Tom Hanks

Thomas " Tom" Jeffrey Hanks ( born July 9, 1956 in Concord, California) is an American actor, film director, film producer and voice actor for many American film and television productions. He is one of the most prolific character actors in Hollywood and has been honored twice in a row with the Oscar for best actor - for his starring roles in the films Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994).

Biography

Private life

According to information from Tom Hanks comes from " broken homes ". His parents, Amos Hanks and Janet questioner, could be to retire early and he grew up with his brothers and sisters Sandra and Lawrence on with his father and changing stepmothers, while the younger brother Jim Hanks remained in the mother.

1978 Hanks married actress Samantha Lewes, 1987, the marriage ended in divorce. From this marriage two children were born, Colin ( b. 1977 ) and Elizabeth ( b. 1982 ). Samantha Lewes died in 2002 from bone cancer. In April 1988, Hanks married again. With the actress Rita Wilson, he has two sons (born 4 August 1990, and born 26 December 1995). Hanks also brought his first two children into the marriage. Before his marriage, he converted to the Greek Orthodox Church.

Career

His interest in acting discovered Tom Hanks during his time at the high school, where he often went to the theater and in acting classes gained his first own experiences. Accordingly, after the completion of high school, he began studying acting. In addition, he worked for three years at the " Great Lakes Theater Festival" in Cleveland, where he gained experience in all areas relevant to the theater lighting and sound from the stage. He also played, among others, the role of Proteus in Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, for which he was awarded the " Cleveland Critics Circle Award" for best actor there.

In 1979 he moved to New York, where he received first film and television roles. Among other things, he starred in the sitcom Bosom Buddies and had guest appearances in the series Taxi ( with Tony Danza and Christopher Lloyd) and Happy Days. In this time he met Ron Howard, with whom he later worked on many projects. By Howard he came to his first starring role in a feature film - in the comedy Splash - A Virgin on the hook, at the Howard directed.

After another comedies such gift is too expensive or Scott & Hooch he finally got a quote for more serious roles, such as in The Bonfire of the Vanities and A class by itself. The year 1993 saw his breakthrough with the successful films Sleepless in Seattle and Philadelphia. For his role of suffering from Aids Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia Hanks won the Oscar for best actor. Already in the following year he received for the representation of the mentally retarded Forrest Gump in the film of the same his second Oscar. Winning two Oscars in a row for the category " Best Actor " before him succeeded only Spencer Tracy. His acceptance speech at the award ceremony of the Oscars for Philadelphia, in which he thanked a gay teacher, was the impetus for the film In & Out.

It was followed by many successful theater productions where Hanks played the lead role, including Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, Cast Away and The Da Vinci Code.

In 1996, Hanks first time behind the camera. He founded, along with producer Gary Goetzman, the production company Playtone, with which he henceforth produced films. In the first Playtone production, the film That Thing You Do!, He excelled as a writer and as a director responsible, took a major role and contributed to the film music. Together with his wife Rita Wilson, he produced the comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Also in the TV series From the Earth to the Moon and Band of Brothers, he appeared as a producer and writer. In addition, Hanks took speaking roles for animated films such as Toy Story, The Polar Express and The Simpsons - The Movie.

In order to display his roles credible as possible, Hanks also takes in physical terms such hardships. So he had for the film Cast Away in a relatively short time much weight increase or decrease in order to present the role of a castaway in a credible fashion. Filming for this interrupted for several months after the scenes were filmed in front of the plane crash with him as manager of FedEx with yet sturdy build.

A very short and wordless appearance was Tom Hanks in the 2004 film Elvis Has Left the Building. In this he is made such deadly as motorcyclists from a mailbox that he remains in this stuck with his head.

Others

Hanks ' German standard synchronous voice comes from Arne Elsholtz. However, he was also dubbed many times before by Joachim Tennstedt and Detlef Bierstedt.
Since 2005, Hanks Board Member (Treasurer and Vice President) and since 2009 as a representative of the actresses Group vice- president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscar annually.
Hanks is passionate about the exploration of space and Star Trek fan. He got the role of Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact offered, but had to because of his obligations for the movie That Thing You Do! cancel. He also produced several documentaries on the American Apollo program and is a member of the " National Space Society ".
A 1996 in the asteroid belt asteroid discovered was named in his honor ( 12818 ) Tomhanks.
Hanks is a fan of English football club Aston Villa. He attended the beginning of 2008 the club which has an American owner (Randy Lerner ).
Tom Hanks is a distant relative of the 16th U.S. president Abraham Lincoln ( 1809-1865 ). Lincoln Altgroßeltern William and Sarah Hanks are the common ancestors.
Hanks is a passionate collector of typewriters. His collection includes 250 pieces, including an old " Erika " the model " E/10 " from the GDR.

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