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Tom Hanks stars as Professor Robert Langdon in Ron Howards' "Angels & Demons" (2009).

Tom Hanks holds the distinction of being the first actor in 50 years to be awarded back-to-back Best Actor Academy Awards: in 1993 as the AIDS-stricken lawyer in Philadelphia and the following year in the title role of Forrest Gump. Tom Hanks also won Golden Globes for both of these performances, along with his work in "Big" and "Cast Away."

Born and raised in Oakland, California, Tom Hanks became interested in acting during high school. Tom Hanks attended Chabot College in Hayward, California, and California State University in Sacramento. At the invitation of Artistic Director Vincent Dowling Tom Hanks made his professional debut portraying Grumio in "The Taming of the Shrew" at the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Cleveland, Ohio. Tom Hanks performed in that company for 3 seasons.

Moving to New York City in 1978, Tom Hanks performed with the Riverside Shakespeare Company until getting a big break when he was teamed with Peter Scolari in the ABC television comedy series "Bosom Buddies." This led to starring roles in Ron Howard's "Splash," "Bachelor Party," "Volunteers," "The Money Pit" and "Nothing in Common." In 1988, the Los Angeles Film Critics recognized his performances in both "Big" and "Punchline," giving Tom Hanks their Best Actor Award.

Roles followed in films such as "A League of Their Own" and "Sleepless in Seattle."

In 1996, Tom Hanks made his feature film writing and directing debut with "That Thing You Do!" The film's title song not only reached the Top 10 in many contemporary music charts but was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

After re-teaming with Ron Howard in "Apollo 13," Tom Hanks served as an executive producer, writer, director and actor for HBO's "From the Earth to the Moon"—an Emmy-winning 12-hour dramatic film anthology that explored the entire Apollo space program.

In 1998, Tom Hanks starred in Steven Spielberg's war drama "Saving Private Ryan" for which he received his fourth Oscar nomination. The following year Tom Hanks starred in "The Green Mile," which was written and directed by Frank Darabont and is based on the six-part serialized novel by Stephen King.

In 2000, Tom Hanks reunited with director Robert Zemeckis and screenwriter William Broyles Jr. in "Cast Away" for which he received yet another Oscar nomination.

In 2000, Tom Hanks served again with Steven Spielberg, as executive producer, writer, and director for another epic HBO miniseries, "Band of Brothers," based on Stephen Ambrose's book. The miniseries aired in the fall of 2001 to wide-scale critical acclaim, leading to an Emmy Award and Golden Globe for the Best Miniseries in 2002.

In 2002, Tom Hanks starred in "Road to Perdition" opposite Paul Newman and Jude Law under Sam Mendes' direction. It was followed by Spielberg's stylish caper "Catch Me If You Can" opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, which was based on the true-life exploits of international confidence man Frank Abagnale Jr.

Tom Hanks teamed for a third time with Spielberg in "The Terminal" opposite Catherine Zeta Jones and followed it with the Coen brothers' dark comedy "The Ladykillers," In November 2004, Tom Hanks starred in the film adaptation of the Caldecott Medal-winning children's book "The Polar Express" by Chris Van Allsburg, which reunited him once again with director Robert Zemeckis.

In 2006, Tom Hanks played Robert Langdon in the film adaptation of Dan Brown's novel "The Da Vinci Code," helmed by Ron Howard and also starring Audrey Tautou, Paul Bettany, Ian McKellen and Jean Reno.

Tom Hanks also starred in "Charlie Wilson's War," opposite Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman, directed by Mike Nichols, which Playtone also produced.

Upcoming films include "The Great Buck Howard," starring John Malkovich and Colin Hanks.






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Age: 53 years old
Birthday: July 9, 1956
Height: 6' 0"
Full Name / Real Name: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks
Birthplace: Oakland, CA
Wife: Rita Wilson
Samantha Lewes (1/24/1978 - 3/19/1987, divorced, 2 children)




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Tom Hanks 'Hope for Haiti Now' Draws 83 Million ViewersThe "Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief" has now raised more than $61 million in donations from the general public to date. Read more...
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"The Pacific" scene 'The Pacific' to Bloody Up HBOPremiering on Sunday, March 14, the epic mini-series will depict the real-life journeys of three U.S. Marines across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II. Read more...
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"2012" poster Sony Pictures Has Best Box Office Year EverThe studio has already taken in $3.357 billion at the box office, surpassing its previous worldwide record from 2006. Read more...
Poster for "Angels & Demons" (2009) Sony Pictures Breaks Its Record for the Year for International Box OfficeWith the holiday season still to go, the studio has already had its best year ever internationally with over $1.6 billion from hits such as "2012," "Angels & Demons," "Terminator Salvation" and "Michael Jackson's This Is It." Read more...
The Black Eyed Peas Black Eyed Peas to Perform at 'Teen Choice 2009' and More Nominations AnnouncedKristen Bell, Jordana Brewster, Ashley Greene, Vanessa Hudgens, Shawn Johnson, Daren Kagasoff, Kim Kardashian, Sean Kingston, Taylor Lautner, Jennette McCurdy and Emma Roberts are among the stars set to appear on the awards show on Monday, August 10. Read more...
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March 20, 2010
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@_ashley_sommers I'll give u 1 actor & 1 actress for current day that I rly like. The actor is Tom Hanks and the actress is Sandra Bullock.
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Kidding, right? @JoshCribbs16 "Tom Hanks" or "Tom Cruise" who is the better actor
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@JoshCribbs16 Tom Hanks and it's not close.
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@Gigi5404 I thought you hated Tom Hanks!
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@JoshCribbs16 Tom Hanks now but Tom Cruise was great in Top Gun before he went a little cookoo!
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@JoshCribbs16 Tom Hanks, by far
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I love me a young Tom Hanks #procrastinating #turnerandhooch
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just watched Angels and Demons. Love Tom hanks but he wasn't the right choice for the role. shoulda been Harrison ford!
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watching Angels and Demons with Tom Hanks... So far so good!
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@JoshCribbs16 Tom Hanks. Hands down. Just think, could Cruise have carried Castaway by himself like Hanks? No.
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Tonight's after show entertainment was 'the great Buck Howard.'. Very enjoyable film playtone (Tom hanks) usually delivers.
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"They got The Last Samurai w/ Tom Cruise.The Mexican, w/ Brad Pitt.I got a movie they can produce, The Last Ni**a, w/ Tom Hanks!"-Paul Moony
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