Tom Hanks
Born 09/07/1956
(68 years old)
Concord, California, USA
Biography
TOM HANKS is an award-winning actor, producer and director.
One of only two actors in history to win back-to-back Best Actor Academy Awards®, he won his first Oscar® in 1994 for his moving portrayal of AIDS-stricken lawyer Andrew Beckett in Jonathan Demme's "Philadelphia." The following year, he took home his second Oscar® for his unforgettable performance in the title role of Robert Zemeckis' "Forrest Gump." He also won Golden Globe Awards for both films, as well as a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award® for the latter.
Hanks has also been honored with Academy Award® nominations for his performances in Penny Marshall's "Big," Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan," and Robert Zemeckis' "Cast Away," also winning Golden Globes for "Big" and "Cast Away." In 2002, Hanks received the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Hanks starred as the title character in Paul Greengrass' "Captain Philips," based on real-life Captain Richard Phillips' encounter with Somali pirates.
He portrayed Thomas Schell, alongside Sandra Bullock and Thomas Horn, in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," Stephen Daldry's Oscar®-nominated drama set against the backdrop of 9/11, adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer's acclaimed novel of the same name. His other feature credits include the animated adventure "The Polar Express," which he also executive produced and which reunited him with director Robert Zemeckis; the Coen brothers' "The Ladykillers"; Steven Spielberg's "The Terminal" and "Catch Me If You Can"; Sam Mendes' "Road to Perdition"; Frank Darabont's "The Green Mile"; Nora Ephron's "You've Got Mail" and "Sleepless in Seattle"; Penny Marshall's "A League of Their Own"; Ron Howard's "Apollo 13," "The Da Vinci Code," "Angels & Demons" and "Splash"; and the computer-animated blockbusters "Cars," "Toy Story," "Toy Story 2" and "Toy Story 3."
Hanks' work on the big screen has translated to success on the small screen. Following "Apollo 13," he executive produced and hosted the acclaimed HBO miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon," also directing one segment, and writing several others. His work on the miniseries brought him Emmy, Golden Globe and Producers Guild Awards, as well as an Emmy nomination for Best Director.
His collaboration with Steven Spielberg on "Saving Private Ryan" led to them executive producing the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers," based on the book by Stephen Ambrose. Hanks also directed a segment and wrote another segment of the fact-based miniseries, which won Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Miniseries. In addition, Hanks earned an Emmy Award for Best Director and an Emmy nomination for Best Writing, and received another Producers Guild Award for his work on the project.
In 2008, Hanks executive produced the critically acclaimed HBO miniseries "John Adams," starring Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney and Tom Wilkinson. It won 13 Emmy Awards, including the Emmy for Outstanding Miniseries, as well as a Golden Globe for Best Miniseries, and a PGA Award. Hanks and Spielberg re-teamed for the award-winning HBO miniseries "The Pacific," for which Hanks once again served as executive producer. The ten-part program won eight Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Miniseries, and brought Hanks his fourth PGA Award.
Hanks executive produced the HBO political drama starring Julianne Moore and Ed Harris, which follows Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate in his 2008 Presidential campaign. "Game Change" garnered 12 Emmy Award nominations in 2012, including Best Miniseries.
In 1996, Hanks made his successful feature film writing and directing debut with "That Thing You Do," in which he also starred. He wrote, produced, directed and starred in "Larry Crowne," with Julia Roberts.
Under his own Playtone banner, Hanks, together with his wife, Rita Wilson, and partner, Gary Goetzman, produced 2002's smash hit romantic comedy "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." Other producing credits include "Where the Wild Things Are," "The Polar Express," "The Ant Bully," "Charlie Wilson's War," "Mamma Mia!," "The Great Buck Howard," "Starter for 10" and the HBO series "Big Love."
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Actor
Music videos | |
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2021 |
Vystřelená - a.f. |
2015 |
Carly Rae Jepsen - I Really Like You |
Rita Wilson: Girls Night In |
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1994 |
Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia |
1987 |
Tom Hanks & Dan Aykroyd - City of Crime |
1986 |
Thompson Twins - Nothing in Common - a.f. |
Concerts | |
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2010 |
Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief |
2009 |
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial |
1994 |
Barbra: The Concert |
Short | |
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2017 |
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special (TV movie) |
2014 |
Toy Story That Time Forgot (TV movie) |
2013 |
Toy Story of Terror! (TV movie) |
2012 |
Movie: The Movie |
Partysaurus Rex |
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2011 |
Hawaiian Vacation |
Small Fry |
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2009 |
Beyond All Boundaries |
2007 |
5 Second Movies (series) - a.f. |
Producer
Movies | |
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2024 |
Here |
In the Garden of Beasts |
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2023 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 |
2022 |
A Man Called Otto |
2020 |
News of the World |
2017 |
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House |
2016 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 |
2013 |
Parkland |
2011 |
Larry Crowne |
2009 |
Where the Wild Things Are |
2008 |
City of Ember |
The Great Buck Howard |
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2007 |
Charlie Wilson's War |
2006 |
Starter for Ten |
The Ant Bully |
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2004 |
Connie and Carla |
2002 |
My Big Fat Greek Summer |
2000 |
Cast Away |
Series | |
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2019 |
Lewis and Clark |
2012 |
Electric City |
2007 |
Big Love: In the Beginning |
Documentaries | |
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2016 |
The Eighties (series) |
2008 |
David McCullough: Painting with Words (TV movie) |
2006 |
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (concert) |
2005 |
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D |
1987 |
American Experience (series) |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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2020 |
Greyhound |
2011 |
Larry Crowne |
1996 |
The Wonders |
Series | |
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2012 |
Electric City |
2001 |
Band of Brothers |
Currahee (E01) |
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1998 |
From the Earth to the Moon |
Le Voyage Dans La Lune (E12) |
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The Original Wives Club (E11) |
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That's All There Is (E07) |
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Mare Tranquilitatis (E06) |
Documentaries | |
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2005 |
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D |
Director
Movies | |
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2011 |
Larry Crowne |
1996 |
The Wonders |
1994 |
Vault of Horror I (TV movie) |
Series | |
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2001 |
Band of Brothers |
Crossroads (E05) |
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1998 |
From the Earth to the Moon |
Can We Do This? (E01) |
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1993 |
A League of Their Own |
Fallen Angels |
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I'll Be Waiting (S01E02) |
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1992 |
Tales from the Crypt |
None But the Lonely Heart (S04E01) |