A variety of actors have put together outstanding bodies of work over the past several years. But no one can match the success of Tom Hanks. With his latest performance, as the title character in “Captain Phillips”, about to hit theaters let’s look back at the impressive list of accomplishments of Hollywood’s “Man of the Century”:
2001 – 5th Academy Award nomination for “Cast Away”
2002, 2004 – Works with S. Spielberg on “Catch Me if You Can” and “The Terminal”
2004 – Introduces millions to the wonders of Motion Capture technology while playing practically every adult character in “The Polar Express”
2006 – Part of successful screen adaptation of “The Da Vinci Code”
2007 – Makes a surprise cameo appearance in “The Simpsons Movie”
2010 – Brings iconic Pixar character Woody back to life for “Toy Story 3”, which becomes the biggest animated movie of all-time
2010 – Wins an Emmy Award as a Producer on “The Pacific”
2011 – Stars in, writes and directs “Larry Crowne” (we forgive him)
2013 – Delivers an Oscar nomination-worthy performance in “Captain Phillips” and possibly another for playing Walt Disney in “Saving Mr. Banks”.
Add his Tony nominated role in “Lucky Guy” (Broadway, not Hollywood) and it would be tough to argue that anyone is hotter than Hanks right now.