Tom Hanks finally breaks his silence on daughter's bombshell memoir: ‘Not surprised'
The 'Forrest Gump' actor, 68, opened up about the book, titled 'The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road,' for the first time during the red carpet premiere of his new film, 'The Phoenician Scheme.'
3 Tom Hanks has finally broken his silence on daughter E.A. Hanks' bombshell memoir.
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3 Hanks opened up about his daughter's surprising book for the first time since it was published on April 8.
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'I'm not surprised that my daughter had the wherewithal as well as the curiosity to examine this thing that I think she was incredibly honest about,' Hanks told Access Hollywood on Wednesday, May 26. 'We all come from checkered, cracked lives, all of us.'
'She's a knockout, always has been,' he continued. 'If you've had kids, you realize that you see who they are when they're about 6 weeks old.'
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3 Hanks shared his daughter E.A., short for Elizabeth Anne, with his late ex-wife Samantha Lewes.
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'Their personality is on display right there,' the 'Cast Away' actor added, 'their temper, the way they see the world is demonstrated in their body language and on their face.'
E.A. Hanks, who the 'Big' star shared with his late ex-wife Samantha Lewes, published her surprising memoir on April 8.
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Short for Elizabeth Anne, E.A. opened up about her rocky early years and the 'violence' and 'deprivation' she experienced growing up as the only daughter of two Hollywood icons.
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