Thomas Jeffrey Hanks

Thom Hanks, Thomas J. Hanks, Thomas Jeffrey Hanks
Born:
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks on July 9, 1956 in Concord, California

Job Titles:

Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Songwriter, Hotel bellboy, Sold peanuts at Oakland Coliseum

Family

Brother: Jim Hanks. Born June 15, 1961
Brother: Larry Hanks. Born Jan. 26, 1953; teaches at University of Illinois
Daughter: Elizabeth Ann Hanks. Born May 17, 1982; mother, Samantha Lewes (aka Susan Dillingham)
Father: Amos Hanks. Divorced Hanks mother in 1960; had custody of Hanks and two older siblings; married two more times; died in 1992
Mother: Janet Turner. Divorced Hanks father in 1960; retained custody of Jim Hanks; remarried several times
Sister: Sandra Hanks. Born July 31, 1951
Son: Chester Marlon Hanks. Born Aug. 4, 1990; mother, Rita Wilson
Son: Colin Hanks. Born Nov. 24, 1977; mother, Samantha Lewes (aka Susan Dillingham)
Son: Truman Theodore Hanks. Born Dec. 26, 1995; mother, Rita Wilson

Education

Skyline High School, Oakland, CA, 1974
California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, theater
Chabot Junior College, Hayward, CA

Milestones

• 1978 Made professional debut as Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew at the Riverside Theater in Cleveland, OH
• 1980 Co-starred in the short-lived cult ABC sitcom, Bosom Buddies ; played an advertising trainee who pretended to be a woman in order to live cheaply at a women-only hotel
• 1980 Film acting debut, He Knows You re Alone ; was paid only $800
• 1982 First TV-movie, Rona Jaffe s Mazes and Monsters
• 1983 Had recurring role as Uncle Ned on the NBC sitcom Family Ties
• 1984 First leading role in a feature film, Splash ; directed by Ron Howard
• 1986 Offered a fine performance as a workaholic advertising executive who tries to reconcile with his ill father (Jackie Gleason) in Nothing in Common
• 1988 Delivered a strong turn as a bitter stand-up comic in Punchline ; co-starred opposite Sally Field
• 1988 Earned first Best Actor Academy Award nomination for Big ; directed by Penny Marshall
• 1990 First screen pairing with Meg Ryan (who had multiple roles) in the uneven comedy Joe Versus the Volcano
• 1990 Starred as Sherman McCoy in Brian De Palma s ill-fated screen version of The Bonfire of the Vanities
• 1992 Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• 1992 Rejuvenated career after a string of box-office disappointments playing the character role of the boozy baseball coach in A League of Their Own ; seceond collaboration with Penny Marshall as director
• 1992 TV directorial debut, None But the Lonely Heart episode of HBO s Tales From the Crypt series
• 1993 Directed and acted in I ll Be Waiting , a segment of the Showtime series Fallen Angels
• 1993 Portrayed a gay lawyer with AIDS who sues his law firm for wrongful termination in Philadelphia ; won Best Actor Oscar
• 1993 Proved a fine romantic lead opposite Ryan in the Nora Ephron-directed Sleepless in Seattle
• 1993 With Gary Goetzman, formed the production company Clavius Base
• 1994 Received consecutive Best Actor Academy Award as Forrest Gump a slow-witted Southerner who lives an extraordinary life; first collaboration with director Robert Zemeckis
• 1995 Portrayed real-life astronaut James Lovell in Apollo 13 ; directed by Howard
• 1995 Voiced the cowboy Woody in the computer-animated feature Toy Story
• 1996 Feature screenwrting and directing debut, That Thing You Do! ; also played featured role of the band s manager amd wrote songs included in the film
• 1998 Co-executive produced the 13-part HBO series From the Earth to the Moon about the NASA space program; also acted in, scripted and directed episodes; co-produced with Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and others
• 1998 Headlined the Steven Spielberg-directed Saving Private Ryan , playing a captain leading a team of soldiers in search of the missing private; garnered Best Actor Academy Award nomination
• 1998 Third teaming with Meg Ryan, the romantic comedy You ve Got Mail ; directed by Nora Ephron; a loose remake of The Shop Around the Corner
• 1999 Reprised voice of Woody in Toy Story 2 , originally planned as a direct-to-video release, film received a theatrical distribution
• 1999 Starred as a prison guard in the period drama The Green Mile . adapted from Stephen King s novel
• 2000 Co-starred with Helen Hunt in Cast Away , directed by Zemeckis; played a man stranded on a deserted island; production was halted to allow Hanks to lose an appropriate amount of weight to reflect the character s emaciation; received Best Actor Oscar nomination
• 2001 With Spielberg, produced the HBO WWII-themed miniseries Band of Brothers ; also scripted and directed episodes
• 2002 Co-starred with Paul Newman in The Road to Perdition
• 2002 Collaborated again with director Spielberg for Catch Me if You Can playing the FBI agent pursuing Leonardo DiCaprio
• 2004 Cast as the voice of The Conductor/Hero Boy in the animated film Polar Express, directed and screenplay by Robert Zemeckis
• 2004 Starred as a southern professor who puts together a group of thieves to rob a casino in the remake of The Ladykillers ; helmed by Joel and Ethan Coen
• 2004 Starred in the romantic comedy The Terminal, as Viktor Navorski, an immigrant who becomes a resident of a New York airport terminal; directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Catherine Zeta-Jones
• 2006 Re-teamed with director Ron Howard to portray professor Robert Langdon in the film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code based on Dan Brown s bestseller
• 2007 Portrayed Democratic Texas Congressman, Charlie Wilson in Charlie Wilson s War directed by Mike Nichols, written by Aaron Sorkin, and co-starring Julia Roberts; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
• 2008 Co-starred with son Colin in The Great Buck Howard, a comedy about a young aspiring magician (Colin) who becomes the assistant to a renowned illusionist against his father s wishes
• 2008 Executive produced (with wife Rita Wilson) the film adaptation of the West End stage musical, Mamma Mia!
• 2008 Executive produced the HBO original movie, John Adams
• 2009 Re-teamed with Howard to play professor Robert Langdon in Angels & Demons, the film adaptation of Dan Brown s novel and sequel to The Da Vinci Code
• Made guest appearance on ABC s Happy Days ; first met Ron Howard
• Moved to New York
• Spent three seasons performing with the Great Lakes Theater Festival in Ohio working with Vincent Dowling

