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The actor once jokingly complained that the directors keep asking him the stout, then lose weight (the latter requirement often comes from other Hanks, directed by Ron Howard, with whom they have already done three films). In particular, for the role in the drama "Cast Away," Hanks had to lose 20 kilos and grow an impressive beard.



In the movie, Tom Hanks began filming in 1980. ("He knows you are alone"). But his real "discovery" happened only four years later, when the screens out the romantic comedy "Splash».
Hanks became often shoot ("Bachelor", "Man in a Red Shoe," "Volunteers," "Every time we say goodbye forever," "Nothing to do", "web of evil"). But it took four years before Tom Hanks once again forced to talk about himself. It happened in connection with the painting "The Great».



Surprisingly performance of Tom Hanks in the movie "Philadelphia" (1993), in which he played a dying AIDS homosexual.
Critics wrote enthusiastically that Hanks as it repeated the feat the cast of Robert De Niro, when for the sake of credibility created character has lost 10 kilograms. This role earned him the "Oscar».



But the main triumph was waiting for him to come. The film "Forrest Gump," in which Tom Hanks played the title role, became a sensation in 1994.
The film received six "Oscars".



After receiving two consecutive "Oscar", Hanks became a national hero. I look forward to the release of new film "Apollo 13", dedicated to the unsuccessful flight to the moon in 1970.



Then the voice of Woody from "Toy Story».



Further roles in films have become very popular.
Such as "Saving Private Ryan»



"The Green Mile»



"Cast Away»



"Catch Me If You Can»



«Terminal»



"The Da Vinci Code»



"Cloud Atlas»



February 1, 2011 Tom Hanks became a grandfather: his son Colin daughter Olivia. In June 2013 Hanks was born in the second granddaughter, Charlotte.
In October 2013 the air show with David Letterman TV channel Fox News the actor admitted that he is ill with diabetes.
Tom Hanks collects typewriters.