Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Tom Hanks

The Actor Tom Hanks
Full Name: Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks

Born:
July 9, 1956 (age 53)Concord, California, U.S.

Occupation:
Actor, producer, director, voice over artist, writer, speaker

Years active:
1979–present

Spouse(s):
Samantha Lewes (1978–1987) Rita Wilson (1988–present)
Biography
The one of famous celebrities Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer and director. Length worked in television and family-friendly comedies earlier than achieving accomplishment as a staged actor in several noteworthy roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, chief officer James A. Lovell in Apollo 13, Captain John H. Miller in Saving Private Ryan, Joe Fox in You've Got Mail and Chuck Noland in Cast Away. Hanks won consecutive Best Actor Academy Awards, in 1993 for Philadelphia and in 1994 for Forrest Gump. U.S. domestic box office totals for his films exceed $3.5 billion. He is the father of actor Colin Hanks.
Awards

Academy Awards, USA

Year

Result

Award

Category/Recipient(s)

2001

Nominated

Oscar

Best Actor in a Leading Role
for: Cast Away (2000)

1999

Nominated

Oscar

Best Actor in a Leading Role
for: Saving Private Ryan (1998)

1995

Won

Oscar

Best Actor in a Leading Role
for: Forrest Gump (1994)

1994

Won

Oscar

Best Actor in a Leading Role
for: Philadelphia (1993)

1989

Nominated

Oscar

Best Actor in a Leading Role
for: Big (1988)

BAFTA Awards

Year

Result

Award

Category/Recipient(s)

2001

Nominated

BAFTA

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
for: Cast Away (2000)

1999

Nominated

BAFTA

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
for: Saving Private Ryan (1998)

1995

Nominated

BAFTA

Best Actor
for: Forrest Gump (1994)

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