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Marshall met was in 1982 when she guest starred on an episode of Bosom 
Buddies. Penny Marshall then directed Tom Hanks in Big in 1988, a movie for 
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which was... [DOC] [TLE] Tom Hanks Reveals The Movies That Have Meant The Most To Him [PAR] Oct 14, 2015 ... I went up to their office and they had all these posters for Broadway ... Anyway, I 
was invited to be a guest star on Happy Days because Bosom Buddies shot on 
the .... like starring in Big, Sleepless in Seattle, Forrest Gump, and Philadelphia, ... 
Spielberg and Hanks

Question: "Bosom Buddies" star who went on to make a "Big" splash in "Forrest Gump"
Answer: Tom Hanks