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Surprising Facts About Tom Hanks
He Gets Physical for his Roles
Hanks takes his craft seriously, adapting to every physical alteration required for a role. He gained 30 pounds to play ladies-baseball coach Jimmy Dugan in 1992's "A League of Their Own." Then he lost 30 pounds for his Academy Award-winning turn as ailing attorney Andrew Beckett in "Philadelphia." Later he shed 50 pounds to depict island-bound FedEx systems analyst Chuck Noland in "Cast Away." But sometimes Tom draws the line. The right-handed actor didn't portray astronaut Jim Lovell as a southpaw (which Lovell actually is) in "Apollo 13."
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On Oprah's Love Couch Confessionals...Musicrazylove said "Angelina is the home wrecker when Brad and Jen were married Angelina did everything to break the marriage off just to get him During Mr. And Mrs. Smith she went to the set and try to get him to date her and it work so if any one is guilty it is Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Not Jen"
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On Bitter Celebrity Custody Battles...
Alpha said "To Cybersleuth. What makes Denise Richards any better than Charlie Sheen??? She didn't go to college either. And two minutes after her good friend separated from her husband Denise started dating him. (Bon Jovi) She has obvioulsy made some really far out remarks to slam Sheen of which many could never be proven. She lost her temper at some photographers and threw laptops off a balcony at a theater. They hit two women below. One in her 80's and one in her 90's. Fortunately they were not harmed. There are two sides to every story. "
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On Bitter Celebrity Custody Battles...Alpha said "What on earth is Cybersleuth talking about??? Charlie Sheen has been clean for over ten frickin years for cripes sake. And he is happily married with twins. He's been clean since the late 90's. What year are you living in Cybersleuth??? Get with it."
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On Bitter Celebrity Custody Battles...Cybersleuth said "Charlie Sheen and Denise need to suck it up and do what's best for the child they jointly brought into this world. However, since Denise has been and still is the main caregiver of the children (like most moms), her priority is with the children's best care and support, as it should be. Why all the fighting? For custody? No way should Charlie get any custody. He has serious addictive issues that need professional counseling. And, he will likely never get past these issues that make him feel somehow happier. Charlie, it's all a quick fix scheme to bolster your ego and self-esteem that never works in the long run. Has Charlie been to college or developed his brain and emotional boundaries beyond the next eye-candy woman in his life? He doesn't seem like a happy man at all. And what woman in her right frame of mind would marry a man while he's fighting for custody? Who needs the stress of that scenario? Pass."
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On Oprah's Love Couch Confessionals...
Cybersleuth said "Katie must not be as together as she sometimes portrays. How she's stayed with him this long is unimaginable. Frankly, Tom Cruise is not what Hollywood is paid to make him look like. He's so NOT handsome and his antics are embarrassing and suspiciously phony. He creeps me out. Suri is a beautiful child but I have my doubts about her paternity. Regardless, I am so through with hearing about how much her clothing costs (enough to feed many hungry people, if these two were the least bit altruistic)and the bratty behaviors she is developing as the little princess complex takes over. She's going to be a mess when she gets older, thinking people are in her life to cater to her every whim. Personally, I can't until the day Katie tells Tom the marriage is over and she's done with him."
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On Oprah's Love Couch Confessionals...
Cybersleuth said "How does one keep a family of five in a NYC apartment? I can't imagine not being able to go out my back door to walk on the beach or play with the dogs on the grassy lawn. Or, walk to a friends house next door. Do they have a house somewhere else in NY that is not in the city?"
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On Oprah's Love Couch Confessionals...
Cybersleuth said "Time away from each other is what's likely needed for Angelina and Brad. Angelina is on the mommy track and Brad is on the making money for his growing family track. Jen is really an instigator of problems in this marriage with her continued texting during his time away from Angelina. Shame on Jen for being a home wrecker. However, it takes two to play that game and Brad is just as guilty for becoming further involved with Jen, even if she's just a friend. We all know how those kinds of relationships develop. Brad needs to do some soul searching and growing up. Angelina is strong enough to survive on her own and I hope she gets involved in the Foster Parenting Program in her state. She could be a great spokesperson once she sets her mind to it. And Angelina, eat a hamburger, girl. If you are too thin and wasting away yourself, those kids will suffer, too. A healthy, happy mommy is so much better than an emaciated, stressed out mommy. Let Brad go if he needs to. You can't hold on to someone who's intent on self destruction. "
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On Oprah's Love Couch Confessionals...
