Lauren Tom is an American actress of Chinese descent. She gained great popularity after she voiced the heroes of several cartoons.
Childhood, youth
Lauren Tom was born on August 4, 1961 in the city of Chicago, Illinois, USA. Lauren was brought up by mother Lancy Dare and father Chuck Tom. The dad of the future actress worked in the field of frozen food, and my mother devoted more time to the family and raising children.
Lauren studied well at school, but in childhood and adolescence often faced ridicule from classmates. Peers teased her for her eastern appearance. Perhaps the desire to prove their worth to the environment has become one of the reasons for choosing a future profession.
Lauren Tom back in school decided to become an actress. In her youth, she studied dancing and music. Parents discerned talent in the girl and advised her to develop in a creative direction. Lauren Tom received an acting education. She dreamed of acting in films, but in her student years she had no idea what exactly would make her famous.
Career
At age 17, Lauren Tom already played in performances on Broadway. After 2 years, she received the Ob Prize and began playing musicals. In the theater, she worked for a total of 6 years. During this time, she managed to collaborate with such eminent directors as Peter Sellars and Joanne Akalaitis.
In 1982, Lauren tried herself in the cinema as an actress. She played small roles in the films:
- "The Man in the Cadillac";
- "Club of joy and good luck";
- "Grace is on fire."
The actress was invited to the scoring of minor characters in the paintings. At first, Lauren did not take this work seriously and considered it only an extra income. But she did very well with voice guidance.
Tom played a cameo role in the series Friends, appearing in several scenes. Despite the popularity of this multi-part picture, no one remembered Lauren's game in it. Real success came to the actress after she began voicing Amy Wong in the animated series Futurama. She worked in this project from 1999 to 2013. Futurama is a fantastic animated series filled with subtle humor, a parody, and even satire. Lauren managed to feel and understand the character of the main character, convey it to the viewer as accurately as possible.
Lauren voiced a huge number of animated characters and heroes of feature films. Critics praised her work in the paintings:
- "King of the Hill" (voiced in 98 episodes);
- “Batman of the Future” (dubbing in 22 episodes);
- "American Dragon" (dubbing in 25 episodes).
For his work, Tom received several awards. Unlike some other actors remaining behind the scenes, she never remained in the shadows. after the release of Futurama, she got a lot of fans, she became recognizable.
Lauren voiced one of the heroines of the animated series The Simpsons, but only in one episode. Since 2014, she has also been engaged in voice accompaniment to computer game heroes and she does it very well.
Lauren Tom is a versatile personality. She is not only a good actress with a pleasant and sonorous voice, but also a writer. In 2016, she wrote several short stories, some of which have already been published. The actress plans to write an autobiography. In it, she wants to focus not only on the description of some events in her personal life and how she had to achieve success. Lauren is sure that fans of her work will be more interested to find out how films were created, the characters of which she had to voice.
Lauren Tom does charity work. Together with other actors, she takes part in charity evenings. All funds raised from these meetings are sent to child support funds.
Actress Lauren Tom is not only a professional in her field, but also a very beautiful woman. In her social networks, she shares with subscribers the secrets of self-care. Despite her young age, she looks great. Lauren collaborated with several cosmetic companies promoting their products. She tries to follow the news of decorative cosmetics and care products, to always remain beautiful.
