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.

Early life

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.The New Netherland Ancestors of Thomas Edward Hulce William Holden, Patrick Swayze, and Tom Hulce: their cousinship with Jean Margaret (Kennedy) Mitchelson through the Betts family"Playing Ordinary Man Difficult for Hulce", Charlotte Observer, 11 December 1988. He wanted to be a singer as a small child, but switched to acting when his voice changed.