20 Cool Things About Tom Hanks

1. Need him to gain weight for your movie? No problem!

2. He started out in horror movies; you have to love a guy who started out in horror movies.

3. Tom apparently has no qualms about wearing a dress.

4. Who else is not only an award-winning actor, but also a readily-recognizable children's toy?

5. Having an asteroid named after him never really went to his head.

6. You can't abuse him enough. Just ask Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and Robert Zemeckis.

7. Although he was nominated for a few Razzies in his day, he never got one.

8. He won the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award...and so far he's still alive!

9. How many other people do you know that get rave reviews for playing piano with their feet?

10. Julia Roberts likes him. That counts for something.

11. Tom attended more than one college, but it never held him back.

12. You get the feeling. just looking at him, that he could make a pretty good president.

13. Whenever a movie shoot goes long, the crew can always count on plenty of home-baked cookies from Rita Wilson.

14. He hasn't said a bad word about Peter Scolari - gotta respect that.

15. Spent more time on "Saturday Night Live" than the 1980-1981 cast.

16. Never worked with Pauly Shore. Never will.

17. The man is best friends with Bruce Springsteen! BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN!

18. Practically every person you mention "Tom Hanks" to smiles and says "wotta great guy" at least once.

19. People compare him to Jimmy Stewart and Spencer Tracy all the time. Isn't that nice?

20. He's well worth his $20 million.

Dope out.

- TGWD