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Revisit the Tom Hanks Oscars acceptance speech that Spielberg called ‘incredible’
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Tom Hanks' Movie Career Was Forever Changed By This $206 Million Box Office Hit Over 30 Years Ago
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The movie "Philadelphia" premiered on this day in 1993. Tom Hanks plays Andrew Beckett, a gay, HIV-positive lawyer who files a discrimination lawsuit ... Show more
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Best Picture Winner The Great Ziegfeld [69] is a $3 VOD: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-great-ziegfeld #11pmspecial
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Tom Hanks reveals why he wouldn’t accept Philadelphia role if offered today: The actor says he wouldn't have accepted one of his most iconic roles if ...
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Portrait: Poor Tom Hanks? Between Golden Raspberry and "Otto": He was always the good guy, the humble genius in Hollywood. But now that he's still nice as ?Otto? ...
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The movie "Philadelphia" premiered on this day in 1993. @Tom Hanks plays Andrew Beckett, a gay, HIV-positive lawyer who files a discrimination lawsuit after ... Show more

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Tom Hanks: I've made four pretty good films: The Hollywood legend did not reveal which films he was referring to, but won Oscars for his roles in 1993's ...
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Tom Hanks: I've made four pretty good films
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Happy birthday Tom Hanks ! The American actor turns 66 years old today. “America’s dad” is a two-time Oscar winner - for “Philadelphia” and "Forrest Gump" - and ... Show more

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Best Tom Hanks Movies, Ranked: Tom Hanks is unquestionably one of the best actors alive. Let's take a look at his best movies, ranked.
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Tom Hanks Doesn’t Think He Could Star In Oscar-Winning ‘Philadelphia’ Today: "Rightly so," he said, noting that he doesn't believe people would accept the ...
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Quick Glance: Tom Hanks' Oscar performance in "Philadelphia": He would not portray a homosexual today.
  • Tom Hanks received an Oscar for his portrayal of a gay lawyer in 1994.

  • However, he believes that a heterosexual guy should no longer perform such a role.

  • "Could a heterosexual do what I did today in âoPhiladelphiaâ1?"

  • "No, and that's the right thing to do," the 65-year-old said in an interview with "The New York Times Magazine."

  • In 1994, Hanks won an Oscar for best leading actor for his performance in the film about a gay lawyer who catches AIDS.

  • "I don't think people would accept a straight man playing a gay man as being authentic," Hanks concluded.
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Tom Hanks: only a gay man is allowed to play a gay man: He got an Oscar for it, today he distances himself from the role he played in the hit film "Philadelphia" ...
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Tom Hanks: only a gay man is allowed to play a gay man
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Best Tom Hanks Movies, Ranked: Tom Hanks is unquestionably one of the best actors alive. Let's take a look at his best movies, ranked.
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Tom Hanks says 'Philadelphia' wouldn't get made today with a straight actor in a gay role
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