Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks
Birth name	Thomas Jeffrey Hanks
Born	July 9, 1956 in Concord, California, USA
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Bosom Buddies	Kip Wilson	1980–1982	1	2

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Love Boat	Rick Martin	4x01 - Sergeant Bull / Friends and Lovers / Miss Mother	October 25, 1980
Taxi	Gordon	4x23 - The Road Not Taken (1)	April 29, 1982
Happy Days	Dr. Dwayne Twitchell	10x05 - A Little Case of Revenge	November 9, 1982
Family Ties	Ned Donnelly	1x14 - The Fugitive (1)	January 19, 1983
Family Ties	Ned Donnelly	1x15 - The Fugitive (2)	January 26, 1983
Family Ties	Ned Donnelly	2x14 - Say Uncle	January 26, 1984
Saturday Night Live	Host	11x05 - Tom Hanks/Sade	December 14, 1985
Saturday Night Live	Host	13x12 - Tom Hanks/Randy Travis	February 20, 1988
Saturday Night Live	Host	14x01 - Tom Hanks/Keith Richards	October 8, 1988
Saturday Night Live	Host	15x13 - Tom Hanks/Aerosmith	February 17, 1990
Saturday Night Live	Host	16x08 - Tom Hanks/Edie Brickell and New Bohemians	December 8, 1990
Saturday Night Live	Host	17x19 - Tom Hanks/Bruce Springsteen	May 9, 1992
Saturday Night Live	Host	22x01 - Tom Hanks/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	September 28, 1996
Life with Bonnie	Himself	1x11 - What If?	November 26, 2002
Saturday Night Live	Host	31x17 - Tom Hanks/Red Hot Chili Peppers	May 6, 2006

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Mazes and Monsters	Robbie Wheeling	December 28, 1982

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Late Show with David Letterman		February 27, 2012

Notable Film Roles

Film	Role	Released
Big	Josh Baskin	1988
A League of Their Own	Jimmy Dugan	1992
Sleepless in Seattle	Sam Baldwin	1993
Philadelphia	Andrew Beckett	1993
Forrest Gump	Forrest Gump	1994
Apollo 13	Jim Lovell	1995
Toy Story	Woody	1993
The Simpsons Movie	Himself	2007

Producer

Series Produced

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
From the Earth to the Moon	1998	Executive Producer	miniseries
Band of Brothers	2001	Executive Producer	miniseries
Big Love	2006 –2011	Executive Producer	1	2	3	4	5
John Adams	2008	Executive Producer	miniseries
The Pacific	2010	Executive Producer	miniseries
The Sixties	2014	Executive Producer	1
Olive Kitteridge	2010	Executive Producer	miniseries
Masters of the Air	2010	Executive Producer	miniseries

Director

Episodes Directed

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
Tales from the Crypt	4x01 - None but the Lonely Heart	June 27, 1992
From the Earth to the Moon	1x01 - Can We Do This?	April 5, 1998
Band of Brothers	1x05 - Crossroads	September 30, 2001

Awards and Accolades

Golden Globe Awards

(4 Wins in 7 Nominations)

• Won: Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (1989)

Big

• Won: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama (1994)

Philadelphia

• Won: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama (1995)

Forrest Gump

• Won: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama (2001)

Cast Away

Academy Awards

(2 Wins in 5 Nominations)

• Won: Best Actor (1994)

Philadelphia

• Won: Best Actor (1995)

Forrest Gump

Trivia

• husband of Rita Wilson
• brother of Jim Hanks
• father of Colin Hanks