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A classroom full of typewriters gets the ultimate reward — letters from Tom Hanks • June 11, 2025, 7:24 AM ET (CBS)

Students wrote letters to Tom Hanks using typewriters. He responded to each message. • June 11, 2025, 5:44 AM ET (CBS)

Tom Hanks speaks out on daughter E.A. Hanks' 'bold' memoir of mom's alleged abuse • June 7, 2025, 3:27 AM ET (USA Today)

Tom Hanks to co-write and star in off-Broadway play • May 21, 2025, 11:08 PM ET (The Guardian)

‘Toy Story 5’ Lands Conan O’Brien as Voice of New Character • May 19, 2025, 3:11 PM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)

Facts

Also Known As	Thomas J. Hanks • Thomas Jeffrey Hanks
Born	July 9, 1956 (age 68) • Concord • California
Awards And Honors	Cecil B. DeMille Award (2020) • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016) • Kennedy Center Honors (2014) • Academy Award (1995) • Academy Award (1994) • Academy Award (1995): Actor in a Leading Role • Academy Award (1994): Actor in a Leading Role • Cecil B. DeMille Award (2020) • Emmy Award (2015): Outstanding Limited Series • Emmy Award (2012): Outstanding Miniseries or Movie • Emmy Award (2010): Outstanding Miniseries • Emmy Award (2008): Outstanding Miniseries • Emmy Award (2002): Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special • Emmy Award (2002): Outstanding Miniseries • Emmy Award (1998): Outstanding Miniseries • Golden Globe Award (2013): Best Television Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (2009): Best Television Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (2002): Best Television Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (2001): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama • Golden Globe Award (1999): Best Television Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (1995): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama • Golden Globe Award (1994): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama • Golden Globe Award (1989): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Kennedy Center Honor (2014) • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016)
Notable Works	“The Bonfire of the Vanities” • “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece”
Married To	Samantha Lewes (1978–1987) • Rita Wilson (1988–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Toy Story 2" (1999) • "Happy Days" (1982) • "Bachelor Party" (1984) • "Tales from the Crypt" (1992) • "Taxi" (1982) • "The Green Mile" (1999) • "Every Time We Say Goodbye" (1986) • "Freedom: A History of US" (2003) • "Angels & Demons" (2009) • "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993) • "Apollo 13" (1995) • "Big City Greens" (2020) • "Sully" (2016) • "Volunteers" (1985) • "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" (2019) • "The Bonfire of the Vanities" (1990) • "A Hologram for the King" (2016) • "The Simpsons Movie" (2007) • "Dragnet" (1987) • "Captain Phillips" (2013) • "Nothing in Common" (1986) • "The Polar Express" (2004) • "The Pacific" (2010) • "Splash" (1984) • "30 Rock" (2011) • "Road to Perdition" (2002) • "Forrest Gump" (1994) • "The Love Boat" (1980) • "Toy Story 3" (2010) • "Larry Crowne" (2011) • "That Thing You Do!" (1996) • "Ithaca" (2015) • "You've Got Mail" (1998) • "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" (2011) • "He Knows You're Alone" (1980) • "Cast Away" (2000) • "Joe Versus the Volcano" (1990) • "Saving Mr. Banks" (2013) • "Toy Story" (1995) • "Bosom Buddies" (1980–1982) • "Turner & Hooch" (1989) • "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998) • "A League of Their Own" (1992) • "Catch Me If You Can" (2002) • "Bridge of Spies" (2015) • "Philadelphia" (1993) • "Late Show with David Letterman" (2009) • "Inferno" (2016) • "The Wonderful World of Disney" (1997) • "Elvis Has Left the Building" (2004) • "The Post" (2017) • "Toy Story 4" (2019) • "Greyhound" (2020) • "The Terminal" (2004) • "Family Ties" (1983–1984) • "Fallen Angels" (1993) • "The 'Burbs" (1989) • "The Da Vinci Code" (2006) • "Punchline" (1988) • "Cars" (2006) • "The Daily Show" (2011) • "Cloud Atlas" (2012) • "The Money Pit" (1986) • "The Great Buck Howard" (2008) • "Saving Private Ryan" (1998) • "The Man with One Red Shoe" (1985) • "The Ladykillers" (2004) • "Maya & Marty" (2016) • "Charlie Wilson's War" (2007) • "Big" (1988) • "The Circle" (2017)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"Larry Crowne" (2011) • "That Thing You Do!" (1996) • "Fallen Angels" (1993) • "Tales from the Crypt" (1992) • "A League of Their Own" (1993) • "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998) • "Band of Brothers" (2001)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"From the Earth to the Moon" (1998) • "Greyhound" (2020) • "Larry Crowne" (2011) • "That Thing You Do!" (1996) • "Band of Brothers" (2001)