History Creator / TomHanks

* ''[[FilmPinocchioDisney2022 Pinocchio]]'' (2022)

* ''Pinocchio'' (2022)

* ConvertingForLove: Although raised Catholic (and later as a Mormon once his father Amos remarried), Hanks converted to Greek Orthodox Christianity before marrying Rita Wilson.[[note]]Rita Wilson herself was raised Greek Orthodox, since her mother Dorothea Tzigkou is Greek. Interestingly, Rita’s father Allan Wilson (who was born Hassan Ibrahimoff) converted from Islam to Greek Orthodox Christianity upon marrying Rita’s mother.[[/note]]

He's married to actress Creator/RitaWilson. Their son, Creator/ColinHanks is also an actor, producer, and director.

His son Creator/ColinHanks is also an actor, producer, and director.

** Prior to ''Philadelphia'', Hanks had only appeared in two dramatic films, ''Film/NothingInCommon'' and ''Film/EveryTimeWeSayGoodbye'', neither of which were commercially or critically successful, so he went back to doing comedic films instead.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' (1995)

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' (1999)

* ''Film/TheDaVinciCode'' (2006)

* ''Film/AngelsAndDemons'' (2009)
* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' (2010)

* ''Literature/{{Inferno|2013}}'' (2016)

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' (2019)

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* 100%AdorationRating: Comedian Christopher Titus once put it best: “Tom Hanks has so many good karma points he could punch a Nun and your first thought would be “What did that bitch do to Tom Hanks?!?”.”

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956 in Concord, California) is an American actor and director who is regarded as being one of the best performers of his generation.

Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9, 1956 in Concord, California) is an American actor and director who is regarded as being one of the best performers of his generation.

* ''[[Film/Elvis2021 Elvis]]'' (2022)

!!'''Tom Hanks's career and works demonstrate the following tropes:'''

* ''Film/Elvis2022'' (2022)

* ''Film/{{Elvis|2022}}'' (2022)

* ''Film/Finch2021'' (2021)
* ''Film/Elvis2021'' (2022)

He is a well-known space nerd and UsefulNotes/WorldWarII history buff and these interests are reflected in his career, with his having starred in ''{{Film/Apollo 13}}'' and ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' as well as having produced ''Series/FromTheEarthToTheMoon'', ''Series/BandOfBrothers'', and ''Series/ThePacific''.

* ConvertingForLove: Although RaisedCatholic (and later as a Mormon once his father Amos remarried), Hanks converted to Greek Orthodox Christianity before marrying Rita Wilson.[[note]]Rita Wilson herself was raised Greek Orthodox, since her mother Dorothea Tzigkou is Greek. Interestingly, Rita’s father Allan Wilson (who was born Hassan Ibrahimoff) converted from Islam to Greek Orthodox Christianity upon marrying Rita’s mother.[[/note]]

* ''Film/MazesAndMonsters'' (1982) - Tom's first major role...[[NarmCharm for better]] [[EveryoneIsSatanInHell or worse]].

* ''Literature/DanBrownsInferno'' (2016)

->''So this is what bug me about todays ”GOTCHA!”-culture, there is no understanding for time, youth or history. I swear to God, we could all wake up tomorrow with everyone on Twitter going mad about ”Do you know what Tom Hanks said in 1976????” (I use Tom Hanks as my example since there is no way that Tom would ACTUALLY be shown to do this)—which kind of disproves my point. There IS a way to be successful in show business today; you just need to be a living saint. And the number of performers that fit that bill is Tom and literally no one else.''
-->--'''[[Creator/PennAndTeller Penn Jilette]]'''

* ''Film/{{Finch}}'' (2021)

He's hosted ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' ten times (his fifth time hosting, in 1990, was the episode in which the "Five Timers' Club" [a club featuring ''SNL'''s most frequent hosts] was revealed, while his most recent hosting gig in 2020 was the first episode of ''SNL''[='s=] short-lived series, ''SNL at Home'', done due to the temporary shutdown of Studio 8H due to public health concerns over the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic and coming off the heels of Hanks being released from quarantine after catching the disease himself) and ''Radio/WaitWaitDontTellMe'' once to rave reviews each time. He runs his own studio called Playtone, named after the music label in his self-produced ''Film/ThatThingYouDo''. [[JustForFun/OneOfUs He's also a big enough fan of both]] Music/TheBeatles and Creator/MontyPython that he got to sing "The Lumberjack Song" (as one of the Lumberjacks) in the ''Concert for George'', the memorial concert celebrating the life of Music/GeorgeHarrison. He also appeared in the video for Music/CarlyRaeJepsen's song "I Really Like You" - contrary to many rumours it was actually ''his'' idea to take the role.

->''"I'm that actor in some of the movies you liked and some you didn't. Sometimes I'm in pretty good shape, other times I'm not. Hey, you gotta live, you know?"''
-->-- Tom Hanks on his {{Website/Twitter}} [[https://twitter.com/tomhanks account]].

->''So this is what bug me about todays ”GOTCHA!”-culture, there is no understanding for time, youth or history. I swear to God, we could all wake up tomorrow with everyone on Twitter going mad about ”Do you know what Tom Hanks said in 1976????” (I use Tom Hanks as my example since there is no way that Tom would ACTUALLY be shown to do this)—which kind of disproves my point. There IS a way to be successful in show business today; you just need to be a living saint. And the number of performers that fit that bill is Tom and literally no one else.''
-->--'''[[Creator/PennAndTeller Penn Jilette]]'''

Going into the nineties, Hanks' career took a sharp swerve as he began turning in critically-acclaimed dramatic performances, earning him back-to-back Oscars for his portrayal of the dying Andrew Beckett in ''Film/{{Philadelphia}}'' and the simple-but-well-meaning ''Film/ForrestGump''. Since then, his career has been eclectic, with his starring in films that run the gamut from comedy (''Film/TheLadykillers2004''), children's films (''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''), heavy drama (''Film/RoadToPerdition''), science fiction (''Film/CloudAtlas''), and even his own blockbuster action franchise (''Film/TheDaVinciCode'' and its sequels).

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' (1995)