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| Name |
Tom
Hanks |
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| Full
name |
Thomas
Jeffrey Hanks |
| Nick
names |
Lanky
Hanks, the modern James
Stewart |
| Profession |
Actor,
Producer, Director, Screenwriter |
| Date
of Birth |
July
9, 1956 |
| Birth
Place |
Concord,
California, USA |
| Religion |
Greek
Orthodox Church |
| Height |
6'
1" |
| Family |
Father:
Amos Hanks
Mother: Janet Hanks
Sister: Sandra
Brothers: Lawrence
M. Hanks, Jim Hanks
Wives: Rita Wilson(present)
Samantha Lewes(ex-wife)
Sons: Colin Hanks,Chester Marlon and Truman
Theodore
Daughter: Elizabeth Hanks |
| Schools |
*
Bret Harte Junior High School, Oakland
* Skyline high school, Oakland, California.
* Chabot College in Hayward, California.
* California State University, Sacramento.
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| Debut |
Drama:
As 'Jake Latta' a bus driver in Night of the Iguana
TV: 'The Love Boat' - guest appearance
Film: He knows you're alone(1980)
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| Childhood |
*
His parents divorced and he lived with his father
* By the age of 10 he had two step-mothers, studied
in five grammar schools and lived in 10 different
houses as his father was moving from place to
place due to his job. |
| Childhood
dream |
to
be an astronaut |
| Presidential
connection |
Tom
Hanks is a fourth cousin, four generations removed
from Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United
States. Their common ancestors were William and
Sarah Hanks, who were great-great-great grandparents
of the former president. |
| Favourites |
Musicians:
Elvis
Presley, Patrick Rondat and Alabama Thunderpussy.
Films:"2001: A Space Odyssey"
(1968), "The Godfather" (1972), "Fargo"
(1996), "Elephant" (2003) and "Boogie
Nights" (1997)
TV show: Star Trek
Sports: Fan of Cleveland Indians baseball
team fan and English Premier League football (soccer)
team Aston
Villa. |
| Hobbies |
Surfing,
golf, hockey |
| Member
of |
*
International Thespian Society
* Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences |
| Oscars |
Won
Oscars back-to-back for the films Philadelphia
(1993) and Forrest
Gump (1994) |
| Awards |
2002:
The youngest ever to receive the
American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award
1999: Emmy
award for outstanding miniseries for 'From the
Earth to the Moon'
1998:
Distinguished Public Service Award, the U.
S. Navy's highest civilian honor, on Veterans
Day 1999 for his work in the movie Saving
Private Ryan.
1995: Oscar for best actor for the film
Forrest
Gump
1994: Oscar for best actor for the
film Philadelphia
Golden Globe awards: Philadelphia(1993)
, Forrest Gump(1994), Big(1988)
Guinness Book
of World Records: Actor with Most Consecutive
$100 Million-Grossing Movies |
| Role
as a gay man |
When
winning the best actor Oscar for Philadelphia
, Hanks thanked his high school drama teacher
and a former classmate, calling them two of the
finest gay Americans, two wonderful men that he
had the good fortune to be associated with. |
| Role
he like to play |
James
Bond |
| Da
Vince Code |
Plays
Robert Langdon in this controversial film.
|
| Political
alignment |
Democrat
|
| Salary |
Around
$20 million |
| Facts |
*
His brother Larry
Hanks is a professor at the University
of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, IL.
* Frequently hosts the TV show 'Saturday night
live'
* His performance as Forrest Gump in "Forrest
Gump" (1994) is ranked #43 on Premiere Magazine's
100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
* A huge fan of Agatha Christie's fictional sleuth
Miss Marple
* He met his wife Rita Wilson while working on
the movie Volunteers
(1985)
* Drives an hybrid car |
| Books
about him |
*
Barbara Kramer, Tom Hanks Superstar,2001
* David Gardner, Tom Hanks the unauthorized biography,
1999
* Trakin, Roy, Tom Hanks: Journey to Stardom,
1987; rev. ed.1995
* Salamon, Julie, The Devil's Candy: The Bonfire
of the Vanities Goes to Hollywood, Boston,
1991
* Wallner, Rosemary, Tom Hanks: Academy Award-Winning
Actor, Edina, Minnesota, 1994
* Pfeiffer, Lee, The Films of Tom Hanks,
Secaucus, New Jersey, 1996 |
| About
his films |
"I've
made over 20 movies, and 5 of them are good."
|
| Quotes |
"Some
people go to bed at night thinking, 'That was
a good day.' I am one of those who worries and
asks, 'How did I screw up today?' "
"May you live as long as you want
and not want as long as you live."
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