July 9, 2026
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks's birthday: America's most beloved actor, feel-good films, and Oscar-winning roles.
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Calaruga, Shark Media, Hi I Mark Ellison In Today's theme?
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Is Tom Hanks's birthday? America's most beloved actor? Feel good
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films and Oscar winning roles. Question one. Tom Hanks is
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often celebrated each summer by fans on what calendar date
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was he born? Marking his birthday every year? Question two.
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Tom Hanks achieved a rare feat by winning back to
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back Best Actor Oscars in the nineteen nineties. Name the
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two films for which he won those consecutive Academy Awards.
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Question three? In which nineteen eighty eight feel good comedy,
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does Tom Hanks play a twelve year old who wakes
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up in an adult's body after a wish to a
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fortune telling machine? Question for Tom Hanks lends his voice
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to a loyal cowboy doll in a groundbreaking animated franchise,
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What is the name of that series? Question five? In
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which nineteen ninety two sports comedy, does Tom Hanks, playing
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manager Jimmy Dugan bark the line there's no crying in baseball.
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We'll be right back with these answers after this break.
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Welcome back. Question one? What is Tom Hanks's birthdate? Answer?
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July ninth, nineteen fifty six. Hanks was born on July ninth,
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nineteen fifty six and conquered California. His birthday has become
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a fun Midsummer landmark for movie lovers who grew up
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with his films. Question two, which two films earned Hank's
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consecutive Best Actor oscars, Answer Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. He
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won Best Actor for Philadelphia nineteen ninety three at the
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nineteen ninety four Ceremony and for Forrest Gump nineteen ninety
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four at the nineteen ninety five Seramon, one of the
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few actors to win in consecutive years. Question three, which
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nineteen eighty eight film features Hanks as a boy suddenly
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grown up. Answer Big, directed by Penny Marshall. Big, includes
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the iconic Fao Schwartz giant piano scene and earned Hanks
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his first Best Actor OSCAR nomination. Question four, which franchise,
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features Hanks as the voice of Woody. Answer Toy Story.
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Pixar's Toy Story nineteen ninety five was the first feature
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length computer animated film with Hank's voicing Woody across multiple
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sequels and specials. Question five, There's No Crying in Baseball,
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which Hank's film answer, A League of Their Own. Set
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during World War II and directed by Penny Marshall. A
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League of their Own follows the All American Girls Professional
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Baseball League and features one of Hanks's most quoted lines
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that concludes Today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison,
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and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology.
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See you Tomorrow.
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