Tom Hanks on his role in Philadelphia:
The actor was awarded an Oscar for his performance in "Philadelphia". In retrospect, he sees his role critically.
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Key FactsTom Hanks' Oscar performance in "Philadelphia": He would not portray a homosexual today.
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- 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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