Tom Hanks
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| - | '''Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks''' (born [[July 9]] [[1956]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[film actor]], [[Film director|director]], [[voice-over artist]], [[writer]] and [[film producer]]. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies before achieving success as a dramatic actor portraying several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'', the title role in ''[[Forrest Gump (film)|Forrest Gump]]'', Captain John H. Miller in ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' and Michael Sullivan in ''[[Road To Perdition]]''. He is also one of only three actors in the history of film to have seven consecutive [[United States dollar|US$]]100 million [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbusters]], the two others being [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Will Smith]]. | + | |
| + | '''Tom Hanks''' (born 1956) is an [[American actor]] and filmmaker. 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. Hanks' films have grossed more than $4.9 billion in North America and more than $9.96 billion worldwide, making him the fourth-highest-grossing actor in North America. | ||
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| + | Hanks made his breakthrough with leading roles in a series of comedy films which received positive media attention, such as ''[[Splash (film)|Splash]]'' (1984), ''[[The Money Pit]]'' (1986), ''[[Big (film)|Big]]'' (1988) and ''[[A League of Their Own]]'' (1992). He won two consecutive [[Academy Awards]] for [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for starring as a gay lawyer suffering from [[AIDS]] in ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' (1993) and the [[Forrest Gump (character)|title character]] in ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' (1994). Hanks collaborated with film director [[Steven Spielberg]] on five films: ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' (1998), ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'' (2002), ''[[The Terminal]]'' (2004), ''[[Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]'' (2015), and ''[[The Post (film)|The Post]]'' (2017), as well as the [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'' (2001), and ''[[The Pacific (miniseries)|The Pacific]]'' (2010) which launched him as a director, producer, and screenwriter. | ||
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| + | Hanks' other films include the romantic comedies ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]'' (1993) and ''[[You've Got Mail]]'' (1998); the dramas ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]'' (1995), ''[[The Green Mile (film)|The Green Mile]]'' (1999), ''[[Cast Away]]'' (2000), ''[[Road to Perdition]]'' (2002), and ''[[Cloud Atlas (film)|Cloud Atlas]]'' (2012); and the biographical dramas ''[[Charlie Wilson's War (film)|Charlie Wilson's War]]'' (2007), ''[[Captain Phillips (film)|Captain Phillips]]'' (2013), ''[[Saving Mr. Banks]]'' (2013), ''[[Sully (film)|Sully]]'' (2016), ''[[A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood]]'' (2019), ''[[News of the World (film)|News of the World]]'' (2020), and ''[[Elvis (2022 film)|Elvis]]'' (2022). He has also appeared as [[Robert Langdon|the title character]] in the [[Robert Langdon (film series)|Robert Langdon film series]], and voiced [[Sheriff Woody]] in the ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' film series (1995–present). | ||
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| + | [[List of awards and nominations received by Tom Hanks|Hanks' accolades]] include two [[Academy Awards]] out of six nominations. Hanks has also won seven [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] for his work as a producer of various limited series and television movies, including ''[[From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries)|From the Earth to the Moon]]'', ''Band of Brothers'', ''[[John Adams (miniseries)|John Adams]]'', and ''The Pacific''. In 2013, he received a [[Tony Award]] nomination for [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play|Best Actor in a Play]] for his performance in [[Nora Ephron]]'s ''[[Lucky Guy (play)|Lucky Guy]]''. He has received the [[AFI Life Achievement Award]] in 2002. He received the [[Stanley Kubrick]] Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] in 2004. In 2014, he received a [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center Honor]], and in 2016, he received a [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] from [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]], as well as the French [[Legion of Honor]]. In 2020, he received the [[Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award]]. | ||
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Tom Hanks (born 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. 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. Hanks' films have grossed more than $4.9 billion in North America and more than $9.96 billion worldwide, making him the fourth-highest-grossing actor in North America.
Hanks made his breakthrough with leading roles in a series of comedy films which received positive media attention, such as Splash (1984), The Money Pit (1986), Big (1988) and A League of Their Own (1992). He won two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor for starring as a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in Philadelphia (1993) and the title character in Forrest Gump (1994). Hanks collaborated with film director Steven Spielberg on five films: Saving Private Ryan (1998), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), Bridge of Spies (2015), and The Post (2017), as well as the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001), and The Pacific (2010) which launched him as a director, producer, and screenwriter.
Hanks' other films include the romantic comedies Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998); the dramas Apollo 13 (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), and Cloud Atlas (2012); and the biographical dramas Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Captain Phillips (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Sully (2016), A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), News of the World (2020), and Elvis (2022). He has also appeared as the title character in the Robert Langdon film series, and voiced Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story film series (1995–present).
Hanks' accolades include two Academy Awards out of six nominations. Hanks has also won seven Primetime Emmy Awards for his work as a producer of various limited series and television movies, including From the Earth to the Moon, Band of Brothers, John Adams, and The Pacific. In 2013, he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy. He has received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2002. He received the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2004. In 2014, he received a Kennedy Center Honor, and in 2016, he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama, as well as the French Legion of Honor. In 2020, he received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award.
