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Tom Hanks
Movie ActorAbout
Legendary actor who won back-to-back Academy Awards for Best Actor for his roles in Philadelphia in 1993 and Forrest Gump in 1994. He has starred in many other classics, including Cast Away, The Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, and Apollo 13. In 2019, he was cast as Mr. Rogers in the biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
Before Fame
He interned at the Great Lakes Theater Festival, where he learned about theater production, lighting, and stage management.
Trivia
- He voiced the lead character Woody in the Pixar animated film series Toy Story. He starred in the 2021 Apple TV film Finch.
Family Life
He divorced his first wife, Samantha Lewes, in 1987, and married his second wife, actress Rita Wilson the following year. He has four children named Colin, Chet, Elizabeth and Truman.
Associated With
He and acclaimed director Steven Spielberg have worked together on several films including Catch Me If You Can and The Terminal.
Quotes
"The desert, when the sun comes up...I couldn't tell where heaven stopped and the Earth began."
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"Never give up because you never know what the tide will bring in the next day."
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"It's supposed to be hard. If it were easy, everyone would do it."
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"You learn more from getting your butt kicked than getting it kissed."
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"I'm glad I didn't have to fight in any war. I'm glad I didn't have to pick up a gun. I'm glad I didn't get killed or kill somebody. I hope my kids enjoy the same lack of manhood."
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"Everybody has something that chews them up and, for me, that thing was always loneliness. The cinema has the power to make you not feel lonely, even when you are."
Tom Hanks
"Believing is seeing and seeing is believing."
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"...childish, selfish, immature - that's right, I am. But do you know how much money I make for thinking this way?"
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"If you're funny, if there's something that makes you laugh, then every day's going to be okay."
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