tom hanks essays

tom hanks essays From a stressful childhood to a successful career, Tom Hanks has mastered every angle of film making. While discovering drama in high school, Hanks chose acting as his career choice in college upon seeing The Iceman Cometh. After years of hard work and dedication, Hanks made it to the big screen where he has progressed ever since. Still continuing to act, Tom Hanks has been producing, directing, and writing screen plays. Born on July 9, 1956, in Concord, California, Thomas J. Hanks was the son of Amos and Janet Hanks. His Parents split up when he was five, and the three oldest kids (Hanks was the third) went with their father, Amos, a chef by trade who uprooted the family about every six months chasing after a job (Tom Hanks). His father married two more times after divorcing Toms mother. Eventually, in 1966, they settled down in Oakland California when Tom was ten. During that nomadic period of five years Hanks attended six different grammar schools. Tom finally found a home at his high school, Skyline High, where he was big on athletics. It was also during high school that he discovered acting. It was when Tom watched a friend perform in the schools production of Dracula that he first considered acting. Shortly after attending the schools production, Tom joined the Thespian Club and worked as a stage manager for the schools production of My Fair Lady. Later he won roles in Night of the Iguana, Twelfth Night, and South Pacific. As a senior year Hanks was honored with Skylines highest acting award, Best Actor. This was given to him just 20 years before he would receive his first Oscar. From 1974 to 1976 Tom Hanks attended Chabot College in Hayward, California. There he took one drama class per quarter. To fulfill a course requirement, Tom saw the Berkeley Repertory Production of The Iceman Cometh. The performance of Joe Spano as Rocky in the play fired a d...