Curiosities about Tom Hanks that you probably do not know

Thomas Jeffrey Hank is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his various comedic and dramatic film roles, including Splash (1984), Big (1988), Turner & Hooch (1989), A League of Their Own (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Saving Private Ryan (1998), You've Got Mail (1998), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), and The Da Vinci Code (2006), as well as for his voice work in the animated films The Polar Express (2004) and the Toy Story series. Read More...


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1. He is on the board of Governors of “National Space Society” founded by Dr. Wernher Von Braun. It’s a non-profit educational space advocacy organization.


2. He is a fan of English Premier League soccer team Aston Villa and was presented with a jersey on a TV show with "Hanks" and the number one printed on the back.


3. Before he played a gay lawyer with AIDS in the famous 1993 drama “Philadelphia,” Hanks lost 35 pounds (16 kilograms) and even thinned his hair in order to appear sickly for the role.


4. He spoke to New York Magazine in 1986 and stated “Acting classes looked like the best place for a guy who liked to make a lot of noise and be rather flamboyant. ... I spent a lot of time going to plays. I wouldn't take dates with me. I'd just drive to a theater, buy myself a ticket, sit in the seat and read the program, and then get into the play completely. I spent a lot of time like that, seeing Brecht, Tennessee Williams, Ibsen, and all that.”

5. He received the Distinguished Public Service Award, the U. S. Navy's highest civilian honor, on Veterans Day in 1999 for his work in the movie "Saving Private Ryan."



6. Tom Hanks is a keen fan of the English soccer club Aston Villa. He first revealed he was a Villa supporter in 2001 and has frequently sported the club´s claret and blue scarf while attending red carpet events.


7. His Oscar acceptance speech for 1993's "Philadelphia," where he thanked a gay teacher, led to the plot of the movie "In & Out," in which a gay teacher is outed in an Academy Awards speech.

8. Director Ron Howard was impressed with Hank’s performance in the “Bosom Buddies” and offered him a lead in “Splash”, a romantic comedy about a mermaid falling in love with a human.


9. He also worked as a hotel bellman and carried bags of the celebrity guests. The celebrities were Sidney Poitier, Cher, Slappy white and Bill Withers.


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