Actor Credits

• Toy Story 2 in 3-D (2010)

Voice of Woody

• Toy Story 3 (2010)

voice of Woody

• Angels & Demons (2009)

Robert Langdon

• Toy Story in 3-D (2009)

Voice of Woody

• The Great Buck Howard (2009)

Mr. Gable

• Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

Charlie Wilson

• The Simpsons Movie (2007)

Voice of Himself

• Cars (2006)

Voice of Woody Car

• The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Robert Langdon

• The Ladykillers (2004)

Professor Goldthwait Higginson Dorr

• The Polar Express (2004)

The Conductor/ Hero Boy/ Father/ Scrooge/ Santa Clause/ Hobo

• The Terminal (2004)

Viktor Navorski

• Concert For George (2003)
• Catch Me If You Can (2002)

FBI Agent Carl Hanratty

• Road to Perdition (2002)

Michael Sullivan

• Cast Away (2000)

Chuck Noland

• The Green Mile (1999)

Paul Edgecomb

• Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Captain Miller

• You've Got Mail (1998)

Joe Fox

• That Thing You Do! (1996)

Mr White

• Apollo 13 (1995)

Jim Lovell

• Forrest Gump (1994)

Forrest Gump

• Philadelphia (1993)

Andrew Beckett

• Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Sam Baldwin

• Radio Flyer (1992)

(uncredited) Adult Mike

• A League of Their Own (1992)

Jimmy Dugan

• Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

Joe

• The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

Sherman McCoy

• Turner & Hooch (1989)

Scott Turner

• The Burbs (1989)

Ray Peterson

• Big (1988)

Josh

• Punchline (1988)

Steven Gold

• Dragnet (1987)

Pep Streebek

• Everytime We Say Goodbye (1986)

David

• Nothing in Common (1986)

David Basner

• The Money Pit (1986)

Walter Fielding

• Volunteers (1985)

Lawrence Bourne III

• The Man With One Red Shoe (1985)

Richard

• Bachelor Party (1984)

Rick Gassko

• Splash (1984)

Allen Bauer

• Mazes and Monsters (1982)
• He Knows You're Alone (1980)

Elliot

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Director Credits

• From the Earth to the Moon (1998)

Director

• That Thing You Do! (1996)

Director

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Producer Credits

• My Life in Ruins (2009)

Executive Producer

• Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Producer

• The Great Buck Howard (2009)

Producer

• City of Ember (2008)

Producer

• Mamma Mia! (2008)

Executive Producer

• Surfer, Dude (2008)

Producer

• Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

Producer

• Evan Almighty (2007)

Executive Producer

• Starter for 10 (2007)

Producer

• The Ant Bully (2006)

Producer

• Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005)

Producer

• Connie and Carla (2004)

Producer

• The Polar Express (2004)

Executive Producer

• My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

Producer

• Cast Away (2000)

Producer

• Return With Honor (1999)

Producer ( presents )

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Writing Credits

• Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005)

Screenplay

• That Thing You Do! (1996)

screenplay

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Music Credits

• The Polar Express (2004)

Song Performer (Hot Chocolate)

• That Thing You Do! (1996)

songs ( Loving You Lots and Lots It s Not Far La Senora de Dos Costas Mr Downtown Voyage Around the Moon Hold My Hand Hold My Heart Will You Marry Me? Spartacus Hollywood Showcase Theme )

• Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

Song Performer ( The Cowboy Song )

• Dragnet (1987)

Song Performer ( City of Crime )

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Other Credits

• Festival in Cannes (2002)

Special Thanks ( with apologies to Tom Hanks )