Tommy Speck is a fictional character in the rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Tommy is an awkward and misunderstood teenager, who appears to be a sincere Christian, but whose views are closer to the Gnostic Gospels - for example, his interpretation of the story of Adam and Eve. Tommy befriends Hedwig and in turn Hedwig shares some of the songs that she has written with him. Hedwig gives him the stage name "Tommy Gnosis". Shortly after the name was given he left Hedwig and went on to become a huge star using the songs she had written.
Throughout the show Hedwig says that she believes that Tommy is her soulmate and that she cannot be whole without him. She feels driven to either reunite with him or destroy him.
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