HAPPY BIRTHDAY Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was
born on July 9, 1956, and
turns 63. He was born in Concord, California. The actor made his breakthrough in the 1988 film Big. He went on to win consecutive
Best Actor Oscars for
Philadelphia and
Forrest Gump. Hanks made his directing
debut in 1996 for
That Thing You Do! The actor has also starred in Apollo 13 and voiced Woody in the Toy Story films. He has received a Kennedy
Center Honor and
Presidential Medal
of Freedom. Hanks is one of the highest-grossing actors in the U.S. Happy Birthday,
Tom Hanks!