A Tom Hanks Story to Make You Melt?

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From here: www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/movies/tom-hanks-mister-rogers.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Excerpt:

Here is a list of stories about Tom Hanks I’ve heard over the last few miserable months, as it appeared that politeness and civility and manners were facing an extinction event in this country.

Once, in 2008, when he was shooting “Angels & Demons” in Rome by the Pantheon, a bride and her father couldn’t approach the chapel because of the hullabaloo, so Hanks stopped filming to escort them to the altar. 

Once, in 2015, he stopped by a table of Girl Scout cookies and bought some boxes, donated an additional $20, then offered selfies to passers-by as an enticement to buy. That same year, he found a young woman’s student ID in a park and used his charming Twitter feed, which is filled with found items, to get it back to her.

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[Javier9101983]

Quick, who is your favorite president? Is it Abraham Lincoln? Well, you’ll never believe this but Tom Hanks is related to him. The maiden name of Lincoln’s mother, Nancy, was Hanks, and yes, it’s the same Hanks.

Whoa!

[Tampaboy19N]

I can see him being nice enough to play Mr. Rogers.

[Cybrus]

He and his siblings had the run of the house while their father worked long hours. They didn’t eat the frozen vegetables he brought home, and they mostly knew what time it was because of what was on television. “No one told me how to brush my teeth,” he said. “I never flossed until I was out of high school, because dental hygiene was handled by a filmstrip that we saw in second grade that said, really, try to eat an apple, and that cleans your teeth. So, hey, I had an apple last week, so my teeth are kind of clean.”

So interesting to me how things have changed so much in 50 years.

[Malakai the guy]

He's a cool guy. I've always appreciated his work.

[Ignored]

[purplecoconut]

I've always wanted to meet him.

[Mr. Feeny]

I always think of You've Got Mail before anything else. I need to watch that again.

[lucy hanson]

All warm and fuzzy. He'd make a great Mr. Rogers.

[Something Loud]

I've never heard anyone say anything bad about him. He's never let fame go to his head.

[Markus Walker]

He's a wonderful human being. He's always kind. I've always wanted to meet him too. He seems very genuine.

[Andrew]

He's a bit of a legend. I can't wait to see this.

[Great Divide]

Nice to hear when celebs are nice in real life, not just on screen.

[Prez Smith]

The lady makes me watch You've Got Mail every fall because she loves him.