What is Tom Hanks?
{{Infobox person | bgcolour = | name = Tom Hanks | image = Tom Hanks at the Elvis Premiere 2022.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Hanks in 2022 | birthname = Thomas Jeffrey Hanks | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|7|9}} | birth_place = [[Concord, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | deathdate = | deathplace = | othername = | education = | alma_mater = | nationality = [[United States|American]], [[Greece|Greek]]<ref> https://www.ekathimerini.com/255134/article/ekathimerini/news/pm-meets-tom-hanks-now-a-greek-citizen</ref> | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|producer|screenwriter|writer}} | height = | yearsactive = 1977–present | spouse = {{marriage|Samantha Lewes|1978|1987}}<br>{{marriage|[[Rita Wilson]]|1988}} | children = 4, including [[Colin Hanks]] | parents = Amos Hanks<br>Janet Marylyn (née Frager) | homepage = | party = | relatives = [[Jim Hanks]] (brother) | television = | awards = '''[[Academy Awards]]''' * [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] :1993 ''[[Philadelphia (movie)|Philadelphia]]'' :1994 ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' '''[[Golden Globe Awards]]''' *[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama]] :1994 ''[[Philadelphia (movie)|Philadelphia]]'' :1995 ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' :2001 ''[[Cast Away]]'' *[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] :1989 ''[[Big (movie)|Big]]'' '''[[Emmy Awards]]''' * [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special|Outstanding Directing - Miniseries, Movie/Dramatic Special]] :2002 ''[[Band of Brothers]]'' *[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries|Outstanding Miniseries]] :2002 ''[[Band of Brothers]]'' }} '''Tom Hanks''' (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and writer. ==Career== Many of Hanks' early movies were [[Comedy movie|comedies]]. He w