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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOM HANKS! SOME FASCINATION FACTS ABOUT 'CASTE AWAY' STAR

  • Prateek Chamoli
  • Jul 24, 2024
  • 1 min read

Tom Hanks , a man of depth, humour and surprising talents, turns 68 today!!

Let's take a fun dive into lesser-known #factsย about this #Hollywoodย icon:


๐™๐™ฎ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฌ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™๐™ฎ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ค๐™ฃ: Hanks owns over 250 vintage #typewriters, a testament to his love for classic #communication.


๐™‹๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™‹๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™œ๐™ง๐™š๐™š: Did you know Hanks is a 6th cousin of #AbrahamLincoln?


๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™‹๐™š๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™‹๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™œ๐™š: Hanks's journey wasn't all red carpets. He once sold peanuts at a stadium and even worked as a bellboy.


๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™‚๐™ช๐™ข๐™ฅ'๐™จ ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™š: Hanks took a pay cut for "Forrest Gump" but negotiated #profitsharing. This smart move cemented him as a Hollywood powerhouse.


๐™๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก ๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™›๐™›: Hanks, a space enthusiast, co-produced the epic "From the Earth to the Moon" and even won a NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administrationย award for his contributions!


๐˜ผ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก๐™ค 13'๐™จ ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ก-๐™‡๐™ž๐™›๐™š ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™ช๐™—๐™ก๐™š: The real Jim Lovell said Hanks captured their experience perfectly in "Apollo 13".


๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐™๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ ๐™จ ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ฎ? It's Real! Fans celebrate Hanks's career every April 9th. Don't believe me? Check it yourself!!


๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ง๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™‚๐™ง๐™š๐™š๐™  ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™š๐™ฃ: Hanks's role in "Saving Private Ryan" resonated deeply in #Greece. He even received honorary #citizenshipย for raising awareness about WWII.


๐™€๐™‚๐™Š๐™... ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ข๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฉ!: Hanks is an Emmy Awardsย and double Oscars winner, just shy of a Tony Awardsย to become "EGOT."


Wishing this wonderful artist bets of life!!

Share your favorite Hanks role or fun fact?

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