Talk:Tom Hulce

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errors[edit]

On imdb, they put up incorrect information saying he married someone named Cecilia Ermini in June of 1996, and had a daughter the following year. I think they should delete that information because it is totally wrong, and because it will puzzle his fans.

       From: user iwant2baurora

So, what's stopping you from doing it? Wahkeenah 04:15, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you have a source that says otherwise, or can disprove the existing source, take it down. I'd always heard he was gay, but since I have no reliable source, I won't change the page to reflect it. Esprix (talk) 02:46, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I corrected the info about his non-existent marriage, with a link to a recent interview where he specifically refutes it. I'm not sure if I used the best Wikipedia formatting or writing, but at least I've provided a source for the fact that he's not married. --Dpnchgo (talk) 18:15, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Questions[edit]

What's wrong with his left eye? Also, couldn't the costume people see that his Amadeus wig is too obvious? No one would have worn such a wig.Lestrade 13:46, 26 October 2006 (UTC)Lestrade[reply]

That's exactly the point of the wigs. That they are ridiculous.

Did he have an education in playing the piano? In Amadeus he seemed to have some abilities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.192.74.244 (talk) 11:07, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Birthplace[edit]

IMDB says he was born in Detroit while this page says otherwise. Any fans out there know which is correct? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.228.0.232 (talk) 00:59, 18 December 2006 (UTC).[reply]

pronounced as...[edit]

I can't get over how his last name is pronounced. Is it "hulse", "hulk" or "hulch"? 00:16, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

"hulse" like "house" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.162.103.145 (talk) 12:33, 3 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hulce's personal life[edit]

Clearly, the article need a section on Hulce's personal life. However, it really doesn't require a mention that the occasional rumors about his fictitious wife and child are untrue; the rumors have not become pervasive enough (as, say, with Barack Obama's fictitious adherence to Islam) to require address. (And even Obama's entry does that on a separate page.) What this would leave is the simple declaration that "Hulce is gay." I would argue that unless his sexual orientation plays a significant role in his work (as in the writing of Paul Rudnick), mention of that fact as the sole element of his personal life is unnecessary. Otherwise, one would have to go through all the smaller articles with inadequate personal sections and comment "X is straight" or "Y is bi" (or even "We have absolutely know idea what Z is"). Eventually, it will probably live in a larger personal section, but presently bears undue weight in the current section's size. Unless anyone has any objection (or would like to beef up the section itself), I'd like to delete it. Thoughts? --Vaudedoc (talk) 23:13, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

X,Y,Z? You high? There is no need to report if he is gay unless he is married to someone. Meishern (talk) 10:28, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that was rather the point of the ten month old post on which you made comment. As to the letters, it's fairly common to use algebraic variables when discussing hypothetical situations in which the employment of a proper name distracts from the central issue. Cheers. --Vaudedoc (talk) 12:46, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry Vaudedoc that what I wrote came out a bit strong. It's well known he is gay, but it's not easy to include that in the article without getting a ticket from the Politically Correct Police. Have fun! Meishern (talk) 15:14, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Although Tom is pretty open about being gay, there is no need to make a huge deal about it in the article. However, I did list him as being a "gay actor" and a "LGBT person from the US" under "categories." Here is an interview where he talks about it: http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_40/page21.cfm. Like I said, he is pretty open about this.128.118.41.122 (talk) 16:41, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Personal life[edit]

This has to be wrong, can someone fix it?

Hulce spent some of his formative years in Her Majesty's Navy before being shanghai'd into service in the Congolese Democratic Republic Naval Force. He eventually earned the rank of Kontr-Admiral before expatriating. Long time friend Warren Zevon later wrote the song Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner about the experience. " — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.58.26.98 (talk) 23:55, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ancestry[edit]

Why is it that there are three categories for various ethnicities (German, Dutch, and English), yet none of these ethnicities is mentioned in the current version of this article, in relation to Hulce's heritage? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 22:55, 3 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]