His full birth name was Tadeus Moses Hilgenbrinck Quintana before he had it legally shortened to Tad Hilgenbrink Quintana, although he was still credited as Tad Hilgenbrinck, in several of his films.
Performed as part of the resident company for Summer 2003 at Music
Theatre of Wichita in Wichita, Kansas, where he performed in the
musicals "Footloose," "Oklahoma," "Good News," "Chicago," and "The Scarlet
Pimpernel".