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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.
Hanks won his second Best Actor Academy Award for his role in Forrest Gump, becoming only the second actor to have accomplished the feat of winning consecutive Best Actor Oscars. Hanks' next role - astronaut and commander Jim Lovell, in the docudrama Apollo 13 (1995) - reunited him with Ron Howard.
Hanks won his second Best Actor Academy Award for his role in Forrest Gump, becoming only the second actor to have accomplished the feat of winning consecutive Best Actor Oscars. Hanks' next role - astronaut and commander Jim Lovell, in the docudrama Apollo 13 (1995) - reunited him with Ron Howard.
May 26, 2023 · The two-time Oscar winner, who received an honorary doctorate of arts from the prestigious school, opened his speech with a joke about how he never had to study to get his degree, alluding to his...
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...
Feb 18, 2024 · Hanks, Spielberg and Goetzman quite literally brought the war back to life by re-creating the Thorpe Abbotts air force base, prison camps, and even B-17s they built from scratch.
Jun 7, 2024 · Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg commemorated the anniversary of D-Day in Normandy. Hanks said he will "always have faith" in American democracy.
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 ...
May 28, 2023 · Tom Hanks on the Rewards and “Vicious Reality” of Making Movies. The actor and first-time novelist discusses his new book, shooting the park-bench scenes in “Forrest Gump,” and the...
May 26, 2023 · Tom Hanks called on Harvard’s 2023 graduating class to defend truth in a powerful commencement address on Thursday. The Oscar winner, who received an honorary doctorate of arts, joked he was ...
