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MANY
critics cite Tom Hanks as a throwback to the Golden Era of
Hollywood's brand of leading man, and, in particular, to the
light comedic talents of Cary Grant or James
Stewart, and to the quiet magnetism of quintessential
Everymen Henry Fonda and Gary
Cooper. Whether he's played a ping-
pong-
playing half-wit, a lovelorn widower, a cool-
under-
pressure astronaut, a gay lawyer trying to find justice and
dignity as he dies of AIDS, or the voice of an animated toy
sheriff named Woody, Hanks has woven his hopelessly likable,
American-
dreaming screen persona into one of the most gravity-
defying careers in Hollywood history. He seems to have
accepted his public countenance of likeability: "That's
the bed I've made, and it's very comfortable." Most
actors would kill to get into that kind of bed: not only did
Hanks win back-to-back Best Actor Oscars, but two of his films
alone, Forrest Gump and Apollo 13, racked up
$500 million at the box office —
a healthy bottom line that certainly disproves the old adage
about where nice guys always finish.
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Vital
Stats
Born:
July 9th, 1956
Hometown: Concord, California
Occupation:
Actor,
Director, Writer, Producer
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