Cybersleuth said "Angelina is a strong-willed woman who knows what she wants and goes after it, regardless of the repercussions to her marriage partner. I don't see a happy. long marriage for them but then, she doesn't really need Brad as she is totally capable of surviving on her own. Brad, on the other hand, seems to be stressed out from all the mayhem in his life. For refusing to put his foot down and demand limiting their family size, there will be more children to come. I see Angeline involved in the Foster Parenting Program, which would be wonderful, if she can provide adequately for each child. Let Brad go. Jen is not the best person for him, either but more soul searching is in the future for Brad. He's bound to Angelina through their natural children and that will never change."
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titangirl1983
June 08, 2009 - 04:27 PM GMT
To stay "on topic"as to the original question...
My fav Tom Hanks moment, is is Oscar acceptance speech where he mentions Rawley T. Farnsworth - his HS drama teacher and friend.
As to peoples reaction to his barrage of remarks against Mormons re: Prop 8 - as I researched this, I beleive he went on to apologise and retract his statements saying that "As Americans, they (Californians) voted their conscience and they did that (or something to that effect).
I knew Mr. Farnssworth personally and Mr. Hanks came back and did amazing good things for the City of Oakland and Skyline HS. Nice that he could include a dedication to include Mr. Farnsworth in the process.
To Mr. Hanks from one shy student who found her muse within the boundaries of the Drama dept. at Skyline, to another, let's re-live the night of 1000 kazoos sometime soon, sir.
skylocker
May 24, 2009 - 07:52 AM GMT
pmajesti...
That was a fairly poor source to quote. Even Wikipedia panned Joel A. Roger's Five Negro Presidents as
" In the latter, he provided what he said was evidence that there had been 19th and 20th century presidents of the United States who had partial black ancestry. His research was superficial and poorly sourced.
But then I'm sure you have a source that states waterboarding as safe as a swim in a kiddy pool.
genX
May 23, 2009 - 10:09 PM GMT
wow... all these people saying that he has NO morals for his marital history. how you can say that someone has NO morals?? are you PERFECT in your everyday life?
i mean, would it have HONESTLY been better for him to stay in a loveless facade of a marriage while he was in love with somebody else? its situations like that, that lead to spousal murder-suicides. among other FAR WORSE things.
he fell in love with someone else. big deal! things happen, people sometimes think they've found their soulmate, and they marry that person, and find out years later, that they might have possibly been wrong. it happens.
people might shoplift, and then go back later and decide that they'd rather fess up and pay for the item they stole... does that make them not have ANY MORALS at all?
don't be so biased, i mean... at least the guy hasn't been married 12 times in 10 years. that should say SOMETHING about the guy... maybe he was right in going with the woman who truly IS his match. and you never know... maybe his ex wife has found her one true match also... the article doesn't delve into that, so you judgemental asses don't know do you?
geez... the guy makes one SMALL mistake in his life, and people starting saying that he has absolutely no morals. get lives.. i'm sure you've ALL got skeletons in the closet too.
skylocker
May 23, 2009 - 08:23 PM GMT
I have a brother-in-law just like "pmajesti". He loves the history of WWII but won't watch " Band of Brothers" because it was produced by Hanks and Speilberg . Another extremely narrowed-minded politico ! They have to drag politics into everything. Sheeesh. Get a life
Alexisnexus
May 20, 2009 - 12:57 AM GMT
Family Forest®
http://familyforest.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/family-forest%c2%ae-was-first-again/
Lots oftimes I have seen Tom Hanks mentioned by the PR at http://www.familyforest.com
I know they did one about the Da Vinci Code!
Eternalknight
May 18, 2009 - 06:35 PM GMT
Tom Hanks is the James Stewart of our era. No doubt. A great actor in many great films and NOT in the tabloids.
If I were an actor/celebrity I would certainly want to be in the same position. I think it would take a special effort on the part of most celebrities in the public eye to avoid all the gossip rags as well as he has managed to do.I am an artist by trade, and would love to be well known, but I would hate being in the public eye and the subject of gossip. I admire Mr. Hanks ability to stay in the limelight, yet avoid it at the right times.
4Burnie
May 17, 2009 - 12:28 PM GMT
I will always favor Tom Hanks movies and as one comment said even "Joe vs the Valcano" it was a silly movie but Meg Ryan was priceless. I'm sure he deserves any benefits he gets as for his private life leave it private. I don buy the Enquirer wouldn't believe what any tabloid says about any celebrity unless that celebrity says its so on a talk show.
mammie
May 17, 2009 - 10:36 AM GMT
GO SKYLINE!
mammie
May 17, 2009 - 10:28 AM GMT
Yea! Skyline High, graduated 1963!
bavone
May 17, 2009 - 10:17 AM GMT
Applying 21st century moral standards to Lincoln's day is ridiculous. Today, we hear how George Washington was a racist because he owned slaves and now this quote from Abe Lincoln. This is ignorance in it's purest form. When these great men lived their world existed under a different norm. Had they somehow been able to live until 2009, do you really think they would have the same values?