Date of Birth: Monday, July 09, 1956

Place of Birth: Concord, California

Height: 6' 1"

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California. Hanks' parents were pioneers in the development of marriage dissolution law in California. Tom Hanks lived with a lot of step-families when he was a kid.

One of his biggest movies was Saving Private Ryan (1998). He received a Distinguished Public Service Award, which is US Navy's highest civilian honor for his role in that movie.

Tom Hanks other movie credits include Cast Away, The Terminal, The Polar Express and Catch Me If You Can. In 2006 he will appear in The Da Vinci Code, based on Dan Brown's novel with the same title. He will portray the character of Robert Langdon alongside French actress Audrey Tautou.

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