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Tom Hanks is an award winning American actor, born in Concord, California. He is the highest grossing film star of all time, and has starred in films such as Big, Saving Private Ryan, Forest Gump, Apollo 13, Cast Away and The Da Vinci Code series. He directed That Thing You Do! and produced the Band of Brothers miniseries. He is also known for providing the voice of Woody in the Toy Story series and for being the model for the conductor in the computer animation, The Polar Express.

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5 Jun, 1999

MTV Movie Awards: Saving Private Ryan

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Saving Private Ryan wins Best Action Sequence and a win for Hanks as Best Male Performance at the 1999 MTV Movie Awards.

13 Jan, 2013

Golden Globe for Game Change

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Game Change wins the award for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

12 Jan, 2014

Golden Globe for Captain Phillips

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For his performance in Captain Phillips, Hanks wins the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards.