Birth Date
July 9, 1956
Age
64 years old
Nationality
United States
Sun Sign
Cancer
Natural hair color
Dark Brown
Eye color
Blue
Height
6 ft 0 in | 183 cm
Net Worth
$350 Million
Weight
78 kg | 171 lbs
Chest
40 in | 101 cm
Shoe size
11 US | 44.5 EU
Waist
34 in | 86 cm
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Tom Hanks was born in Concord, California, United States, on July 9, 1956, is an American actor.
Young Tom Hanks first started acting during his years at the Skyline High School in Oakland, California in school theater productions.
He began his professional career on stage, with theater company "Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival".
He won a Cleveland Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his role as Proteus in a play "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" (1978).
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 television series The Love Boat (1980) in role as Rick Martin.
Tom's breakthrough performances came as Allen Bauer in fantasy romantic comedy movie Splash (1984) and as Rick Gassko in comedy film Bachelor Party (1984).
He landed his directing debut with music comedy film That Thing You Do! (1996), also starred in role as Mr. White.
New Movies
Bios (2021) science fiction drama in role as Finch, opposite Caleb Landry Jones and Samira Wiley
News of the World (2020) drama Western in role as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd
Greyhound (2020) drama war in role as Commander Ernest Krause, with Elisabeth Shue
He voiced Sheriff Woody in animated comedy movie Toy Story 4 (2019).
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) biographical drama in role as Fred Rogers, opposite Matthew Rhys and Chris Cooper
Best Movies
He won two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor for his roles in films:
Philadelphia (1993) drama in role as as Andrew Beckett
Forrest Gump (1994) romantic comedy drama in role as Forrest Gump
He was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor for his roles in movies:
Big (1988) fantasy comedy in role as Josh Baskin, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor
Saving Private Ryan (1998) epic war in role as Captain Miller
He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Academy Award for his performance as Chuck Noland in survival drama movie Cast Away (2000).
The Green Mile (1999) fantasy crime drama in role as Paul Edgecomb
Captain Phillips (2013) thriller drama opposite Catherine Keener
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) romantic comedy opposite Meg Ryan
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) romantic comedy drama with Meg Ryan and Bill Pullman
You've Got Mail (1998) romantic comedy drama with Meg Ryan
Apollo 13 (1995) space drama with Kevin Bacon and Ed Harris
Road to Perdition (2002) crime drama opposite Paul Newman, Daniel Craig and Jude Law
Catch Me If You Can (2002) biographical crime with Leonardo DiCaprio and Amy Adams
Larry Crowne (2011) romantic comedy opposite Julia Roberts
The Da Vinci Code (2006) mystery thriller directed by Ron Howard
Saving Mr. Banks (2013) drama with Emma Thompson and Colin Farrell
Bridge of Spies (2015) historical drama directed by Steven Spielberg
Cloud Atlas (2012) fantasy directed by The Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer
Inferno (2016) mystery thriller opposite Felicity Jones
The Circle (2017) techno thriller opposite Emma Watson
TV Shows
He played Robbie Wheeling in television drama film Mazes and Monsters (1982).
Saturday Night Live (1985–2017) 9 times as a host (1985–2016) and 9 times as a guest/cameo (2001–2017).
Facts
Attended Skyline High School in Oakland, California.
Studied theater at Chabot College in Hayward, California and at California State University, Sacramento.
Good friends with Bruce Springsteen.
He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Mike McAlary in a play "Lucky Guy" (2013), at Broadhurst Theatre.
Big fan of manned spaceflight.
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 voiced Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story film series (1995-2019).
Featured in music videos for: Carly Rae Jepsen "I Really Like You" (2015) and Rita Wilson "Girls Night In" (2015).
He received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2016.
He is a collector of manual typewriters.
Lives in Pacific Palisades, Malibu, California and Ketchum, Idaho.
Relationships
He was married to American actress Samantha Lewes (1978-1987), they have one son and one daughter.
He married actress Rita Wilson in 1988, they have two sons.