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Tom Hanks
Actor, Producer. b. Concord, CA, July 9, 1956. m. actress Rita Wilson. Traveled around Northern CA. with family before settling in Oakland, CA. e. Chabot Jr. Col., California State U. Began career with Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, Cleveland (3 seasons) and NY’s Riverside Theater (Taming of the Shrew). Formed Production Company: Playtone Productions with Rita Wilson. |
PICTURES:He Knows You’re Alone (debut, 1980), Splash, Bachelor Party, The Man With One Red Shoe, Volunteers, The Money Pit, Nothing in Common, Every Time We Say Goodbye, Dragnet, Big (Acad. Award nom.), Punchline, The ‘Burbs, Turner and Hooch, Joe Versus the Volcano, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Radio Flyer, A League of Their Own, Sleepless in Seattle, Philadelphia (Academy Award, 1993; Golden Globe Award), Forrest Gump (Academy Award, 1994; Golden Globe Award),The Celluloid Closet, Apollo 13, Toy Story (voice), That Thing You Do! (also dir.), Saving Private Ryan (Acad. Award nom.), You’ve Got Mail, Toy Story 2 (voice), The Green Mile, Cast Away, The Road to Perdition, Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, The Ladykillers, The Polar Express (also exec. prod.), The Da Vinci Code. As Producer: Connie & Carla, The Spider and the Fly, Where the Wild Things Are, The Great Hartford Elementary Heist, A Cold Case (also actor), A Wilderness of Monkeys, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D, Ant Bully, The Risk Pool (also actor), They Marched Into Sunlight.
TELEVISION: Movies: Rona Jaffe’s Mazes and Monsters, Rutles 2: Can’t Buy Me Lunch. Mini-series: Band of Brothers (exec. prod.), The Pacific War (exec. prod.). Series: Bosom Buddies, West Point (exec. prod.), My Big Fat Greek Life (exec. prod.), Big Love (exec. prod.). Documentaries: The Celluloid Closet, I Am Your Child, Return to Normandy, Shooting War, We Stand Alone Together (exec. prod.), America: A Tribute to Heroes, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (voice), World War II Memorial Dedication (guest speaker). Guest: More than 69 appearances.
