Birthday: July 9, 1956
Birthplace: CA, USA
Star Sign: Cancer
Profession: Film Actor
Tom Hanks is an American actor, filmmaker, and producer who has had an in depth career in films, television and on the stage. His cheerful everyman persona made him a natural for starring roles in many popular films.
Former sitcom actor Hanks is that the much-beloved star of such Hollywood hits. he’s one among the very best grossing actors in history. Hanks’ films have grossed quite $4.5 billion at U.S. and Canadian box offices and quite $9.0 billion worldwide, making him the third highest-grossing actor in North America. He has acted in a number of the best dramas ever. Tom Hank has been giving us memorable movies since the 80’s.
Profile
Full Name: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks
Birth Date: July 9, 1956
Birth Place: Concord, California, U.S.
Residence: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Profession: Director, Actor, Television Actor, Film Actor
Years active: 1977–present
Net worth: $390 million (May 2014)
Books: Uncommon Type: Some Stories (2017), Subversive Gospel: A New Testament Commentary of Liberation (2000), You’ve Got Mail (1998), God So Loved the Third World: The Biblical Vocabulary of Oppression (1983)
Family
Spouse(s): Rita Wilson (m. 1988), Samantha Lewes (m. 1978–1987)
Children: Chet Hanks, Colin Hanks, Elizabeth Hanks, Truman Theodore Hanks
Relatives: Jim Hanks, Larry Hanks, Sandra Hanks
Notable Films:
Cast Away
Forrest Gump
Toy Story Franchise
Angels and Demons
Da Vinci Code
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Mr. Banks
Catch Me If You Can
Philadelphia
The Terminal
Cloud Atlas
Captain Phillips
The Green Mile.
Oscar Wins
In the film Philadelphia, Hanks played a lawyer fired from his high-paying firm because he has AIDS, delivering a courageous performance that earned him an Academy Award for best actor.
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.
