edward Hulce. Later, the family moved to Plymouth, Michigan where Tom was raised with his two sisters and older brother. Wanting to be a singer, Tom had to make a switch in plans when his voice began changing. Knowing that if he wanted to be in show business he needed to become an actor, Tom began taking the necessary steps almost immediately.

Oscar-nominated for his character of Mozart in Amadeus. Hulce has recently been active in the civil rights movement, participating in GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Anti-Defamation organization) functions.

1998 saw Tom returning to the stage but this time as director, again, as he undertook the enormous task of bringing John Irving's 1985 novel, "The Cider House Rules", to the stage. An 8-hour production which required the audience two days to see the whole performance, it was quite an undertaking. Co-directing with Jane Jones (of "BookIt" in Seattle, Washington) Tom took the play from its Seattle opening to the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, California where it received wonderful reviews.

For the past eight years Tom has resided in Seattle, Washington where he owns his own home. He figures he could live in Los Angeles or New York - the acting hubs - but in Seattle, he's near the things he loves. "Up in Seattle people look after their lives in a way you can't do in New York or Los Angeles," he says. But no matter where he calls home, we can always count on Tom for bringing us into a world that will thrill, excite, facinate, move and inspire us either through his films, the stage or his beautiful singing.

Films: September 30, 1955 (1977) Emily, Emily (1978) National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980) Amadeus (1984) Echo Park (1986) Slamdance (1987) Shadowman (1988) Dominick and Eugene (1988) Parenthood (1989) Black Rainbow (1990) The Inner Circle (1992) Fearless (1993) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) Wings of Courage (1995) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)

Theatre as actor: Romeo and Juliet (1979) The Normal Heart (1986) A Few Good Men (1989) Theatre as director: The Cider House Rules (1995-99) TV: Forget-Me-not-Lane (1975) St. Elsewhere (1983) The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket (1986) Joh Henry (1988) Murder in Mississippi (1990) The Heidi Chronicles (1995) Website: http://www.hulce.com