Tom Hanks was born in 1956 in Concord, California, United States.
Son of Amos Hanks, cook, and Janet hanks, hospital worker, Tom He did not have a very easy childhood to cope with. His parents separated when he was five years old.
His father was a cook and his job was not stable. For this reason, it often lasted a few months and they had to move very often,
This formed Tom like a shy little boy, who went through six different schools.
In his high school days his interpretive potential was unleashed and let flow in student works.
Already in college, the movie “The Iceman Cometh”He left him speechless and decided what his profession would be.
This is how he enrolled in the interpretation faculty of the Sacramento University and, not long after, landed a role in the stage production “The Taming of the Shrew”, with which he participated in the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, in Ohio.
The next stop, as expected, would be New York.
There he met the actress Samantha lewes whom he married in 1978.
After years of marriage, in which they had two children, they finally divorced in 1985.
After trying several castings, he finally got a role in the movie “Know you are alone”(1980).
In that same year, a producer from the ABC hired him for the TV series “Bosom Buddies“, In which he would participate until 1982.
Then came participations in series such as “Family Tangles”(1983-1984) and among others, “Cab” Y “Vacation at sea”.
In 1984 he returned to the big screen, this time to stay. The movie was “1,2,3 Splash ” the memorable romantic comedy that he shot alongside Daryl Hannah and with John candy.
During the next five years he would not reap great successes, only second-rate comedies of little consequence.
In 1985, he would be seen in “The man with a red shoe”, In which he shared the screen with the legendary Carrie Fisher Y James belushi.
Then they would come “Volunteers”(1985), where he met Rita Wilson, “This house is a ruin“(1986) and”Two clueless hounds “ with Dan arkoyd Y Christopher Plummer.
In 1988 comes the comedy that launched him to stardom, “Big ”, from which Tom He would not only grow in fiction but also in his professional career. This would be co-starred by Elizabeth Perkins. With “Big”Manages to be nominated for the Oscar for the first time.
It would also be in 1988, when he would marry Rita Wilson.
On “Partners and hounds”(1989) its versatility was established, guaranteeing entertainment for adults and children.
In 1990, he starred in “Joe against the volcano” next to Meg ryan, who would be his female counterpart in several romantic comedies.
He was also part of the cast composed of Melanie Griffith, Bruce Willis Y Morgan freeman, on “Bonfire of the Vanities“(1990).
In 1992, he played the baseball coach Jimmy Dugan, on “They give the blow”, Of which they were also part Madonna, Genna Davis Y Rosie O’Donnell.
In 1993, he would return to share the cinema screen with Meg ryan on “Something to remember”, romantic film that marked an era.
The great feat of Tom Hanks would arrive with “Philadelphia”(1993) by demonstrating his ability to move his audience. In it, he played a homosexual lawyer suffering from AIDS who was fired by his company and who was being sued, whose defense lawyer would be interpreted by Denzel Washington.
For that role he would get his first Oscar.
The following year he would stand out again and be acclaimed by critics and the public in “Forrest Gump”(1994) with Robin wright Y Sally field .
Again he was awarded the Oscar for the best actor with that role, simply brilliant.
In 1995, he played the astronaut Jim Novell on “Apollo 13”, Which recreates the true story of the space shuttle that does not reach the moon. In it, he was part of a cast of great actors such as Bill paxton, Gary sinise, Ed harris Y Kevin bacon.
In that year, he lent his voice to the character of Woody, in the animated film “Toy Story “(nineteen ninety five).
In 1996, he launched himself into directing work and created “The Wonders”, A film in which he played the role of Mr white, a musical representative. I would choose to accompany him in it, to Tom everett scott Y Liv tyler, among others.
In 1998, he was seen in the role of the Captain miller on “Rescue Private Ryan”, A story based on a World War II drama, and directed by Steven Spielberg, with Matt Damon as a co-star.
During that year, his reunion with the actress would also be released. Meg ryan on “You have an Em @ il “.
In 1999, he starred in the drama about prisoners sentenced to death, “The green Mile“, next to David morse, Bonnie hunt Y Michael Clarke Duncan.
I would be under the orders of Robert Zemeckis on “Castaway”(2000), with Helen hunt as a co-star.
He would carry out in the following years, “Road to Perdition”(2002) directed by Sam mendes Y “Catch Me If You Can”(2003) together with Leonardo Dicaprio, Christopher Walken Y Martin Sheen.
Also during 2002 he directed, produced and starred in the successful series “Band of Brothers”, being very well received by critics as well as “From earth to the moon“, another of the series produced by Tom.
In 2004, he would play the expat Victor navorski on “Terminal” With the performance of Stanley tucci Y Catherine Zeta Jones.
In 2006, the film version of the controversial book “The Da Vinci Code”(2006) where he plays Robert Langdon.
Among his latest appearances are “Charlie Wilson’s War”(2008) with Julia Roberts Y Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The great back Howard”(2008) and“Angels and Demons”(2009), in which he would once again play the researcher Robert Langdom.
For 2010, it will be seen in “Bonnie lick”.