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Hanks a Million?Tom Hanks once thanked an unusual source for its assistance with his performance in A League of Their Own (playing Jimmy Dugan, the team's heroinic coach). The source? A nearby ice cream shop which had helped him gain 30 pounds for the role.
[Years later, Hanks lost 44 pounds for his role in Cast Away. (Esquire, Sept 2, 2001)]
[Trivia: Hanks, who had no acting experience in college, once credited his failure to land a role in a college play for kick-starting his stellar career. Undeterred, he went downtown and auditioned for a community theater play. He was soon invited by the director to Cleveland, and the rest is history...]
Hanks, Thomas J. ["Tom"] (1953- ) American actor [noted for his roles in such
films as Band of Brothers (2001, TV mini-Series), Road to Perdition (2001), Cast Away (2000), The Green Mile (1999), Toy Story 2 (voice, 1999), You've Got Mail (1998), Saving Private Ryan (1998), That Thing You Do! (1996), Toy Story (voice, 1995), Apollo 13 (1995), Forrest Gump (1994, Oscar), Philadelphia (1993, Oscar), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), A League of Their Own (1992), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), The 'burbs (1989), Big (1988, Oscar-nominated), The Money Pit (1986), and Splash (1984)]
[Sources: Entertainment Weekly]More Thomas Hanks anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords:
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