- Born Name: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks
- Birthday: 1956-07-09 (Year-Month-Day)
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- Spouse(s): Samantha Lewes (1978–1987) Rita Wilson (1988–present)
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- Medium: Actor, producer, director, voice over artist, writer, speaker
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Tom Hanks, This article is about the American actor. For the seismologist, see Thomas C. Hanks.Thomas Jeffrey Tom Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988s Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, Commander James A. Lovell in Apollo 13, Captain John H. Miller in Saving Private Ryan, Joe Fox in Youve Got Mail and Chuck Noland in Cast Away. Hanks won consecutive Best Actor Academy Awards, in 1993 for Philadelphia and in 1994 for Forrest Gump. U.S. domestic box office totals for his films exceed $3.9 billion. He is the father of actor Colin Hanks.