HAPPY BIRTHDAY Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was br born on July 9, 1956, and br turns 63. He was born in Concord, California. The actor made his breakthrough in the 1988 film Big. He went on to win consecutive br Best Actor Oscars for br Philadelphia and br Forrest Gump. Hanks made his directing br debut in 1996 for br That Thing You Do! The actor has also starred in Apollo 13 and voiced Woody in the Toy Story films. He has received a Kennedy br Center Honor and br Presidential Medal br of Freedom. Hanks is one of the highest-grossing actors in the U.S.