He doesn't have the typical good looks of a Hollywood leading man. He's a fantastic actor but there are other great actors out there who never/rarely play a lead role. Especially in big budget films.
How did he manage to be so successful in the vanity of Hollywood?
I imagine it's because he's so good at what he does. And from what I've read, he's a very likable guy with a great sense of humor. Oops. Humour, in your case. π
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shareI suppose alot of his early roles were comedies so he made connections as he made films maybe.
shareTrue. I also think he was smart enough to make friends in the business early on. People such as Ron Howard, during Hanks' guest role on Happy Days. Howard's "Splash" was a big hit, and even though Hanks followed it with a few clunkers, he managed to survive those and improve his acting skills, and move on to better roles and movies.
shareHe seems smart, humble and charming
I don't make movies but if I did Tom Hanks would be my first pick for a lead...he can do it all
Drama, action, cartoons, Hanks nails it
STILL WAITING ON THE TOM HANKS HORROR FILM TO COMPLETE THE SPECTRUM...DUDE IS ICONIC.
shareIt's because he's so good at hiding his darkest secrets. Observe:
https://youtu.be/E3bkweOQb9Y
Good stuff lol
'Nobody searches my backyard for bodies'
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he doesn't fool me
shareHe is a great actor and plays very likeable characters in my opinion.
I remember seeing him in screwball comedies such as Bachelor Party and The Money Pit and enjoying his characters back in the 80s.
I also enjoyed him in serious roles such as in Philadelphia and The Green Mile. He killed it in Forrest Gump!
Tom Hanks is very versatile. He could play most any character. Hell, he even played Mr. Rogers!
The everyman...with a James Stewart type of movie career.
NEVER PLAYED A BAD GUY!.. just like Stewart.
(Road to Perdition comes closest, but even in that he is a family man looking after his son)
I'd love to see him as the baddie!
I remember watching an old Hammer episode where Peter Cushing turned out to be the antagonist and I was so shocked because he was always good in everything else I'd seen him in. It was a great twist to the story.
I don't think I've ever seen him in a film that I didn't like.
shareMe either. I watched cast away again yesterday and cried again when Wilson was lost at sea !
shareDid you know, Wilson has his own MovieChat board, lol: -
https://moviechat.org/nm1012434/Wilson-the-Volleyball
Wow! I had no idea. Too funny. π€£
Now, if Wilson had been nominated and won an Oscar... π€