Tom Hanks Is The Nicest Guy In Hollywood And People Are Sharing The Reasons Why
The nicest guy in Hollywood—that’s a title that many stars would love to have. But that honor belongs to the one and only Tom Hanks. A man with a heart of gold, Hanks is known for being kind to everyone, including complete strangers.
As it turns out, plenty of people on the internet have heartwarming stories about Hanks helping out others. They started sharing all the good things they saw Hanks do after Taffy Brodesser-Akner published an article about the actor in The New York Times. According to Brodesser-Akner, interviewing the actor and writing about the topic helped ‘heal’ her and alleviate her depression.
We just hope that someday we can meet Hanks and repay some of the goodness that he’s given out to everyone else! Once you’re done reading this article, be sure to check out Bored Panda’s previous post about positive stories about other celebrities.
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Tom Hanks gave an interview to an NYT journalist…
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“Tom Hanks wasn’t acting when he was playing Mister Rogers. A journalist suggested that he’s actually playing Tom Hanks, but just “slower,” Brodesser-Akner wrote in her article.
…and the wholesome experience helped ‘heal’ her
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“He doesn’t appear to have a need to be known by his public, but he also doesn’t have the same strains of contempt for journalists that I’ve seen from other movie stars,” the NYT journalist mused about Hanks.
Hanks was completely honest during the interview about his views on life
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Hanks starred in the recent movie ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ about the legendary Mr. Rogers, who is known far and wide as the epitome of goodness. In fact, it seems like Hanks was the perfect fit for the role because he lives every day like Mr. Rogers taught others to live.
As it turns out, Hanks has touched the lives of many people and helped out many strangers
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Both Hanks and Mr. Rogers teach us that we’re all capable of making someone’s day just a bit brighter. So go surprise your neighbors with a freshly baked apple pie. Help your local kids build their treehouse. Pay for a stranger’s meal. Give a tired waitress who’s working her third shift a smile, a genuine compliment, and buy her a cup of coffee to help her get through the day. Invite a lonely senior to Thanksgiving dinner with your family. In other words, do what Hanks and Mr. Rogers would both be proud of you for doing!
Hanks is known as the nicest guy in Hollywood and, frankly, he deserves the title
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“I recognized in myself a long time ago that I don’t instill fear in anybody. I think I have a cache of mystery,” Hanks told Brodesser-Akner. What’s more, he talked to her about how to be a great parent: “Somewhere along the line, I figured out, the only thing really, I think, eventually a parent can do is say I love you, there’s nothing you can do wrong.”
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Some of us know Hanks best for his performances in Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan. While others know him as ‘that guy from The Da Vinci Code’ or ‘the dude who played almost everyone in The Polar Express.’ But Hanks isn’t just an actor, he’s also a writer. Back in 2017, he published ‘The Uncommon Type,’ a collection of 17 much-vaunted short stories.
Dear Pandas, do you have any heartwarming stories about Hanks? What movie did you enjoy his performance in most? If you had to bake him homemade cookies, what flavor would they be? Share your thoughts with everyone in the comments.
The journalist asked people to share their own heartwarming stories about Hanks and received plenty of first-hand accounts
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I've got one! Years ago, I started a T-shirt biz where the proceeds would go to charity. For the launch, I sent about 150 of them to various celebrities. As I was essentially using their fame as a way to bring attention to my new venture, I didn't expect the handful of thank you cards I received. One of them was a handwritten note from Tom Hanks! Total class act. (Bonus: His thank you cards have "T.HANKS" printed on the front. Clever!)
I adore Tom Hanks, he is one of my all time favourite actors along side Robin Williams. I am so pleased that he is as nice as he seems.
I'm just going to throw this out there. If there is ever a headline "TOM HANKS SLAPS LITTLE OLD LADY!!, You know as well as I do that your first thought is going to be...Well what the heck did she do to him?!?! One of my favorite actors. So glad to hear that he is as genuine off the screen as he is on. :-)
I would think, “Maybe she wanted to be slapped by Tom Hanks.”
