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Hilary Swank & Tom Hanks at the Saks Fifth Avenue Unforgettable Evening gala
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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, the executive producers of ‘Mamma Mia,’ arrive at the world premiere
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Tom Hanks on the set of ‘Angels and Demons’ filming in Rome
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Ellen DeGeneres celebrates her birthday with Pink, Tom Hanks, and Rita Wilson
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Tom Hanks inducts the Dave Clark Five into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Tom Hanks, Dave Clark at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony
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Paul Giamatti and Tom Hanks at the premiere of 'John Adams' in NY
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Amy Adams prepares to take the Oscar stage as Tom Hanks looks on
Tom Hanks reads over an Oscar script
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Tom Hanks famously thanked his gay teacher when he won his Oscar for 'Philadelphia' in 1994

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October 28, 2008

Paul Newman Charity Draws Julia Roberts, Jack Nicholson, Tom Hanks & More To San Francisco

Weeks after the passing of Oscar winner and humanitarian, Paul Newman, Hollywood’s elite took to the stage to honor and raise funds for one of the late star’s charities.

Julia Roberts, Jack Nicholson, Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Sean Penn, Warren Beatty and Casey Affleck were among the A-listers who hit the stage at San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall on Monday evening, performing a reading of “The World of Nick Adams,” to benefit The Painted Turtle, a medical specialty camp in California, which helps provide hope and joy for children with life threatening illnesses. And, according to Danny Glover, who also joined the cast, though the night was for the children, it was also in celebration of their late friend.

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Megastar Tom Hanks has proven that he can successfully play almost any role — roles which have run the gamut from a cross-dressing ad exec in the very early “Bosom Buddies” to the “simple is as simple does” homespun title character in “Forrest Gump.” Who would have ever guessed that the slow and steady Hanks would grow in to modern-day film royalty?

Oh, he’s had a few stinkers along the way too!… like “The Money Pit” or “The Man With One Red Shoe” … but even in those films he was cited by critics as the best thing about them. His talent has also taken apparent sleepers like “Big” and turned them into Best Actor nominated roles.

After a string of 90’s hits, including “Toy Story” and “Apollo 13,” Tom Hanks has been compared to legends like Henry Fonda. He continues to amaze and delight us nearly three decades after he first hit the Hollywood scene.

Name: Tom Hanks
Birthdate: July 09, 1965
Birthplace: Concord, California

fun facts

Tom’s first starring role in Hollywood was in drag in the TV show “Bosom Buddies.”
Tom won two back-to-back Oscars for Best Actor, becoming only the second actor to do that. The first was Spencer Tracy.
Tom co-produced the sleeper hit “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.”
Tom had a career-resuscitating role as an over-the-hill manager in 1992’s “A League of Their Own.”
Tom is married to actress Rita Wilson, whom he met while shooting the poorly received 1985 comedy “Volunteers.”
Tom’s son, Colin, is an up-and-coming actor himself, having starred in the goofy but likable comedy, “Orange County.”

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