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)