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I just want to point out, even if these weren't true, look at the responses! Men, this is actually what women want. This is what we mean by a real man. The kindness of Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, etc. Real men consider their actions and invest in kindness without undo bravado.
In the early 90s, I was working in a studio where Tom Hanks came to record some voice over lines. Because it was Tom Hanks and everyone wanted to meet him, there were probably a dozen extra people who didn't really need to be there, but who showed up anyway. It was my job to be there, but I was the lowest status person in the room - a 20 year-old assistant who was there to get coffee and make photocopies. My boss went around the room introducing everyone, and I stood there like everyone else smiling and expecting to be introduced, but my boss skipped right over me. Everyone else shook hands and sat down to begin the session, and I was left feeling like a jerk. I sat down in the corner in the back, embarrassed that I had dared to think I would be introduced like one of the "important " people. Suddenly, Tom took off his headphones, walked over to where I was, stuck out his hand and said, "I'm sorry, I don't think we were introduced. I'm Tom Hanks, what's your name?" Very nice man.
He is one of the nicest guys, not just in Hollywood, but the world. He, Keanu Reeves, Gary Sinese, and Terry Crews.
a movie doesn't come before someones happiest day ever! go tom hanks for being one of the self-less people to actually give a c**p! a man with a true heart
My family doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving any more..... we have T.Hanksgiving, complete with homemade masks from hi many great movies!
How wonderful it must be to one: have the financial means to help people out all the time and two: be able to do the simplest things and have them make people's day/week/life. I don't mean that in a cynical way at all, I think it would be awesome to be able to so easily spread so much joy.
I don't have one.....I probably won't get a personal interaction and that's okay. I'm grateful that he's as wonderful and as real of a person as he seems. In this often harsh and disappointing world, the value of such a person cannot be understated. My three year old daughter Sasha just watched Castaway with me....she won't even watch Disney movies, but she adores Tom Hanks. I don't admire and respect many people, and even fewer famous people - but Tom Hanks is an awesome exception to that rule.
4 of us were desperately fundraising for a small town HS band. One lady says... Well, we could sent a request to Tom Hanks. Her husband says "it might be better to talk with his secretary." My wife Linda says "well, we don't want to bother him". I just look confused. And she adds "they went to high school with Tom". "And, I went went to college with him." And of course, added 'I told you that, you never listen!' We literally live in the sticks. A town of about 600 next Yosemite NP. And, I am the only one at the table who has not met Tom Hanks. Yes, he is generous beyond words. Because of his donation, the Mariposa Grizzly Band won a GRAMMY ( in our schools section). We sent him a tee shirt.....
i agree with the woman that said we need more tom hanks, gary sinise, and keanu reeves. and dammit i'm crying...
That title already belongs to keanu but he is a really nice guy indeed
When I heard that Tom Hanks would be playing Mr. Rogers the first thing that popped into my brain was "Ahhhhhhhhh....perfect!".
It's almost sad to me that being a simple decent human being in Hollywood is so out of place that it seems heroic. I applaud guys like Tom Hanks and Keanu Reeves and others who simply behave like good decent people in a place and an industry that celebrates the a*****e.
Ever since BiG he's been my favorite, I see every movie he does. He's so special one of the not horrifying memories I have left of growing up,
There's room to share this title - the more the merrier!
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That is just a conspiracy. And you can’t believe everything you read, especially seeing as all the sites that mention it are not reliable sources.
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I've got one! Years ago, I started a T-shirt biz where the proceeds would go to charity. For the launch, I sent about 150 of them to various celebrities. As I was essentially using their fame as a way to bring attention to my new venture, I didn't expect the handful of thank you cards I received. One of them was a handwritten note from Tom Hanks! Total class act. (Bonus: His thank you cards have "T.HANKS" printed on the front. Clever!)
