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(#3) When He Takes Pictures of His Wife on the Red Carpet
Hanks doesn’t worry so much about how he’s coming across on the red carpet. He chooses to focus on his wife instead. He takes his own shots of Rita Wilson on his phone according to the Huffington Post.
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(#10) That Time He Became Pals with a New York City Taxi Driver
In the fall of 2014, Hanks was performing on Broadway in Lucky Guy. When he got into a cab, the cabbie, Manny Anzalota, didn't place Hanks at first. “I look him in the eye, and I scream, 'WIIIIIIILLLSSSSSOOOOOOON!!!' And that really got him. He started laughing hard. He sees that I've got this Ferrari hat on, and a Ferrari shirt too, so he starts calling me 'Mr. Ferrari.' The whole ride, he keeps calling me 'Mr. Ferrari.' So after we get to his destination, we snap a quick photo, and he goes on his way.”
“Then one day I'm driving, and I get a text from one of the people that I'd driven, and it says: 'Mr. Hanks wants to invite you to see his Broadway show.' After the show, we're waiting for him in his dressing room, and he walks in and screams: 'Mr. Ferrari! And you wanna know the craziest thing? The name of his show was Lucky Guy. How crazy is that? Cause that was me. A lucky guy!” And unlike Bill Murray appearances, Tom Hank's unexpected drop ins are well documented. -
(#31) When He Wrote To A Boy Named Corona Who Said He Was Being Bullied
After 8-year-old Corona De Vries, an Australian boy with an affinity for the Toy Story films, wrote to Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson to say that he was being called "coronavirus" at school and that he gets "very sad and angry when people call [him] this," Hanks thoughtfully responded with his own letter. De Vries heard the news that Hanks and Wilson had fallen ill and asked, "Are you OK?" to which Hanks wrote back:
Dear Friend Corona,
Your letter made my wife and I feel so wonderful! Thank you for being such a good friend - friends make friends feel good when they are down... You are the only person I've ever known to have the name Corona - like the ring around the sun, a crown... PS! You got a friend in ME!
Hanks also sent the boy a Corona-brand typewriter he had with him while he was quarantined in Australia. He added, "I thought this typewriter would suit you. I had taken it to the Gold Coast, and now, it is back - with you. Ask a grown-up how it works. And use it to write me back."
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(#14) When He Took a Selfie with Steve Martin Onstage at the Governor Awards
Martin was accepting an honorary Oscar from Hanks when the latter thought it would be a good time to grab a selfie. Definitely captures the moment for him and everyone else.
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(#9) When Nerdist Bribed Him to Appear on the Podcast by Giving Him a Typewriter
Hanks is an avid vintage typewriter collector. Nerdist knows this. Nerdist knows all. So they offered him a 1934 Corona Silent typewriter in exchange for being on the show. He wrote them back, using the typewriter, and caved. Very clever, Nerdist. Check out some more reason to give Hanx here.
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(#13) When He Bought the White House Press Corp an Espresso Machine, and Returned to Upgrade It Years Later
Who says that Reddit is a waste of time? From a Today-I-Learned (TIL) thread, people found out that in 2004, Hanks dropped by the White House press room and discovered that there wasn’t a coffee machine. All that was available was vending machine coffee. He bought an espresso machine and left a note, saying: ”I hope this machine will make the 24 hour cycle of news a bit more pleasant. Add water, insert pod, press button and report. All good things. Tom Hanks.” Hanks said that the gift was intended to prevent “sleep deprivation.”
Six years later, he bought a replacement after inspecting the 2004 model. "This one is on its last legs. The poor slobs of the Fourth Estate. You know, you are supposed to clean this after every use."
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Tom Hanks is one of the most famous actors since the late 20th century. His acting career began in high school theater performances. In 1984, he became popular because of his role in "
Splash". In 1993 and 1994, he starred in "Philadelphia Story" and "Forrest Gump" and won two Oscars for Best Actor in a row. His great performances quickly proved that he was excellent in comedy and drama.
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