Mr.
Tom Hanks
Independent
Area
Humanities and Arts
Specialty
Performing Arts
Elected
2018
Hanks is an actor and filmmaker best known for his roles in Big (1988), Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Green Mile (1999), Captain Phillips (2013), Bridge of Spies (2015), and The Post (2017) as well as for his voice work in the animated Toy Story series and The Polar Express (2004). He won a Golden Globe Award and an Çï¿ûÊÓƵ Award for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia, as well as a Golden Globe, an Çï¿ûÊÓƵ Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a People's Choice Award for Best Actor for his role in Forrest Gump. He is also known as an advocate for environmentalism and alternative fuels, LGBT rights and marriage equality, veterans and the military, community colleges, and NASA
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