Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffery "Tom" Hanks in 2010
Born	July 9, 1956 (age 57)
Occupation	Actor, producer, director, voice over artist, writer, speaker
Career	1979–present
Spouses	Samantha Lewes (1978–1987) Rita Wilson (1988–present)
Role in The Pacific	Executive Producer, Narrator

Tom Hanks is one of the executive producers of The Pacific. He also serves as the narrator of preluding segments to the episodes.

History and Film Career

Tom Hanks was born in Concord, California. He started out in a supporting role in the low budget slasher film, He Knows You're Not Alone and later got his first lead role in Mazes and Monsters. Tom Hanks has hit some hits and misses, one notable hit (Nothing in Common) establishing his talent in serious roles.

After three more misses, in 1988 Hanks managed to establish himself as a major hollywood actor in the film, Big. He continued in his vein of comedy roles until 1992 in the film A League of Their Own, putting him back up at the top. Ever since then, he has been starring in dramatic and serious roles in classic films, such as Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Philidelphia, etc, as well as the war epic, Saving Private Ryan, one of his first collaborations with Steven Speilberg.

Since then, Hanks has continued his acting career, as well as directing and producing, such as the Miniseries called John Adams, and most notably in another collaboration with Speilberg, the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, as well as it's spiritual sequel minseries, the main topic of this wiki.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1980	He Knows You're Alone	Elliot
1982	Mazes and Monsters	Robbie Wheeling	Made for Television
1984	Splash	Allen Bauer
	Bachelor Party	Rick Gassko
1985	The Man With One Red Shoe	Richard Harlan Drew
	Volunteers	Lawrence Whatley Bourne III
1986	The Money Pit	Walter Fielding, Jr.
	Nothing in Common	David Basner
	Every Time We Say Goodbye	David Bradley
1987	Dragnet	Pep Streebeck
1988	Big	Adult Josh Baskin	American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (also for Punchline) Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
	Punchline	Steven Gold	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (also for Big)
1989	Turner and Hooch	Detective Scott Turner
	The 'Burbs	Ray Peterson
1990	Joe Versus the Volcano	Joe Banks
	The Bonfire of the Vanities	Sherman McCoy
1992	A League of Their Own	Jimmy Dugan	American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture
	Radio Flyer	Older Mike	(uncredited)
1993	Sleepless in Seattle	Sam Baldwin	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
	Philadelphia	Andrew Beckett	Academy Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Silver Bear for Best Actor
1994	Forrest Gump	Forrest Gump	Academy Award for Best Actor American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
1995	Apollo 13	Jim Lovell	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
	Toy Story	Woody	(voice)
1996	That Thing You Do!	Mr. White	(writer and director)
1998	Saving Private Ryan	Captain John H. Miller	Empire Award for Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
	You've Got Mail	Joe Fox	Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture
1999	Toy Story 2	Woody	(voice only)
	The Green Mile	Paul Edgecombe	Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2000	Cast Away	Chuck Noland	(Producer) Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
2002	Road to Perdition	Michael Sullivan, Sr.	Nominated – Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
	Catch Me if You Can	FBI Agent Carl Hanratty
2004	The Terminal	Viktor Navorski
	The Ladykillers	Professor G.H. Dorr
	Elvis Has Left the Building	Mailbox Elvis	(cameo)
	The Polar Express	Santa Claus, Express Conductor, Hobo, Hero Boy, Father	(Executive producer) (voice/motion capture)
2006	The Da Vinci Code	Professor Robert Langdon
	Cars	Sheriff Woody Car (Station Wagon)	(cameo – voice only)
2007	The Simpsons Movie	Himself	(voice)
	Charlie Wilson's War	Charlie Wilson	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2008	The Great Buck Howard	Mr. Gable
2009	Angels & Demons	Professor Robert Langdon
	The National Parks: America's Best Idea	Various historical figures	(voice)
	Where The Wild Things Are		(producer)
2010	Toy Story 3	Sheriff Woody	(voice)
2011	Larry Crowne	Larry Crowne	(director, producer, writer)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980–1982	Bosom Buddies	Kip Wilson
1982	Taxi	Gordon
	Mazes and Monsters	Robbie Wheeling
	Happy Days	Dr. Dwayne Twitchell	Episode "A Case of Revenge"
1983	Family Ties	Ned	Elyse Keaton's brother
1994	Vault of Horror I	Director
1998	From the Earth to the Moon	Narrator (also executive producer/director/writer)	Miniseries
2001	Band of Brothers	Producer, director, writer	Miniseries
2002	The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch	Interviewee
2006–	Big Love	Executive producer	Television series
2008	John Adams	Executive producer	Miniseries
2010	The Pacific	Executive producer/Narrator	Miniseries

Role in The Pacific

Hanks as mentioned before, is one of the executive producers on the show, as well as the narrator of frequent preludes to the episodes that can be summarized as a quick history lesson of that episode's subject battle.

Personal Life

Hanks was married to Samantha Lewes from 1978 to 1987. The couple had two children, son Colin Hanks (also an actor) and daughter Elizabeth Ann. In 1988, Hanks married actress Rita Wilson. The two first met on the set of Hanks's television show Bosom Buddies but later developed a romantic interest while working on the film Volunteers. They have two sons: Chester, or "Chet", and Truman.

Trivia

• Hanks had an asteroid named after him (12818 Tomhanks).