Fans Crown Legendary Actor ‘Top 5 Dead or Alive' as He Celebrates 69th Birthday
The Hollywood actor was born on July 9, 1956, in Concord, Calif., cementing himself as a mainstay in films since his first role back in the 1980s. Hanks has since starred in over 75 movies, with some of the most iconic being Forrest Gump (1994), Cast Away (2000), The Green Mile (1999), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), and Disney's Toy Story series-as the recognizable voice of Woody-to name just a few.
And he's still going, with his latest flick,The Phoenician Scheme, having released just weeks ago on May 30.
On X (formerly Twitter) fans poured in to celebrate the enduring star for his birthday.
"Happy Birthday to one of the best actors in Hollywood," one declared, while another boldly crowned him "Top 5 dead or alive."
"Happy birthday to my favorite. Thank you for the movies, for sparking my love for cinema!" a third gushed, showing appreciation for Hanks' longstanding catalog, as another insisted he has "So. Many. Bangers. Especially. Green. Mile."
Celebratory comments continued to roll in, like some that read, "Happy birthday to this legend," "Happy birthday tom you are the very best a legend in his own time," "One of my favourites. Truly one of the most amazing actors on this planet. Happy birthday to Tom Hanks!" and "literally, he only did masterpieces," with yet another dubbing Hanks "My favourite actor."
Someone else recommended, "If u have not seen^ a man called otto ^ u r mising on one of the best movies made with tom hanks in it !!"
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