Tom Hanks's biography

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is 66 years old film actor born at Concord. Tom was born on Monday 9th of July 1956. Tom is often nicknamed as Tom, Thomas Jeffrey Hanks, Tom Hanks. According to year of birth 1956 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 9th of July means Tom is Cancer. Cancer is a watery sign. They are very friendly and show motherly love to everyone. According to ascendant calculator, an important trait of these natives is their sensitive nature.He was married 2 times.

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks's spouse

Tom is married to Rita Wilson

He is native english speaker. Tom is white american. Tom is citizen of United States of America. He is greek orthodox. Tom´s primary profession is to be film actor. You can know him also as film director, film producer, writer, voice actor, screenwriter, composer, character actor, television actor, television director, television producer, actor, television presenter, executive producer, narrator, stage actor, comedian. He is recently known as short story writer. Tom received Academy Award for Best Actor Philadelphia in 1994

Tom Hanks's dad

Tom Hanks's father's name is Amos Mefford Hanks. His father was born in 1924. Tom´s father died in 1992. Amos Mefford Hanks was 36 years old, when this happened.

Tom Hanks's mom

Tom Hanks's mother's name is Janet Marylyn Frager. Tom´s mother was born on Monday 18th of January 1932. Tom Hanks was born when she was 24 years old. His mother died on Tuesday 12th of July 2016. Janet Marylyn Frager was 60 years old, when this happened.

Tom Hanks's family

Tom Hanks's wife

She is known as television actor. His wife was born on Friday 26th of October 1956 in Hollywood.

Tom Hanks's ex wifes

Samantha Lewes

Tom Hanks and Samantha Lewes have been together since 1978 for 9 years. She is known as actor. Tom´s ex wife was born on Saturday 29th of November 1952 in San Diego. Tom´s ex wife died on Tuesday 12th of March 2002 in Sacramento. Samantha Lewes was 46 years old, when this happened.

He has 3 sons and 1 daughter

Tom Hanks's son: Colin Hanks

Tom Hanks's son's name is Colin Hanks. Colin is known as stage actor. His son was born on Thursday 24th of November 1977 in Sacramento.

Tom Hanks's son: Chet Hanks

Tom Hanks's son's name is Chet Hanks. Chet is known as film actor. Tom´s son was born on Saturday 4th of August 1990 in Los Angeles.

Tom Hanks's son: Truman Hanks

Tom Hanks's son's name is Truman Hanks. He is known as actor. His son was born on Tuesday 26th of December 1995 in Los Angeles.

Tom Hanks's daughter: Elizabeth Hanks

Tom Hanks's daughter's name is Elizabeth Hanks. She is known as actor. His daughter was born on Monday 17th of May 1982 in Los Angeles.

Tom Hanks's schools

We found 3 schools Tom attended. Complete list of schools: Chabot College, Skyline High School, California State University, Sacramento.

Detailed informations about Tom´s schools

Attended Skyline High School in Oakland, California.
Attended Chabot College in Hayward, California.
Attended California State University, Sacramento.

Tom Hanks's career

His main focus is to be film actor. He is famous thanks to Bosom Buddies, Bachelor Party, Splash,. You could see him also in Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Big, Cast Away and many more. He is also a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Is Tom Hanks gay ?

Tom is known to be straight.

Awards and competitions

Tom Hanks's Awards

Tom received award for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Philadelphia in 1994
He received award for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Forrest Gump in 1995
Tom received award for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for work Forrest Gump in 1995
Tom received award for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for work Apollo 13 in 1996
Tom received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for work Big in 1989
Tom received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Philadelphia in 1994
He received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Forrest Gump in 1995
He received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Cast Away in 2001

Tom Hanks's Rankings

Ranked #17 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list (October 1997).
Ranked #13 in Premiere magazine's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #15 in 2002.
Ranked #1 on Star TV's Top Ten Box Office stars of the 1990s (2003)
His heroic Oscar-winning gay character Andrew Beckett in the 1993 film Philadelphia (1993) was ranked #49 on the American Film Institute's heroes list of the 100 years of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villians.
Premiere magazine ranked him as #28 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005).
His performance as Josh Baskin in Big (1988) is ranked #15 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
His performance as Chuck Noland in Cast Away (2000) is ranked #46 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
His performance as Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump (1994) is ranked #43 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
Ranked #16 on Premiere magazine's 2006 "Power 50" list. Had ranked #16 in 2005 as well.
Ranked third highest grossing actor of all time with all of his films grossing 4.3 billion dollars in the United States [2016].

