Quasimodo

Quasimodo ( , ; from Quasimodo Sunday) is the titular protagonist of the French novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) by Victor Hugo. Born with numerous deformities, most notably a hunched back, Quasimodo serves as the bell-ringer for Notre Dame cathedral in fifteenth century Paris. Although his appearance causes others to treat him cruelly, he ultimately finds sanctuary in an unlikely love that is fulfilled only in death.

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Character.name: Quasimodo
Character.series: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Character.image: Quasimodo (Livre I, Chapitre V), 2019.3.1.jpg
Character.caption: Quasimodo by Luc-Olivier Merson (1889).
Character.first: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1831)
Character.creator: Victor Hugo
Character.portrayer: Lon Chaney, Charles Laughton, Anthony Quinn, Mandy Patinkin
Character.voice: Tom Burlinson, Tom Hulce
Character.nickname: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Character.occupation: Bell-ringer of Notre Dame cathedral
Character.species: Human
Character.gender: Male
Character.family: Claude Frollo (adoptive father)
Character.religion: Catholic
Character.nationality: French Romani

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Image: Quasimodo (Livre I, Chapitre V), 2019.3.1.jpg

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Commons category: Quasimodo
date of birth: 1466-00-00
date of death: 1482-00-00
name in native language: Quasimodo

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In the novel
Symbolism
Adaptations
Disney version
In the first film
In the second film
Later appearances
Real-life Quasimodo
See also
References

The role of Quasimodo has been played by many actors in film adaptations, including Lon Chaney (1923), Charles Laughton (1939), Anthony Quinn (1956), and Anthony Hopkins (1982). In addition, he was voiced by Tom Hulce in a Disney animated feature (1996); was parodied by Steve Lemme in the comedy Quasi (2023); and most recently was portrayed by Angelo Del Vecchio in a revival of the French-language musical Notre Dame de Paris.