Tom Hanks
Thomas J. Hanks Birth date: July 9, 1956
Brith Place:
California Actor, director, producer and screenwriter Wife: Rita
Wilson, an actress that he met during the making of a movie, they got married
in 1998. They have two children.. Former wife: Samantha Lewes 1978/1985,
they have a daughter. Tom Hanks droped out from school and moved to New
York to fulfill his dream of being an actor. He ofbuted acting in small parts
in T.V.shows.
1974 Tom Hanks did a guest appearance on Happy Days.
1984
Tom Hanks was offered by producer Ron Howard to read for a secondary part in
the film Splash. Tom was so talented that he got the lead role.
1996 Ton
directed and starred the film That Thing you Do.
1988 Tom Hanks lost 30
pounds for his role in "Philaoflphia" interpreting a sick homosexual lawyer,
with Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards and Antonio Banofras,he received the
Acaofmy Award to the Best Actor. Tom Hanks has acted in several
successful movies as "Big", "Forrest Gump", "Apollo 13", and "Saving Soldier
Ryan" of
2002 Tom Hanks received American Film Institute's
Life Achievement Award,presented by fellow Oscar-winner Steven Spielberg on
12 June 2002 in Los Angeles 2003 Tom Hanks, ofmocrat, ofclared to be
against the candidacy of Arnold Schwarzenegger. (according to the New York
Post)
2004 Hank was casted to star in the big-screen adaptation of Dan
Brown's best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Coof 2005 After starring in
"The Ladykillers," "The Terminal" and in multiple roles
for "The Polar
Express," Tom Hanks was voted America's favorite actor
2006 Tom Hanks, Audrey Tatou and Jean Reno will attend the Cannes Film Festival in order to present the film Da Vinci Code, directed by Ron Howard, which will open the 59th, Cannes Film Festival on may 17th. This film will not be included in the official competition.