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| Name |
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Tom Hanks |
| Real Name |
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Thomas Jeffrey Hanks |
| Height |
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6' 1" (185
cm) |
| Date of Birth |
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9 July 1956 |
| Place of Birth |
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Concord, California,
USA |
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| Biography: |
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Born on 9 July 1956, in Concord,
California, Tom Hanks spent most of his childhood
moving about with his father, an itinerant chef.
After settling in Oakland, California, Hanks began
performing in high-school drama. He continued acting
while studying at Cal State, Sacramento, and left
to pursue his career.
In 1978, Hanks moved to New York; while there he
married actress/producer Samantha Lewes, whom he
later divorced; and made his debut film in He Knows
You're Alone (1979).
After that, he moved to Los Angeles and landed a
role on TV sitcom Bosom Buddies, as well as appeared
on other TV series such as Taxi and Family Ties.
Hanks finally became well-known when he starred
opposite Daryl Hannah in Splash! (1984).
He then went on to star in Big (1988),
in which he gave a wonderful performance as a child
in a grown man's body. In 1992, Hanks' fame again
rose when he starred in A League of Their Own which
led to a starring role in the romantic comedy Sleepless
in Seattle (1993).
In 1993, Hanks won an Oscar's Best Actor for his
role as a tormented AIDS-afflicted homosexual lawyer
in the drama Philadelphia. In 1994, he won another
Oscar for his realistic portrayal of the slow-witted
but phenomenally lucky Forrest Gump, and his success
continued with Apollo 13 (1995).
Hanks' next film, Saving Private Ryan (1998)
won five Oscars, including a Best Director Oscar
for Steven Spielberg. It was followed by his next
film, a popular romantic comedy You've Got Mail
(1998). In 2000, Hanks
won Golden Globes' Best Actor for his role in Cast
Away.
In 2001, Hanks collaborated with director Sam Mendes
in The Road to Perdition and re-teamed with director
Steven Spielberg in Catch Me If You Can, starring
alongside Leonardo Dicaprio.
For the next two years, Hanks was absent from big
screens, but in 2004 he returned with three new
films: The Lady Killers, The Terminal, and The Polar
Express.
Tom Hanks, who was voted as 17th out of The Top
100 Movie Stars of All Time by Empire Magazine in
1997, is a father of four children, two from his
previous marriage, and the other two from his marriage
to actress Rita Wilson. |
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| Filmography: |
| 2006 |
The
Da Vinci Code |
| 2004 |
The Polar Express |
| 2004 |
The Terminal |
| 2004 |
The Ladykillers |
| 2002 |
Catch Me If You Can |
| 2002 |
Road to Perdition |
| 2001 |
Band of Brothers |
| 2000 |
Cast Away |
| 1999 |
The Green Mile |
| 1999 |
Toy Story 2 |
| 1998 |
You've Got Mail |
| 1998 |
Saving Private Ryan |
| 1997 |
I Am Your Child |
| 1996 |
That Thing You Do! |
| 1996 |
The Universal Story |
| 1995 |
Toy Story |
| 1995 |
Apollo 13 |
| 1995 |
The Celluloid Closet |
| 1994 |
Forrest Gump |
| 1993 |
Philadelphia |
| 1993 |
Fallen Angels, Vol. 2 |
| 1993 |
Sleepless in Seattle |
| 1992 |
A League of Their Own |
| 1992 |
Radio Flyer |
| 1990 |
The Bonfire of the Vanities |
| 1990 |
Joe Versus the Volcano |
| 1989 |
Turner and Hooch |
| 1989 |
The 'Burbs |
| 1988 |
Punchline |
| 1988 |
Big |
| 1987 |
Dragnet |
| 1986 |
Every Time We Say Goodbye |
| 1986 |
Nothing in Common |
| 1986 |
The Money Pit |
| 1985 |
Volunteers |
| 1985 |
The Man with One Red Shoe |
| 1984 |
Bachelor Party |
| 1984 |
The Dollmaker |
| 1984 |
Splash |
| 1982 |
Mazes and Monsters |
| 1982 |
Taxi: The Road Not Taken, Part 1 |
| 1980 |
Bosom Buddies [TV
Series] |
| 1980 |
He Knows You're Alone |
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| Awards: |
| Academy Awards |
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2000 Best Actor nominee (Cast
Away) |
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1998 Best Actor nominee (Saving
Private Ryan) |
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1994 Best Actor (Forrest
Gump) |
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1993 Best Actor (Philadelphia) |
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1988 Best Actor nominee (Big) |
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