Tom Hanks's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Big in 1989
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Philadelphia in 1994
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Forrest Gump in 1995
Tom was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Saving Private Ryan in 1999
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Cast Away in 2001
Tom was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood in 2020

What else you don't know about Tom Hanks ?

Tom´s middle name is Jeffrey.

What Tom Hanks has done for a first time

Is a frequent guest host on Saturday Night Live (1975). One of his best-known characters on said show, "Mr. Short-Term Memory", is named after him: Hanks uses his real-life middle name, Jeffrey, as the character (Jeff Morrow)'s first name.
Second actor to win back-to-back Best Actor Oscars, for his work in Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994). The first was Spencer Tracy, for Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938).
Married his first wife Samantha Lewes (real name: Susan Dillingham) two months after their son Colin's birth.
His first wife Samantha Lewes died of cancer 14 years after their divorce.

Tom Hanks's quotes

It's just as hard staying happily married as it is doing movies.
I've made over 20 movies, and 5 of them are good.
If you're funny, if there's something that makes you laugh, then everyday's going to be okay.
My wife keeps on telling me my worst fault is that I keep things to myself and appear relaxed. But I am really in a room in my own head and not hearing a thing anyone is saying.
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?"
I must say that I do wrestle with the amount of money I make, but at the end of the day what am I gonna say? I took less money so Rupert Murdoch could have more?
My favorite traditional Christmas movie that I like to watch is All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). It's just not December without that movie in my house.
The year I was born, 1956, was the peak year for babies being born, and there are more people essentially our age than anybody else. We could crush these new generations if we decided to.
As you know, the election between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams was filled with innuendo, lies, a bitter, partisan press and disinformation. How great we've come so far since then.
In this business, careers are based upon longevity.
If I was to direct Ron Howard, I guarantee you, I would put him through a living hell every day. I would demand so much of him. We wouldn't quit until he leaves the set crying. Weeping! Spent!
[In a New York Times article on Julia Roberts]: What am I, just another in your long line of I Love Julia calls?
[on The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)] Not a very good movie. It doesn't have any real, clear focus to it. It isn't about anything particularly that you can honestly understand. It made no money at all.
[on Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986)] Disappeared without a trace, even though it's probably the most visually beautiful movie I've made.
[on Dragnet (1987)] Made a lot of money but probably not nearly as much as anticipated. It's convoluted. There are problems with it. It should be funnier.
As a child, I had an incredible amount of freedom to do whatever I wanted to do. By the time I was in junior high school, I was wandering around, freely, as much as I wanted to. A free spirit.
[on Twitter]: Tweeting is like sending out cool telegrams to your friends once a week.
[on being a supporter of British soccer team Aston Villa]: I fell in love with Aston Villa because I thought the name sounded like a lovely island off Sardinia.
We are competing in a marketplace in which the thing we might have going for us is the true battle against cynicism. That's what Larry Crowne (2011) is about, more than anything else.
Anytime you go off to do something new, you're involved in a reinvention, and any actor who says otherwise is just trying to lower expectations.
I have a great affection for the Irish. My professional experience was started by a great man named Vincent Dowling - as much a creature of the Irish theatre as has ever existed.
May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live.
There's no substitute for a great love who says, "No matter what's wrong with you, you're welcome at this table".
You learn more from the things that don't work out than the things that do. I worked harder on Turner & Hooch (1989) than I did on 80% of the films I've made.
[When asked why we glorify acting the way we do] I think it's the basic need for all of human kind to be a part of something bigger than themselves because as actors we get to create that.
[on turning 60, and what his advice would be to his younger self would be]: Floss, Do something about your blood sugar now you idiot and just learn how to relax.
[on Harvey Weinstein] We're at a watershed moment, this is a sea change. His last name will become a noun and a verb. It will become an identifying moniker for a state of being for which there was a before and an after.
If you're going to make a movie based on a true story, why not knuckle down, do the research, find out what actually happened, and start from there? Otherwise, it's just one big, fat, fake movie
I don't cause riots, but I do cause confusion. People freeze when they spot me.
A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown.
The same way that I know that I'll never do a movie as good or as celebrated as Forrest Gump (1994), I know that I'll never do a movie as bad as The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990).

Tom Hanks's height, weight, body shape, eye color, hair color

Lets describe how Tom Hanks looks. We will focus on Tom´s height, weight, body shape, eye color, hair color and shoe size. Tom is tall as 6' 1" (185 cm). He weights 181lbs (82 kg). Body build is average. His eyes are tinted green. Tom´s hair is shade of brown - dark. If you are really curious, you may find interesting Tom´s shoe size is 11.

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