The One Who "Never Comes": How Tom Hanks Became Hollywood's Most Charming Favorite

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

“No one has ever heard Tom Hanks run wild at night. No one has ever heard of Tom Hanks stealing from stores. No one has ever seen the notes about Tom Hanks in the crime chronicles. That's what I really like about Tom - he never comes across, - said in an interview about his colleague in the acting department Jack Nicholson.

Tom Hanks is loved and appreciated not only by loyal fans, but also by colleagues in the Hollywood workshop. In the harsh environment of show business, he is almost like a black sheep. His sincerity and good nature envelop and win him over from the first glance at the screen. It is impossible to be indifferent to him, he is like a close friend who gives a lot of warmth and fun.

Jokes are made on the topic of his immense charm. Remember, until recently, all the media exploded with reports of the harassment of Harvey Wanstein, Kevin Spacey and other famous personalities? In the wake of these investigations, Tom also did not stand aside. But in his case, the women only accused him of being unusually sweet.

And Hanks' talent generally serves as an inspiration for many aspiring artists. His work is admired and set as an example. Even as a schoolboy, he was seriously interested in theater and was the star of amateur performances. After high school, he managed to enter the dramatic arts at the University of California. When the guy had an offer to perform on different theatrical stages, he immediately dropped out of school and went free swimming.

Then, the nimble and ambitious Tom Hanks somehow ends up on television. There he tries himself in many genres and projects. Further, everything develops, as with those lucky ones who are noticed by an influential producer in the transition. Tom pulls out his gold badge. Ron Howard fulfills the main dream of any film actor - gives him the main role. The romantic comedy "Splash" is becoming one of the favorites among viewers and critics.

After these filming, offer after offer fell on Tom's head. Although, no matter how hard he tried, for some reason all the pictures failed at the box office one after another. But, would we talk about him now, if his life had not turned 360 degrees? Obviously not.

Further work on the film "Bolshoi" brought him tangible results. The audience and members of the film academy praised Tom's ability to delicately convey the fear of a child who was left alone in a large city. For this role, he acquired not only a large fan base, but also a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. After the incredible success, all of his subsequent works are met with less enthusiasm. But with all this, each time new facets of his acting talent are noted.

In the 90s, the Tom Hanks wave washed away everything in its path. In 1993 he played with Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle, and in the same year took on the role of an AIDS-infected homosexual in Philadelphia. In 1994, a real Triumph knocks on his door. Tom is filmed by Back to the Future creator Robert Zemeckis. The co-creation "Forrest Gump" becomes a real cult phenomenon. He is still placed on high positions in the list of the best paintings of all times and peoples. For the role of a mentally retarded boy named Forest, the actor receives an Oscar for Best Actor. And the film itself was honored 5 more times at the main film award. Since then, Tom has become a real celebrity and national hero.

Any roads and the most interesting scenarios now open before the actor. He starred in the space drama "Apollo 13". Then in the military film "Saving Private Ryan", the creation of the great Steven Spielberg, which is listed as a cultural heritage of the United States. Then he takes a lighter and more romantic project in the form of the film "You've Got Mail". And the cherry on the cake in the 90s is the film based on Stephen King's book, The Green Mile.

In 2000, Tom does not lose his taste for a good movie and appears in the film "Rogue", directed by the same Bob Zemeckis. The audience liked the story about the postman Robinson-Crusoe so much that they strenuously demanded a continuation from the creators. But the director didn't like this idea.

Tom's acting procession on the red carpet does not end. In 2004, he tries himself again with Steven Spielberg in The Terminal. A few years later, Hanks tries on the costume of Professor Robert Langdon in the film adaptation of the sensational novel The Da Vinci Code. Then he participates in two more sequels to the film.

The success of the actor does not slow down, to this day. Tom has a huge number of all kinds of work on his account as an actor in cinema, theater, TV, voice acting, producer, director, writer and screenwriter. And for the coming years, there is already a list of approved roles. As colleagues say, it is a great honor and pleasure to work and be friends with Tom.

Hanks is a charming Hollywood darling. He is not a supporter of scandals, and he is not favored by the tabloids. He has been happily married to Rita Wilson for 30 years and they have two sons. Tom pays the bills for casual café diners, makes unexpected "photo bombs" at weddings and with sleeping people in the bar. He does not refuse requests, gives autographs and constantly smiles. And despite all the hardships that happen to him, he always remains a real artist and a person with a capital letter.