Taken in 2002, outside of Grauman’s Chinese Theater

Some Tom Hanks trivia

  • Dislocated his shoulder when he fell through a rotting floor in a building in Germany while scouting locations with Steven Spielberg for the HBO series “Band of Brothers“
  • Was asked to play the title role in Jerry Maguire 
  • Has another brother who is a professor at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, IL
  • Gained and later lost 50 lbs. for his role in Cast Away
  • Was considered for the role of Peter Banning (Peter Pan) in Hook
  • He is an environmental conservationist and often advocates and supports natural causes.
  • Sold popcorn and peanuts as a teenager at the Oakland Coliseum.

My Fav 5 Tom Hanks movies

  1. Saving Private Ryan
  2. Terminal
  3. The “burbs”
  4. Big
  5. Cast Away
I think Saving Private Ryan has one of the greatest movie endings of all time.

But some think is should have ended different. {Video Embed}

What’s your fav Tom Hanks movie?

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