Tom Hanks Explains How Coping with His Parents' Divorce as a Child 'Fueled' Him to Become an Actor

Tom Hanks in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2023.Photo:Lester Cohen/Getty Lester Cohen/Getty Tom Hanksfound solace in isolation after his parents' divorce — but it wasn’t always easy. In a newly released, wide-ranging interview for iHeartPodcasts’On Purpose with Jay Shetty, the 68-year-oldHereactor reflected on spending a lot of time alone and on the road after his mom and dad split when he was very young. “The natural preponderance I had to sit there quietly and imagine what was going on.

Tom Hanks Says He andForrest GumpCostar Robin Wright 'Picked Up Right Where We Left Off' When Reuniting for New Film

Robin Wright and Tom Hanks in 1994’s ‘Forrest Gump.'.Photo:Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock Tom Hankssays it was “so easy” reconnecting withRobin Wrighton the set of their new filmHere. Speaking on the red carpet of the movie’s world premiereat AFI Fest in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 25, Hanks, 68, opened up about what it was like to once again work with hisForrest Gumpcostar — along with director Robert Zemeckis — 30 years after the film’s 1994 release.

Tom Hanks Says Watching a Young Version of Himself inHereShows Him Why 'I Never Got Laid' Back Then

Tom Hanks circa 1980 (left) and in the 2024 movie Here (right).Photo:Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch via Getty Images; Sony Pictures Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch via Getty Images; Sony Pictures Tom Hanksgot a clearer picture of his younger self while making his new filmHere.While the Oscar winner, 67, promoted his new movie on Sirius XM’sConan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Hanks told hostConan O’Brienabout his experience watching himself age through time using the A.I. technologyHeredeploys in order to age his character through many decades.

Tom Hanks Warns Fans Against Internet Scams Using His AI Image: 'Do Not Lose Your Hard Earned Money'

Tom Hanks in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 5, 2020.Photo: Getty The two-timeAcademy Awardwinner, 68,posted the warningon Thursday, Aug. 29, beginning, “There are multiple ads over the internet falsely using my name, likeness, and voice promoting miracle cures and wonder drugs.” “These ads have been created without my consent, fraudulently and through AI,” Hanks continued, without naming specific scams. “I have nothing to do with these posts or the products and treatments, or the spokespeople touting these cures.

Tom Hanks' 3 Grandkids: All About Olivia, Charlotte and Michaiah

Tom Hanks attends the “A Man Called Otto” New York Screening on January 09, 2023 in New York City. ; Samantha Bryant and her daughters, Olivia and Charlotte.Photo:Dia Dipasupil/Getty ; Colin Hanks/Instagram Dia Dipasupil/Getty ; Colin Hanks/Instagram Tom Hanksembraces a different side of himself as a grandfather to his three grandkids: Olivia, Charlotte and Michaiah. Hanks and his wife,Rita Wilson, are at the helm of their large family with four adult children and three granddaughters.