Synopsis
Tom Hanks (born July 9, 1956, in Concord, California) began performing with the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in 1977 and later moved to New York City. He starred on the TV sitcom Bosom Buddies, but became far more known when he starred in Ron Howard's Splash. He went on to star in many popular and acclaimed films and is now arguably the most powerful and well-respected actor in Hollywood.
Actor, director. Born July 9, 1956, in Concord, California. His parents divorced when Hanks was five years old; he was raised, along with his older brother and sister, by their father, Amos, a chef. The family moved frequently, finally settling in Oakland, California, where Hanks attended high school.
After graduating in 1974, Hanks attended junior college in Hayward, California. He decided to pursue acting after reading and watching a performance of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh, and transferred into the theater program at California State University in Sacramento.