I adore Tom Hanks, he is one of my all time favourite actors along side Robin Williams. I am so pleased that he is as nice as he seems.
I'm just going to throw this out there. If there is ever a headline "TOM HANKS SLAPS LITTLE OLD LADY!!, You know as well as I do that your first thought is going to be...Well what the heck did she do to him?!?! One of my favorite actors. So glad to hear that he is as genuine off the screen as he is on. :-)
I would think, “Maybe she wanted to be slapped by Tom Hanks.”
Load More Replies... I just want to point out, even if these weren't true, look at the responses! Men, this is actually what women want. This is what we mean by a real man. The kindness of Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, etc. Real men consider their actions and invest in kindness without undo bravado.
In the early 90s, I was working in a studio where Tom Hanks came to record some voice over lines. Because it was Tom Hanks and everyone wanted to meet him, there were probably a dozen extra people who didn't really need to be there, but who showed up anyway. It was my job to be there, but I was the lowest status person in the room - a 20 year-old assistant who was there to get coffee and make photocopies. My boss went around the room introducing everyone, and I stood there like everyone else smiling and expecting to be introduced, but my boss skipped right over me. Everyone else shook hands and sat down to begin the session, and I was left feeling like a jerk. I sat down in the corner in the back, embarrassed that I had dared to think I would be introduced like one of the "important " people. Suddenly, Tom took off his headphones, walked over to where I was, stuck out his hand and said, "I'm sorry, I don't think we were introduced. I'm Tom Hanks, what's your name?" Very nice man.
He is one of the nicest guys, not just in Hollywood, but the world. He, Keanu Reeves, Gary Sinese, and Terry Crews.
a movie doesn't come before someones happiest day ever! go tom hanks for being one of the self-less people to actually give a c**p! a man with a true heart
My family doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving any more..... we have T.Hanksgiving, complete with homemade masks from hi many great movies!
How wonderful it must be to one: have the financial means to help people out all the time and two: be able to do the simplest things and have them make people's day/week/life. I don't mean that in a cynical way at all, I think it would be awesome to be able to so easily spread so much joy.
I don't have one.....I probably won't get a personal interaction and that's okay. I'm grateful that he's as wonderful and as real of a person as he seems. In this often harsh and disappointing world, the value of such a person cannot be understated. My three year old daughter Sasha just watched Castaway with me....she won't even watch Disney movies, but she adores Tom Hanks. I don't admire and respect many people, and even fewer famous people - but Tom Hanks is an awesome exception to that rule.
4 of us were desperately fundraising for a small town HS band. One lady says... Well, we could sent a request to Tom Hanks. Her husband says "it might be better to talk with his secretary." My wife Linda says "well, we don't want to bother him". I just look confused. And she adds "they went to high school with Tom". "And, I went went to college with him." And of course, added 'I told you that, you never listen!' We literally live in the sticks. A town of about 600 next Yosemite NP. And, I am the only one at the table who has not met Tom Hanks. Yes, he is generous beyond words. Because of his donation, the Mariposa Grizzly Band won a GRAMMY ( in our schools section). We sent him a tee shirt.....
i agree with the woman that said we need more tom hanks, gary sinise, and keanu reeves. and dammit i'm crying...
That title already belongs to keanu but he is a really nice guy indeed
When I heard that Tom Hanks would be playing Mr. Rogers the first thing that popped into my brain was "Ahhhhhhhhh....perfect!".
It's almost sad to me that being a simple decent human being in Hollywood is so out of place that it seems heroic. I applaud guys like Tom Hanks and Keanu Reeves and others who simply behave like good decent people in a place and an industry that celebrates the a*****e.
Ever since BiG he's been my favorite, I see every movie he does. He's so special one of the not horrifying memories I have left of growing up,
There's room to share this title - the more the merrier!
Load More Replies... That is just a conspiracy. And you can’t believe everything you read, especially seeing as all the sites that mention it are not reliable sources.
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