Tom Hanks

American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)

Born: July 9, 1956

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Overview

Born / Died

b. July 9, 1956

Role

American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)

Achievement

He won two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor, playing a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in Philadelphia (1993), then the title character in Forrest Gump (1994).

Legacy

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker.

Legacy

Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon.

Legacy

In 2020, Hanks was ranked as the fourth-highest-grossing American film actor of all time.

Who was Tom Hanks?

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. In 2020, Hanks was ranked as the fourth-highest-grossing American film actor of all time.

Hanks at the Academy Awards after-party in March 1989

Historical significance

Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. His numerous awards include two Academy Awards, seven Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards; he has also been nominated for five BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award. He received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2014, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2020. Hanks rose to fame with leading roles in the comedies Splash (1984), The Money Pit (1986), Big (1988), and A League of Their Own (1992). He won two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor, playing a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in Philadelphia (1993), then the title character in Forrest Gump (1994).

Hanks on the film set of Forrest Gump (1994)

Sources and Links

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