Tom Hulce Net Worth

What Is Tom Hulce's Net Worth?

Tom Hulce is an American actor and theater producer who has a net worth of $2.5 million. Tom Hulce made his Broadway debut in 1974 in "Equus," and he went on to appear in Broadway productions of "A Memory of Two Mondays / 27 Wagons Full of Cotton" (1976) and "A Few Good Men" (1989–1991). He has produced the Broadway musicals "Spring Awakening" (2006–2009), "American Idiot" (2010–2011), "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" (2011–2012), and "Ain't Too Proud" (2019–2022) and the play "Significant Other" (2017). Hulce has earned four Tony Award nominations, winning for Best Musical for "Spring Awakening" in 1997. His other nominations were for Best Actor in Play for "A Few Good Men" (1990) and Best Musical for "American Idiot" (2010) and "Ain't Too Proud" (2019).

Tom has appeared in films such as "Animal House" (1978), "Dominick and Eugene" (1988), "Parenthood" (1989), "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" (1994), and "Stranger Than Fiction" (2006), and he voiced Quasimodo in the animated Disney films "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996) and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame II" (2002). He received an Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1984's "Amadeus." Hulce has also appeared in the TV movies "Murder in Mississippi" (1990) and "The Heidi Chronicles" (1995), and he produced the films "A Home at the End of the World" (2004) and "The Seagull" (2018). In May 2025, it was announced that Tom would be producing the Broadway revival of "Chess," starring Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher.

Early Life

Tom Hulce was born Thomas Edward Hulce on December 6, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up in Plymouth, Michigan, with three siblings. Tom's father, Raymond Hulce, was employed by the Ford Motor Company, and his mother, Joanna Winkleman, was briefly a vocalist with Phil Spitalny's All-Girl Orchestra. During his childhood, Tom wanted to be a singer, but he became interested in an acting career as a teenager. At the age of 15, Hulce left home and enrolled at Interlochen Arts Academy. He later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Beloit College in Wisconsin, then he attended the North Carolina School of the Arts but dropped out before finishing his BFA.

Career

Hulce made his acting debut in a 1974 Broadway production of "Equus" alongside Anthony Hopkins. He first appeared on television in a 1975 episode of "Great Performances," and his first film was 1977's "September 30, 1955." In 1978, Tom played Lawrence "Pinto" Kroger in the John Landis-directed comedy "Animal House," which grossed $141.6 million against a $3 million budget. In 2001, "Animal House" was preserved in the  Library of Congress' National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

In the '80s, Hulce appeared in the films "Those Lips, Those Eyes" (1980), "Echo Park" (1986), "Slam Dance" (1987), "Dominick and Eugene" (1988), "Shadow Man" (1988), "Parenthood" (1989), and "Black Rainbow" (1989), and he portrayed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1984's "Amadeus," which earned him nominations from the Academy Awards and Golden Globes.

In 1983, he guest-starred on three episodes of "St. Elsewhere." Tom received a Primetime Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for his performance as civil rights activist Michael Schwerner in the 1990 NBC movie "Murder in Mississippi," and he won a Primetime Emmy for the 1995 TNT movie "The Heidi Chronicles." Around this time, he appeared in the films "The Inner Circle" (1991), "Fearless" (1993), "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" (1994), and "Wings of Courage" (1995).

Tom mostly retired from acting in the mid-1990s, but he did have small roles in 2006's "Stranger Than Fiction" and 2008's "Jumper." He decided to focus on producing, working on Broadway productions of Spring Awakening" (2006–2009), "American Idiot" (2010–2011), "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" (2011–2012), "Significant Other" (2017), and "Ain't Too Proud" (2019–2022). In 2022, he appeared in the documentary "Spring Awakening: Those You've Known."

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Personal Life

Though it was rumored that Hulce married Italian artist Cecilia Ermini in 1996 and welcomed a daughter, Anya, with her, he said in a 2008 interview with Seattle Gay News, "That information – having a wife and child – is false."

Awards and Nominations

In 1985, Hulce earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for "Amadeus." He has received four Golden Globe nominations: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for "Amadeus" (1985) and "Dominick and Eugene" (1989), Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for "Murder in Mississippi" (1991), and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for "The Heidi Chronicles" (1996). In 1996, Tom won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for "The Heidi Chronicles." He was previously nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for "Murder in Mississippi." In 1985, he won a David di Donatello Award and an Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists award for Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) for "Amadeus." In 1996, Hulce earned a CableACE Award for Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries for "The Heidi Chronicles." For "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," he received an Annie Award nomination for Best Individual Achievement: Voice Acting and an Online Film & Television Association Award nomination for Best Voice-Over Performance.

Real Estate

In 1987, Hulce paid $292,409 for a 1,241-square-foot home in Los Angeles. The home includes two bedrooms and one bathroom. He sold this house in 2014 for $885,000. Simultaneously, he paid $850,000 for a home in Germantown, New York, that sits on just under an acre and was built in 1895.

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