Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and writer.

Career
Many of Hanks' early movies were comedies. He was made famous by his roles in Splash and Big. He made his way into drama with A League of Their Own and Philadelphia. He combined the two genres with Forrest Gump. Hanks has starred in many more famous movies since, including Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, Toy Story (only his voice was used), Cast Away, The Terminal, The Da Vinci Code, The Green Mile, Captain Phillips, Sully, Bridge of Spies and The Post.

Hanks played Fred Rogers in Marielle Heller's biographical movie A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), a role which earned him a Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations.

In 2022, Hanks played Colonel Tom Parker in the Elvis Presley biopic Elvis. That same year, he also played Geppetto in the Disney live-action remake Pinocchio.

Hanks has won several awards for acting. He won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia. He also won a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a People's Choice Award for Best Actor for his role in Forrest Gump.

In 2014, he received a Kennedy Center Honor and, in 2016, he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama, as well as the French Legion of Honor.

Personal life
For his role in Saving Private Ryan, Hanks was honored as an honorary member of the United States Army Rangers Hall of Fame.

In December 2019, he was naturalized as an honorary Greek citizen by the President of Greece.

On March 12, 2020, Hanks announced that he and his wife Rita had tested positive for COVID-19 while shooting Elvis in Australia.

Hanks is a typewriter and model train enthusiast. 

Filmography
Film
alt=A photograph of Hanks attending the Governor's Ball after the telecast of the 61st Academy Awards in 1989|thumb|upright|Hanks at the Governor's Ball after the telecast of the 61st Academy Awards, 1989
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 Title  Year Credited as  Notes  Actor   Producer  Other Role(s) He Knows You're Alone 1980Elliot Splash 1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 1984  1985 Volunteers 1985   1986  Nothing in Common 1986  Every Time We Say Goodbye 1986  Limited release Dragnet 1987 Throw Momma from the Train 1987 Big 1988  1989 Turner & Hooch 1989 Joe Versus the Volcano 1990   1990 Radio Flyer 1992Cameo  1992 Sleepless in Seattle 1993 Philadelphia 1993 Forrest Gump 1994 Apollo 13 1995 Toy Story 1995 Voice only  That Thing You Do! 1996Director and screenwriter Cats Don't Dance 1997 Voice only Saving Private Ryan 1998  1998 Spike Voice only You've Got Mail 1998 I Hate County 1999 Voice only Toy Story 2 1999 Voice only  1999 Cast Away 2000 Vanilla Sky 2001  My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2002—  Road to Perdition 2002 Catch Me If You Can 2002  2004 Connie and Carla 2004—  2004 Elvis Has Left the Building 2004Mailbox ElvisCameo  2004/Hero Boy/Father/Scrooge/Santa Claus/HoboVoice and motion captureExecutive producer  2005Screenwriter and narrator—IMAX only  2006 Over the Hedge 2006Woody UncreditedDreamWorks Animation films with Over the Hedge (May 19, 2006). Cars 2006Woody Car CameoVoice only  2006— Starter for 10 2006— For Your Consideration 2006Fozzie BearVoice onlyEvan Almighty  2007 —Executive producer Charlie Wilson's War2007   2007 HimselfCameoVoice only Bee Movie 2007Barry B. Benson Voice onlyAlso co-writer and producerNominated – Producers Guild of America Award – Animated FilmNominated – Kids Choice Award - Favorite Animated VoiceMamma Mia! 2008—Executive producer City of Ember 2008—  2009 Limited release My Life in Ruins 2009—Executive producer Angels & Demons 2009 Where the Wild Things Are 2009—Beyond All Boundaries 2009Narrator—Short filmExecutive producer Toy Story 3 2010 Voice only Hawaiian Vacation 2011 Short filmVoice onlyLarry Crowne  2011Director and screenwriter Small Fry 2011 Short filmVoice only Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2011 Cloud Atlas 2012/Hotel Manager///Cavendish Look-A-Like Actor/Zachry Partysaurus Rex 2012 Short filmVoice only Parkland 2013— Captain Phillips 2013 Saving Mr. Banks 2013 Bridge of Spies 2015 Ithaca  2015TBA Post-productionExecutive producer   2015 Post-production My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2  2016— Post-productionProducer Inferno  2016 Post-production Sully 2016  Filming The Circle  2017BaileyFilmingProducer Toy Story 4 2019  Voice only

Television
 Title  Year Credited as  Notes  Actor   Producer  Other Role(s)  1980 Episode: "Friends and Lovers/Sergeant Bull/Miss Mother"Bosom Buddies  1980–82  Mazes and Monsters 1982 Television film Taxi 1982Gordon Episode: "The Road Not Taken: Part 1" Happy Days 1982 Episode: "A Little Case of Revenge" Family Ties 1983–84 Episode: "The Fugitive Part 1"Episode: "The Fugitive Part 2"Episode: "Say Uncle" Saturday Night Live 1985–2015 Host Various characters 8 times as host (1985–2006) 8 times as guest/ cameo (2001–15) Tales from the Crypt 1992Director Baxter Episode: "None but the Lonely Heart" Rugrats 1992 Charlie The SWAT Officer Episode: "Garage Sale" Fallen Angels 1993Director Trouble Boy #1 Episode: "I'll Be Waiting"  1993Director— Episode: "The Monkey's Curse" From the Earth to the Moon 1998Director and screenwriter Episode: "Le voyage dans la lune" Episode: ""Can We Do This?"  4 episodes Executive producer Band of Brothers 2001Director and screenwriter British Officer MiniseriesExecutive producerEpisode: "Crossroads" Episode: "Currahee" Cameo Freedom: A History of US 2003 // 7 episodes Big Love 2006–11—Executive producer Mona the Vampire 2006 Episode: "Mona and the Talking Mice/The Ogre Hunters"  2010  Narrator— Miniseries; 6 episodesExecutive producer 30 Rock 2011  Himself Cameo Killing Lincoln 2013 Narrator— Television film Toy Story of Terror! 2013  Halloween SpecialVoice only  2013 — DocumentaryExecutive producer  2014 — Documentary seriesExecutive producer Olive Kitteridge 2014 — MiniseriesExecutive producer Toy Story That Time Forgot 2014  Christmas SpecialVoice only The Seventies 2015 —Documentary seriesExecutive producer

Music video appearances
 Title Year Artist I Really Like You2015Girls Night In2015

Stage
 Production Year Theatre Role Notes   1977 Lakewood Civic Auditorium Grumio Hamlet 1977 Lakewood Civic Auditorium Soldier, Reynaldo  Polly 1978 Lakewood Civic Auditorium Hacker  1978 Lakewood Civic Auditorium Proteus  1978 Lakewood Civic Auditorium Muz King John 1978 Lakewood Civic Auditorium  Twelfth Night 1979 Lakewood Civic Auditorium Fabian Juno and the Paycock 1979 Lakewood Civic Auditorium  Do Me a Favorite 1979 Lakewood Civic Auditorium Harold  1979 Riverside Shakespeare Theater Callimaco Lucky Guy 2013 Broadhurst Theatre  New Toy Story 2020 Disney Theatrical Productions  Voice only

References

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Category:Actors from Contra Costa County, California
Category:American Christians
Category:American movie actors
Category:American stage actors
Category:American television actors
Category:American voice actors
Category:Best Actor Academy Award winners
Category:American Emmy Award winning actors
Category:Golden Globe Award winning actors
Category:People from Concord, California
Category:People's Choice Award winners
Category:Saturn Award winners
Category:Screen Actors Guild Award winners
Category:Writers from California