Actor Tom Hanks full name was Thomas Jeffrey Hanks. He was an American actor and the filmmaker. He was also known for his both comedic and the dramatic roles. He was a very popular film star. He was also considered an American cultural icon.
Tom Hanks’ filmography was generated over $4.9 billion in box office revenue in North America. His films have also made over $9.96 billion worldwide. He ranks fourth among the highest grossing actors in North America.
Tom Hanks was born in 9th July 1956 at Concord city, California State, USA. His mother name was Janet Marylyn Frager. She was a hospital worker. His father name was Amos Mefford Hanks. He is an itinerant cook. His mother was from a Portuguese family. He is English ancestry on his father’s side.
In his family, Tom Hanks is one of the Child of 3 children. His oldest sibling is Sandra, who is a writer. Another older sibling Larry, became an entomology professor at the “University of Illinois Urbana Champaign”. His youngest sibling Jim was becomes an actor and filmmaker.
Tom Hanks’ family has a religious background that includes Catholicism and Mormonism. One of the journalists once characterized Tom Hanks’ teenage self as a “Bible-toting evangelical” for several years.
Actor Tom Hanks is a distant cousin of US 16th President Abraham Lincoln.
Tom Hank’s father married “Frances Wong”, a San Franciso and the native of the Chinese descent. Frances had 3 children and the two of them had lived with him during his high school period.
While attending Skyline High School in Oakland, California, Hanks acted in school plays, including “South Pacific”. After studying at Chabot College in Hayward, California for two years, Tom Hanks transferred to California State University Sacramento. In this time acting classes were seen as the ideal venue for individuals who enjoyed and exhibiting flamboyant behavior.
Tom Hanks met Irish actor and director “Vincent Dowling” while studying.
Tom Hanks’ internship at the festival was at the suggestion of Dowling. His internship lasted for three years. During this time, he gained experience in many aspects of theatre production, including lighting, set design, and stage management.
The Cleveland Critics Circle Award for Best Actor was won by Tom Hanks in 1978.
Time magazine had named the Hanks as one of the Top 10 College Dropouts in the year 2010.
In 1978, he tied the knot with American actress Samantha Lewes. They had one son actor Colin in the year 1977 and had one daughter Elizabeth born in the year 1982. Tom Hanks and Lewes divorced in 1987. Lewes passed away in 2002 at the age of 49 from bone cancer.
Tom Hanks starred in several movies including “The Money Pit” in 1986, “Big” in 1988, and “A League of Their Own” in 1992.
Tom Hanks took home two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor. The first was for his role as a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in “Philadelphia” in 1993. The second was for his role as the title character in “Forest Gump” in 1994.
Actor Tom Hanks has donated to several Democratic politicians.
He uploaded a video to his MySpace account endorsing Barack Obama during the 2008 United States presidential election. He also narrated Obama’s 2012 documentary for America, The Road We Traveled.
Tom Hanks has donated to several Democratic politicians.
He uploaded a video to his MySpace account endorsing Barack Obama during the 2008 United States presidential election. He also narrated Obama’s 2012 documentary for America “The Road We Traveled”. During the 2016 presidential election, Tom Hanks publicly supported former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Terry Gross of the radio show “Fresh Air” on WHYY-FM in Philadelphia interviewed Tom Hanks 5 times.
