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Tom Hanks

Actor, Writer, Director Date of birth 9th July 1956
Place of birth Concord, California, USA
Year of debut 1980
First feature film He Knows You're Alone

Awards

  • Academy Awards won2
  • Academy Awards nominated5
  • BAFTA Awards nominated3
  • Golden Globe Awards won4
  • Golden Globe Awards nominated7
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Biography

At high school, Tom Hanks became involved in acting. At college, he resigned himself to set-building after a string of failed auditions for university plays. Out of frustration, he acted in community theatre instead. After developing his acting skills on stage, he moved into TV. His guest part in Happy Days led to his breakthrough role in Splash in 1984. Since then, his roles in movies including Philadelphia and Forrest Gump have made him one of Hollywood's biggest box office stars.

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Did you know?

  • Tom Hanks is distantly related to the family of Abraham Lincoln.
  • His producer credits include My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Starter for Ten and Where The Wild Things Are.
  • From an early age, he has had a keen interest in NASA. This led to him appearing in Apollo 13. He also produced From The Earth to The Moon. The television series documented NASA's programme in the sixties and seventies.
  • He has undergone extreme weight loss to prepare for his roles. He lost thirty pounds for his role in Philadelphia and he lost fifty pounds for his part in Cast Away.
  • After his parents divorced, he went to live with his father, a chef. He had a nomadic childhood due to his father's work and subsequent marriages. He noted that by the age of ten, he had experienced "three mothers, five grammar schools and ten houses".

Awards

  • Academy Awards won2

    • 1994 Actor in a Leading Role - Forrest Gump
    • 1993 Actor in a Leading Role - Philadelphia

  • Academy Awards nominated5

    • 2000 Actor in a Leading Role - Cast Away
    • 1998 Actor in a Leading Role - Saving Private Ryan
    • 1998 Actor in a Leading Role - Big
    • 1994 Actor in a Leading Role - Forrest Gump
    • 1993 Actor in a Leading Role - Philadelphia

  • BAFTA Awards nominated3

    • 2000 Actor in a Leading Role - Cast Away
    • 1998 Actor in a Leading Role - Saving Private Ryan
    • 1994 Actor in a Leading Role - Forrest Gump

  • Golden Globe Awards won4

    • 2001 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Cast Away
    • 1995 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Forrest Gump
    • 1994 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Philadelphia
    • 1989 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Big

  • Golden Globe Awards nominated7

    • 2008 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Charlie Wilson's War
    • 2001 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Cast Away
    • 1999 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Saving Private Ryan
    • 1995 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Forrest Gump
    • 1994 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Philadelphia
    • 1994 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Sleepless In Seattle
    • 1989 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Big

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