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Thomas Michael Mulligan is an American
actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
, film producer, executive director, and
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. He appeared in two plays, '' True West'' (1986) and ''
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'' (1990), and the horror film '' Sweet Taste of Souls'' (2020). Mulligan is executive director of submissions at New Hope Film Festival, wrote the play ''Just Dirty Laundry'' (1986) and won Best Picture for ''Callous'' (2009) at the
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.


Early life and education

Mulligan grew up in
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as the son of Janet and John Mulligan. He became interested in acting at the age of seven, and played sports in high school and college. Mulligan attended Irvington High School. In 1967, he entered the
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as an Electrician's mate 3rd class aboard the USS ''Luiseno'' stationed at
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. He later served in the
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from 1969-1970. Mulligan initially pursued a career as a
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pitcher but by the time he was 30, he had taken up acting in full-time in New York City.


Career

Mulligan appeared in a charity performance as a guest artist for ''Fantasies'' at New Oxford High School in 1983. In 1986, his first submitted play, ''Just Dirty Laundry'', took place at Theatre on the Towpath in
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. He had his voice recorded in 1993 for educational purposes about artifacts at the Historical Museum in
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. In 1994, Mulligan moved to
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to further his acting career. Mulligan produced and acted in ''Callous'' which premiered at Riverside International Film Festival in 2009. In 2011, he directed a short play called ''Code 7'' that tied for first place at New Vision Theatre Company's Summer Shorts program. Since its inauguration in 2010, Mulligan has been the executive director of submissions of the New Hope Film Festival in New Hope, Pennsylvania and hosted their award ceremony in 2017. In 2020, he starred in '' Sweet Taste of Souls'' with Honey Lauren. Mulligan is based in
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