Jim Hanks
James Mathew " Jim " Hanks (born June 15, 1961 in Shasta County , California ) is an American actor and voice actor .
Life
Jim Hanks was born the son of the cook Amos Hanks and his wife Janet (nee Frager). He is the younger brother of Tom Hanks and has mainly played supporting roles in films that were produced by his brother. Among other things, he doubled his brother in the running scenes of Forrest Gump . Hanks is married to Karen Praxel , with whom he has a son. Since his parents divorced in 1961, he grew up with his mother, while his older siblings Tom, Larry and Sandra stayed with his father. Since 1988 he starred in several films and television series. In 1999 he won the Monaco International Film Festival's Angel Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in Blood Type . As a voice actor, he lent the character "Woody" in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins and several Disney video games in the Toy Story series, including 2001 in Toy Story Racer , 2003 in Extreme Skate Adventure or 2009 in Toy Story Mania ! and in Toy Story 3: The Video Game in 2010 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1992: Prison Planet
- 1993: Buford's Beach Bunnies
- 1993: Orlando
- 1994: Forrest Gump (double for his brother)
- 1995: X-Tro 3 (Xtro 3: Watch the Skies)
- 1995: Fatal Passion
- 1999: Desert Heat
- 1999. Inferno
- 2004: Swing
- 2004: Purgatory House
- 2005: Scrubs ( Scrubs , guest role)
- 2008: Deadwater - Death awaits on board (Deadwater)
- 2009: Road to the Altar
- 2010: Acts of Violence
- 2011: Seymour Sally Rufus
- 2012: I Married Who? (TV movie)
- 2012-2014: Robot Chicken (TV series, three episodes, voice)
- 2013: Automotive
- 2013: Odd Brodsky
- 2013: A Leading Man
Web links
- Jim Hanks in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jim Hanks on filmreference.com, accessed May 13, 2014.
- ^ Blood Type (1999) Awards on IMDb.com, accessed May 13, 2014.
- ↑ Award Winners, Angel Film Awards 2003 - Monaco International Film Festival on monacofilmfestival.net, accessed on May 13, 2014.
- ↑ Voices of Woody on behindthevoiceactors.com, accessed on May 13, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hanks, Jim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hanks, James Mathew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and voice actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shasta County , California , United States |