Hanks

American

[hangks] / hæŋks /

noun

Tom, born 1956, U.S. film actor.

Hanks British

/ hæŋks /

noun

Tom. born 1956, US film actor: his films include Splash (1984), Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and The Terminal (2004)

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Grace dubs his new friend “Rocky,” and their trans-galactically nutty friendship is one of the most endearing relationships between man and thing since Tom Hanks met Wilson the volleyball in “Cast Away.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Only once has he ever prepared a winner plan for a film that wasn’t nominated: “A Man Called Otto,” starring Tom Hanks.

From Los Angeles Times

“I had to do a runner,” Atwood jokes, describing her hurried exit on a recent morning phone call from Australia, where she’s been working on Tom Hanks’ World War II drama “Greyhound 2.”

From Los Angeles Times

In accepting the award from presenter Tom Hanks, Lee quoted one of the best known “Brokeback” lines while staring at the statuette: “Wow, I wish I knew how to quit you.”

From Los Angeles Times

He then embraces a now slightly balding Woody, as ever portrayed by Tom Hanks.

From BBC

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