| birth date | July 09, 1956 (66 years old) |
| Born in | Concord, California, USA |
| nationality | USA |
| Marital status | married to Rita Wilson (since 1988) |
| Profession | Film Producer, Actor, TV Producer, Voice Actor, Director |
| Full name | Thomas Jeffrey Hanks |
| Children | 4 (Samantha, Colin, Chester and Truman) |
| size | 1.83 m |
Tom Hanks is one of the highest paid actors and leading men in Hollywood for a reason. After all, almost every movie in which the American is involved as a producer or actor becomes a resounding success. The films in which Tom Hanks was involved up to December 2013 were able to bring in 7.78 billion euros. The horrendous fees for Tom Hanks are definitely worthwhile for the film studios as well. When it comes to the stars who consistently make the box office ring the most, Hanks is the undisputed number 1. Brad Pitt and George Clooney just can’t hold a candle to their colleague either. The estimated fortune of 360 million euros is therefore not surprising.
Curious details about Tom Hank’s successes
Even if you take a closer look at the other facts about Tom Hank’s box office hits, an interesting picture emerges. Because in some of the films that have brought in the most money for the film studios, Tom hasn’t even been seen on the big screen himself. In fact, he’s become the voice for funny cartoon characters on some of these projects. In English-speaking countries, Tom Hanks lends his voice to the cute Woody in Toy Story. With Toy Story 1 to 3, the actor was able to celebrate some of his biggest film hits. These three films alone have grossed 1.78 billion euros worldwide . In Toy Story 4, the English-speaking audience can once again look forward to Tom Hanks as the voice of Woody.
While his film colleagues earn huge sums from advertising campaigns, Tom Hanks made a conscious decision not to do so. He will therefore not be seen in the TV commercials of brands like Nespresso in the future either, as George Clooney, for example, likes to do. For the marketing professionals of many large companies, this is a bitter loss. Because a poll has shown that Tom Hanks is the most trusted of all Hollywood actors in the eyes of consumers. He would probably lose that title if he sold his name for money. But that’s not exactly what the A-lister does. The superstar is not dependent on the income from possible advertising campaigns anyway.
Interesting facts about the actor’s net worth
In the USA alone, Tom Hank’s home country, the actor’s films were able to bring in the equivalent of 4.13 billion euros. The A-lister himself was also able to benefit from this and thus accumulate a fortune of 350 million US dollars. For example, Hanks is said to have received a fee of 18 million US dollars for “The Da Vinci Code” from 2006 , which corresponds to the equivalent of 16.9 million euros. He was even better rewarded for Angels & Demons in 2009. The Hollywood Leading Man was sold for $50 million.
Together with his wife Rita Wilson , Tom Hanks owns several houses , which are mainly located in the US state of California. One of his houses is said to be worth a whopping 24 million euros. Living there with four bedrooms and five bathrooms is definitely very good. Incidentally, Tom Hanks didn’t even need a college degree to afford this luxury. Because he never completed his studies at California State University in Sacramento, the capital of the state of California. However, luck seemed to be on the College Dropout’s side. In addition, the Hanks have a holiday home on the Greek island of Antiparos, where they regularly spend summer holidays. Matching, a beautiful luxury yacht .
Films and TV projects by Tom Hanks
Not only as an actor, but also as a producer, Tom Hanks has made a name for himself internationally with the following projects since the beginning of his career:
Movie successes of the 80s
- 1980 – Panic Fear/ Love Boat
- 1980 to 1982 – Bosom Buddies (TV series)
- 1982 – Help We Grow Up/ Labyrinth of Monsters
- 1984 – Splash – Bachelor Party
- 1985 – Everything is at my command / The madman with the violin case
- 1986 – Nothing in Common – They have nothing in common / A gift is still too expensive / Love is a game of time
- 1987 – Weak bulls don’t bite
- 1988 – Big/ Punchline – The Bang Effect
- 1989 – My devilish neighbors / Scott & Huutsch
Great flicks from the 90s
- 1990 – Purgatory of Vanities / Joe vs. the Volcano
- 1992 – A class of its own / Flight into adventure
- 1993 – Sleepless in Seattle / Philadelphia
- 1994 – Forrest Gump
- 1995 – Apollo 13 / Toy Story (Woody’s voice)
- 1996 – That Thing You Do!
- 1998 – Saving Private Ryan / Email for You
- 1999 – The Green Mile / Toy Story 2
Successful films from the year 2000
- 2000 – Cast Away – Disappeared
- 2001 – Band of Brothers – We were like brothers
- 2002 – My Big Fat Greek Wedding / Road to Perdition / Catch Me If You Can
- 2004 – Elvis Has Left the Building / Ladykillers / Terminal / The Polar Express / Connie and Carla
- 2006 – Cars/ The Da Vinci Code – Da Vinci Code / Starter for Ten / Lucas the Ant Scarer
- 2007 – The Simpsons Movie / Evan Almighty / Charlie Wilson’s War
- 2008 – The Big Buck Howard / City of Ember – Escape From Darkness / Mamma Mia
- 2009 – Illuminati / My Big Fat Greek Summer / Where the Wild Things Are
- 2010 – The Pacific / Toy Story 3
- 2011 – Larry Crowne / Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
- 2012 – Cloud Atlas
- 2013 – Captain Phillips / Saving Mr Banks
- 2015 – Bridge of Spies – The Negotiator
- 2016 – A Hologram for the King / Sully / Inferno
- 2017 – The Circle / The Publisher
- 2019 – Toy Story 4 / The Wonderful Mr. Rogers
Awards for Tom Hanks
His brilliant acting performance has already attracted positive attention from international film critics. The superstar from Hollywood can certainly look forward to the following awards for his outstanding performance:
- Golden Globe 1989 – Best Actor in the Comedy Category (Big)
- Golden Globe 1994 – Best Actor, Drama (Philadelphia)
- Oscar 1994 – Best Actor (Philadelphia)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards 1995 – Best Actor (Forrest Gump)
- Oscar 1995 – Best Actor (Forrest Gump)
- Golden Globe 1995 – Best Actor, Drama (Forrest Gump)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards 1996 – Best Acting Ensemble (Apollo 13)
- Golden Globe 2001 – Best Actor in a Drama Category (Cast Away – Missing)
- 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Golden Globe 2020 – Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement
Tom Hanks is definitely one of the best actors. He has already created many beautiful cinema and television experiences with his films . But he also gave a lot to think about and played his film roles perfectly. Finally, a quote from Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump: “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.”