Tom Hanks

USA

Hollywood's 'nice guy'.

💡 Did you know? Hanks is regarded as one of Hollywood's most beloved and respected actors: often nicknamed „America's nice guy“.

likeable men

Easy to identify with.

💡 Did you know? Hanks repeatedly embodies the decent, good-natured everyman with whom audiences easily identify.

Forrest Gump

Great range.

💡 Did you know? As the naive, good-hearted „Forrest Gump“ with the line „Life is like a box of chocolates“, Hanks made film history.

two Oscars in a row

For Philadelphia and Forrest Gump.

💡 Did you know? Hanks became only the second actor ever to win two consecutive Best Actor Oscars, for „Philadelphia“ and „Forrest Gump“.

spotless reputation

Also a producer and writer.

💡 Did you know? Hanks is seen as so upstanding that many Americans jokingly call him „the most trustworthy man in the country“.

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks is a US actor who, as „America's nice guy“, ranks among the world's most beloved stars with films like „Forrest Gump“ and „Cast Away“.

💡 Did you know? He was only the second actor ever to win two Best Actor Oscars in two consecutive years.

1956

Born: 9 July 1956 in Concord, California

Concord, California

Born: 9 July 1956 in Concord, California

Acting

American