Lauren Thom is an American actress of Chinese descent. She gained great popularity after she voiced the characters of several cartoons.
Childhood, adolescence
Lauren Thom was born on August 4, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Lauren was raised by mother Lance Daray and father Chuck Tom. The dad of the future actress worked in the field of frozen food, and her mother devoted more time to her family and raising children.
Lauren did well in school, but in childhood and adolescence, she often faced ridicule from classmates. Peers teased her for her oriental appearance. Perhaps the desire to prove to the environment that he was important was one of the reasons for choosing a future profession.
Lauren Thom, in her school years, firmly decided to become an actress. In her youth, she studied dance and music. The parents saw talent in the girl and advised her to develop in a creative direction. Lauren Thom received her acting education. She dreamed of acting in films, but during her student years she had no idea what exactly would make her famous.
Career
At the age of 17, Lauren Thom has already played in performances on Broadway. After 2 years, she received the Obi Prize and began to play in musicals. She worked in the theater 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 her hand at cinema as an actress. She played small roles in films:
- "The Man in the Cadillac";
- "Club of Joy and Good Luck";
- "Grace on Fire".
The actress was also invited to dub the minor characters in the films. At first, Lauren did not take this work seriously and considered it just an additional income. But she was very good at the voiceover.
Tom had a cameo appearance on Friends, appearing there in several scenes. Despite the popularity of this multi-part picture, no one remembered Lauren's game in it. The actress came to real success after she began to voice Amy Wong in the animated series Futurama. She worked on this project from 1999 to 2013. Futurama is a fantastic animated series filled with subtle humor, 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 has voiced a huge number of cartoon characters and heroes of feature films. Critics praised her work in paintings:
- "King of the Hill" (voice acting in 98 episodes);
- "Batman of the Future" (scoring in 22 episodes);
- "American Dragon" (25 episodes voiced).
Tom has received several awards for her work. Unlike some of the other actors behind the scenes, she has never been in the shadows. after the release of "Futurama" she had 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 the voice accompaniment of the heroes of computer games and she does it very well.
Lauren Thom 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 stories, some of which have already been published. The actress also plans to write an autobiography. In it, she wants to focus not only on describing 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 in learning how films were created, the characters of which she had to voice.
Lauren Thom is involved in charity work. Together with other actors, she takes part in charity evenings. All funds collected from these meetings are directed to funds for helping children.
Actress Lauren Thom is not only a professional in her field, but also a very beautiful woman. On her social networks, she shares with her subscribers the secrets of self-care. Despite her not young age, she looks great. Lauren has partnered with several cosmetic companies to promote their products. She tries to keep up with the latest in decorative cosmetics and care products in order to always remain beautiful.
Personal life
Lauren Thom's personal life has never been the subject of discussion. The voice actress did not have high-profile provocative novels about which one could write on the pages of the yellow press. She got married in her youth. Kurt Kaplan became her husband. This American actor is famous enough. He has starred in several popular films. The couple raised two children. Lauren often uploads photos from family vacations to the network. The youngest son of the actors plans to follow in the footsteps of his parents. But he is more interested in live roles in films, rather than soundtracks. He also believes that voice acting is much more difficult than real acting. In this case, all emotions have to be conveyed only by voice, without being able to express them with gestures, facial expressions.
Lauren leads an active lifestyle, travels a lot. She often appears at social events in the company of her beloved husband or friends. The actress maintains a personal blog and constantly uploads photos to her account on social networks. Lauren Kim admits that she is a very open person and she is pleased to share new achievements with her fans through social networks.
