Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks
Background information
Born	Thomas Jeffrey Hanks July 9, 1956 (age 63) Concord, California, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1977-present
Family information
Spouse	Samantha Lewes (1978-1987) Rita Wilson (1988-present)
Children	With Lewes: Colin and Elizabeth With Wilson: Chester and Truman

Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, 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 Terminal, The Da Vinci Code, Charlie Wilson's War, and Angels & 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 voices Woody in 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 in Splash, James B. Donovan in Bridge of Spies, and Goldthwaite Higginson in The Ladykillers.

Disney Roles

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Scott Turner
(Turner & Hooch)

Woody
(Toy Story franchise)

Walt Disney
(Saving Mr. Banks)

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Allen Bauer
(Splash)

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Goldthwaite Higginson
(The Ladykillers)

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James B. Donovan
(Bridge of Spies)

Gallery

Tom Hanks behind the scenes of Toy Story.

Tom Hanks and Tim Allen at the premiere of Toy Story in 1995.

Tom Hanks and Tim Allen at the premiere of Toy Story 2 in 1999.

Tom Hanks with his eldest son, Colin attending the screening "The Great Buck Howard" in March 2009.

Tom Hanks behind the scenes of Toy Story 3.

Tom Hanks with Tim Allen recording dialogue for Toy Story 3.

Tom Hanks with Lee Unkrich during a recording session of Toy Story 3.

Tom Hanks and Dave Coulier attending the 2017 People's Choice Awards.

Tom Hanks visits The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in December 2017.

Tom Hanks behind the scenes of Toy Story 4.

Tom Hanks at premiere of Toy Story 4 in June 2019.

Tom Hanks attending the 2019 Toronto International Film Fest.

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 considered to voice Dodger in Oliver and Company, along with several actors that were considered, but the role was later given to Billy Joel.
• Hanks was originally considered for the role of Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace along with several other actors. 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 2019 live-action film adaptation of Dumbo before his Toy Story 3 co-star Michael Keaton took over the role.
• His favorite film Walt Disney produced was 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
• Not only did he play Walt Disney in Saving Mr. Banks, he's also actually a distant cousin of Walt himself.