Hanks

[hangks]

noun

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

Hanks

/ hæŋks /

noun

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

Example Sentences

A program interview with its authors indicates that the play was originally conceived by Mr. Glossman as a triptych drawing on three stories from Mr. Hanks’s 2017 collection of stories, “Uncommon Type.”

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The most artistically vibrant theaters in Los Angeles and beyond are a proving ground for actors, where even stars such as Tom Hanks and Annette Bening turn up on stage.

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With so much fantastic archival footage at Hanks’ disposal, it’s hard not to be stricken by just how much the world has changed in the 30 years since Candy’s death.

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Colin Hanks, 47, is an actor known for TV’s “Fargo” and “Roswell” and the film “Parkland.”

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But Hanks said he was drawn into Candy’s story by a particular detail: the fact that Candy’s own father, Sidney, had died from heart disease at the age of 35, right before John turned 5.

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