Tom Hanks, American actor, born 9 July 1956 in Concord, California, United States.
Biography and life story of celebrity in English.
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Name in English: Tom Hanks
Full real name: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks
Nationality: United States
Language: English
Religion: Christianity (Greek Orthodox Church)
Residence: Los Angeles, United States
Date of birth: 9 July 1956
Place of birth: Concord, California, United States
Age: 66 years (in 2022)
Astrological Sign: Cancer
Profession: Actor, Film Director, Film Producer, Writer, Screenwriter, Composer
Genre: Hollywood Movies
Years of activity: 1980 – present
Social status: Married
Current wife: Rita Wilson (1988 – now)
Ex-wife: Samantha Los (1978-1987)
Sons: Colin Hanks
Biography, Life story
Tom Hanks was born on 9 July 1956 in Concord, California, United States. His childhood was troubled and his family often moved from city to city, his parents separated as a young man. He had no acting experience when he was a student at the university where all he did was he applied for representation in one of the plays and he was accepted and started his technical career where the director of the play invited him to go to Cleveland and it was a start from there.
In the 1980s, Tom Hanks’ first film was in 1980 (He Knows You ‘re Alone) and had little success. That same year he did a television series, Bosom Buddies, which ran until 1982. Because of his success in the series, he was offered a role in the 1984 film Bachelor Party. His first major and successful appearance was in the 1984 film Splash. It was followed by the 1989 film Turner & Hooch. He then imposed himself as a star when he achieved great success in the 1988 film Big and his real start in Hollywood.
In the 1990s, Tom Hanks acted in The Bonfire of the Vanities in 1990, and A League of Their Own with pop singer Madonna in 1992. 1993 was the biggest success of all when star Denzel Washington took part in Philadelphia, where he received his first Oscar. That same year he had a successful romantic film (Sleepless in Seattle). In 1994 he received his second Oscar for Forrest Gump. His successes followed and he starred in the 1995 film Apollo 13. He recorded his voice for Woody’s character in Disney’s film Toy Story, which had a second part in 1999 and a third in 2010. In 1996 he first directed “That Thing You Do”, in which he also acted. In 1998, he participated in the film Saving Private Ryan. Like the romantic comedy (You ‘ve Got Mail) with Meg Ryan. In 1999, he made the film The Green Mile.
In the new millennium, Tom Hanks starred in Cast Away in 2000, playing a mafia man in Road to Perdition with Paul Newman in 2002, and that same year the director Steven Spielberg and actor Leonardo DiCaprio co-starred in Catch Me if You Can. In 2004 Hanks participated in three films. The Ladykillers, The Polar Express and The Terminal. In 2006 he co-starred in the film The Da Vinci Code, which generated huge revenues. In 2007, he worked with actress Julia Roberts on Charlie Wilson’s War. In 2009, he starred in the second part of the Angels & Demons series.
In 2010 Tom Hanks returned to the famous cartoon series Toy Tale, 11 years after it stopped, in the third part Toy Tale 3. This part has been very successful. In 2011, Larry Crowne romantically directed a comedy starring Julia Roberts, and also co-starred in Extreme Loud and Incredibly Close. In 2012 he took part in the sci-fi film Cloud Atlas. In 2013 he starred in two critically acclaimed films. First (Captain phillips). The second was the character of Walt Disney, “Saving Mr. Banks.” Tom Hanks received the Golden Globe for Best Actor.
Tom Hanks married Samantha Los in 1978, a boy and a daughter answered, and they separated in 1987. He then met his second wife, actress Rita Wilson, in Cleveland in 1985, and appeared together in Volunteers, married her in 1988, with two children.
List of works – Filmography
Films
Splash, Bachelor Party (1984), Volunteers (1985), The Money Pit (1986), Dragnet (1987), Big (1988), Turner and Hooch, The ‘Burbs (1989), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), A League of Their Own (1991), Sleepless in Seattle, Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Apollo 13, Toy Story (1995), Saving Private Ryan, You’ve Got Mail (1998), Toy Story 2, The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition, Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal, The Polar Express (2004), The Da Vinci Code (2006), The Simpsons Movie, Charlie Wilson’s War (2007), The Great Buck Howard (2008), Angels & Demons (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), Larry Crowne, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011), Cloud Atlas (2012), Captain Phillips, Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Bridge of Spies (2015), Inferno, A Hologram for the King (2016).
Awards and Honors
– Nominated for Oscar several times (1989, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001).
– Won the Academy Award for Best Lead Actor in 1994 for Philadelphia.
– Won the Best Lead Actor Oscar in 1995 for Forrest Gump.
– Nominated for Golden Globe multiple times (1989, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2014).
– Won the Golden Globe in the category of Best Comedian or Review in 1989 for Big.
– Won the Golden Globe in the 1994 Best Actor category for Philadelphia.
– Won the Golden Globe in the Best Actor category in 1995 for Forrest Gump.
– Won the Golden Globe in the Best Actor category in 2001 for Cast Away.
– Won the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by an actor in a lead role in 1995.
– Won the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by actors at the cinema in 1996.
– He won the Emmy Prime Time.
