Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, United States, on July 9, 1956, is an American actor. Young Tom Hanks first started acting in school plays. He began his career on stage, with theater company "Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival". He made his big screen debut in horror thriller film He Knows You're Alone (1980) in role as Elliot. He got his television debut in ABC comedy drama series The Love Boat (1980) in role as Rick Martin. Tom's breakthrough performance came as Allen Bauer in fantasy romantic comedy movie Splash (1984). He made his Broadway debut in a play "Lucky Guy" (2013) in role as Mike McAlary, at Broadhurst Theatre, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He landed his directorial debut with music comedy film That Thing You Do! (1996), also starred as Mr. White.
Tom Hanks height is 6' 0" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 183 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 181 іn pоunds or 82 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 68 years old. His shoe size is 11 US | 44 EU.
Tom Hanks
Photo: John Bauld from Toronto, Canada / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0
Birth Date:
July 9, 1956
Age:
68 years old
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Cancer
Natural hair color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Green
Height:
6 ft 0 in | 183 cm
Net Worth:
$350 Million
Weight:
82 kg | 181 lbs
Chest:
40 in | 101 cm
Shoe Size:
11 US | 44 EU
Waist:
34 in | 86 cm
He won the Academy Awards for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his roles in films:
Philadelphia (1993) - Andrew Beckett
Forrest Gump (1994) - Forrest Gump
He was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor for his roles in movies:
Big (1988) - Josh Baskin, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Captain Miller
He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Chuck Noland in survival drama movie Cast Away (2000).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his roles in films:
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) - Sam Baldwin
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) - Charlie Wilson
He won the American Comedy Awards for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) for his performances in movies:
You've Got Mail (1998) - Joe Fox
Nothing in Common (1986) - David Basner
He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Captain Richard Phillips in thriller drama movie Captain Phillips (2013).
He won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture for his role as Jim Lovell in space drama movie Apollo 13 (1995).
He was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role as Walt Disney in biographical drama movie Saving Mr. Banks (2013).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his role as Ben Bradlee in historical political thriller movie The Post (2017).
He was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor for his role as Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger in biographical drama movie Sully (2016).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role as Fred Rogers in biographical drama film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019).
He was nominated for the Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie for his role as Commander Ernest Krause in drama war film Greyhound (2020).
He was nominated for the Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie for his role as Finch Weinberg in post-apocalyptic survival film Finch (2021).
He voiced Sheriff Woody in Toy Story film series Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019).
The Green Mile (1999) - Paul Edgecomb
Bachelor Party (1984) - Rick Gassko
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) - Joe Banks
Road to Perdition (2002) - Michael Sullivan, Sr.
Catch Me If You Can (2002) - FBI Agent Carl Hanratty
He directed, wrote and starred as Larry Crowne in romantic comedy film Larry Crowne (2011).
The Da Vinci Code (2006) - Professor Robert Langdon
Bridge of Spies (2015) - James B. Donovan
Cloud Atlas (2012) - Dr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-A-Like Actor / Zachry
Inferno (2016) - Professor Robert Langdon
The Circle (2017) - Eamon Bailey
News of the World (2020) - Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd
Pinocchio (2022) - Geppetto
Elvis (2022) - Colonel Tom Parker
He played George Meade in Paramount+ Western drama television limited-run series 1883 (2021).
He hosted Saturday Night Live 9 times (1985–2016) also starred 9 times as a guest/cameo (2001–2017).
Attended Skyline High School in Oakland, California.
Studied theater at Chabot College in Hayward, California.
Studied at California State University, Sacramento.
Has two brothers: Larry, Jim and one sister, Sandra.
Has English, German, Scottish, Welsh and Portuguese ancestry.
He won the Cleveland Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his role as Proteus in a play "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" (1978).
He played Sir John Falstaff in a play "Henry IV" (2018).
Big fan of manned spaceflight.
Good friend with Bruce Springsteen.
Featured in music videos for:
Hanks and Dan Aykroyd "City of Crime" (1987)
Carly Rae Jepsen "I Really Like You" (2015)
Rita Wilson "Girls Night In" (2015)
Fan of Doctor Who and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Huge fan of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2014.
He received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
He won the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2020.
He serves as campaign chair of the Hidden Heroes Campaign of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation.
He is a collector of manual typewriters.
Lives in Pacific Palisades, Malibu, California and Ketchum, Idaho.
He was married to American actress Samantha Lewes (1978-1987), they have one son, Colin and one daughter, Elizabeth Ann.
He married actress Rita Wilson in 1988, they have two sons, Chester "Chet" Marlon and Truman Theodore.