Tom Hanks

Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker who is well known for his roles in live-action films, including Big, Sleepless in Seattle, Philadelphia, A League of Their Own, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, That Thing You Do!, Saving Private Ryan, You've Got Mail, The Green Mile, Cast Away, Catch Me If You Can, The Da Vinci Code, Charlie Wilson's War, and Angels &amp; Demons. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. He is also the husband of actress Rita Wilson, father of Colin Hanks and Jim Hanks' brother.

For Disney, he voiced Woody in the Disney/Pixar's Toy Story franchise and commercials while his brother Jim Hanks voices Woody in Toy Story Treats video games and other media, Walt Disney in Saving Mr. Banks, Scott Turner in Turner & Hooch, Allen Bauer Splash, James B. Donovan in Bridge of Spies and Goldthwaite Higginson in The Ladykillers.

Trivia

 * Tom Hanks is related to Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of America. He is the third cousin, four times removed of the former president. Hank's link to Honest Abe comes through the President’s mother, Nancy Hanks.
 * As a joke, in Toy Story 2, Woody mentions Abraham Lincoln's mother in reference to his voice actor.
 * Hanks was originally in consideration for the role of Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. However, Bob Hoskins ended up being cast in that part.
 * Hanks was originally considered along Kurt Russell, Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington for the role of Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. However, Liam Neeson was cast at the end.
 * His role as Forrest Gump from Forrest Gump was spoofed by Genie in Aladdin and the King of Thieves.
 * He was mentioned in Muppets Most Wanted, the BUNK'D episode "Boos and Birthdays" and an episode of I Didn't Do It
 * He was originally offered to play the villain in the upcoming 2019 live-action film adaptation of Dumbo.