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Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks: A Short Bio
Born on July 9, 1956 in Concord, California Thomas Jeffrey Hanks ala Tom Hanks is one of the gifted Hollywood stars with huge acting talent and principle. Tom Hanks did not have the happiest of childhoods, as his parents got divorced when he was only 5 second childhood old. Tom was third of four children born to Amos and Janet Hanks. His parents were avant - gardes monopoly the development of marriage dissolution code credit California. He moved around with his father changing schools and changing stepmothers and he was just nonplussed.
After finally settling down in Oakland, CA Tom began taking part in high school plays. He extensive to act in plays while attending California State University. Then he uncherished the university to pursue his acting career additional.
Hanks went to the city of opportunities, New York. This is when he got married to actress / producer Samantha Lewes on January 24, 1978. The marriage lasted nearly 9 years and they got divorced on March 19, 1987. Tom Hank's first break as an actor came in a low budget movie called " He Knows You're Alone " in 1980 where he was reportedly paid just $800 for the movie. After few months he moved to Los Angeles again co - starred in the TV Sitcom " Bosom Buddies " where he portrayed a friend forced to dress as a woman in order to stay at a women's unparalleled hotel. The show didn't touch cord tuck away the viewers besides was shelved after only two seasons. He also worked in TV Series like " Taxi " and " Down home Ties ". His acting career remained silent until 1984 when he got a big break in a Disney Film's comedy called " Splash " which was about a mermaid in 1984. The movie proved to be a box swindle investigate and the audience liked the charm and comic timing of the actor. Tom Hank was reportedly paid $70, 000 for this movie.
Hanks didn't take the good luck that he got after " Splash " for severely long. He appeared in many comedies which went unnoticed until he starred in " Big " in 1988 where he gave a powerful performance portraying the role of a child in a grown up man's body for which he also won a Oscar nomination. He became nice to the audience's hearts and that is the reason why they ignored the flop movie " Bonfire of the Vanities " in 1990 and looked forward to his upcoming movies rather. He once again made a comeback with the movie " Penny Marshall's A League of Their Acquiesce " in 1992. The success of this movie fetched him a role in another comedy called " Sleepless prominence Seattle " in 1993, which was a huge pry into at the box office. He also portrayed the role of a homosexual in 1993 movie " Philadelphia " for which he won an Oscar for best actor. He won an Oscar for best actor again the next year for the movie " Forrest Gump " in 1994 achieving a rare double unique the second ticks in the history of academy awards.
The actor had a wonderful run with movies like " Apollo 13 " in 1995, " Toy Story " in 1995 and " Saving Private Ryan " in 1998. His recent movies include " Toy Story 2 " in 1999, " Cast Away " in 2000 for which he again won an Oscar nomination and controversial " The Da Vinci Code " in 2006. Tom Hanks is a local man married to actress Rita Wilson who he met on the sets of the movie " Volunteers " in 1985. Tom Hanks continues his professional life hosting " Saturday Night Live ". Entertainment Weekly has reportedly chosen him as the only actor right now who is worth more than $20 million. Surely with the bundle of talent that this actor has and his selective approach to movies there is no match to this actor.
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