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    Tom Hanks - Wikipedia

    BornThomas Jeffrey Hanks · July 9, 1956 · Concord, California, U.S.
    CitizenshipUnited States · Greece (since 2020)
    Alma materChabot College
    SpousesSamantha Lewes · (m. 1978; div. 1987) · Rita Wilson (m. 1988)
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    Early life and family

    Hanks was born in Concord, California, on July 9, 1956, to hospital worker Janet Marylyn (née Frager) and itinerant cook Amos "Bud" Hanks. His mother was from a Portuguese family; their surname was originally "F… See more

    Career

    In 1979, Hanks moved to New York City, where he made his film debut in the low-budget slasher film He Knows You're Alone (1980) and landed a starring role in the television movie Mazes and Monsters (1982). Earl… See more

    Awards and honors

    In Hanks' career as an actor and producer, he has received many award nominations. Hanks has received six Academy Award nominations including two consecutive wins for Best Actor for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump in … See more

    Reputation and legacy

    Hanks is often compared to James Stewart, and has also frequently been referred to as "America's Dad". In 2013, when he was starring in Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy on Broadway, he had crowds of 300 fans waiting for … See more

    Personal life

    Hanks married American actress Samantha Lewes (1952–2002) in 1978. They had one son, actor Colin (b. 1977), and one daughter, Elizabeth (b. 1982). Hanks and Lewes divorced in 1987. Lewes died in 2002 at the age of 49 fr… See more

    Bibliography

    Hanks wrote a collection of short stories inspired by his typewriter collection, Uncommon Type, which was published in 2017. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece, his debut novel, was published i… See more

    Further reading

    • Gardner, David (1999), Tom Hanks: The Unauthorized Biography, London, ISBN 978-1-85782-327-1
    • Gardner, David (2007), Tom Hanks: Enigma, ISBN 978-1-84454-428-8
    • Pfeiffer, Lee (1996), The Films of Tom Hanks, Sec… See more

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