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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tom_HanksTom Hanks - Wikipedia

    Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. [2]

  2. Apr 3, 2014 · Tom Hanks won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1993 and 1994 for his performances in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, respectively. He was the first actor to accomplish the feat in 50 years. He was the...

  3. Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. His mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese, while his father was of mostly English ancestry.

  4. 5 days ago · Tom Hanks (born July 9, 1956, Concord, California, U.S.) is an American actor whose cheerful everyman persona made him a natural for starring roles in many popular films. In the 1990s he expanded his comedic repertoire and began portraying lead characters in dramas.

  5. Tom Hanks is a popular American actor and is one of the highest-paid all-time box office stars. He stole the limelight through his performance in ‘Splash’, a romantic comedy directed by Ron Howard.

  6. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000158Tom Hanks - IMDb

    Tom Hanks. Producer: Cast Away. Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook.

  7. Aug 11, 2023 · Tom Hanks started his career with leading roles in several comedy films that gained positive attention, such as Splash (1984), The Money Pit (1986), Big (1988), and A League of Their Own (1992). He then won two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor for playing a gay lawyer with AIDS in Philadelphia (1993) and the title character in Forrest ...

  8. When Reader's Digest did a poll in 2013 to find out who are the 100 Most Trusted People in America, Tom Hanks came out as No. 1. It's no surprise that the much-beloved star of such hits as Big, Forrest Gump, Castaway, and Toy Story is one of the most powerful and well-respected actors in Hollywood.

  9. Tom Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and writer. Career. Many of Hanks' early movies were comedies. He was made famous by his roles in Splash and Big. He made his way into drama with A League of Their Own and Philadelphia. He combined the two genres with Forrest Gump.

  10. Jun 13, 2022 · Ever since the actor broke out from a string of roles as a goofy, lovelorn leading man via the complicated innocence of his work in “Big” (1988), Hanks has gradually become an avatar of ...