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Date of Birth

24 November 1977, Sacramento, California, USA

Birth Name

Colin Lewes Dillingham

Height

6' 1½" (1.87 m)

Trivia

Son of Tom Hanks and Samantha Lewes

Attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles

Went to Chapman University in Orange County, where his father filmed That Thing You Do! (1996) using his friends as extras, then transferred to Loyola.

Has a dog named Taz.

Has two half brothers, Chester b. 1990 and Truman b. 1995

Was named one of the 25 Hottest Bachelors by People Magazine (2003)

Stepson of Rita Wilson

Brother of Elizabeth Hanks.

Nephew of Jim Hanks.

Auditioned for a role in director Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown (2005) but lost out to Orlando Bloom.

Born exactly one year before Katherine Heigl.

His mother, Samantha Lewes, died of bone cancer on March 13, 2002.

The TV series "The O.C." (2003) was originally to be called "Orange County" but the title was changed due to the film of the same name. Hanks has appeared in both the film and the series.

His last name at birth was Dillingham, his mother's name, but he changed it to Hanks after his parents married.

Stated on "The Howard Stern Radio Show" (1998) that he thinks the funniest movie his father had ever done was Bachelor Party (1984). He also stated that his father wouldn't agree with that choice.

Engaged to publicist Samantha Bryant [June 10, 2009].

Collaborated with Meg Ryan in "My mom's new boyfriend" (2008). His father Tom Hanks starred with Meg Ryan in 3 movies - Joe Versus The Volcano (1990), Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998).

Real-life father Tom Hanks also played his father in The Great Buck Howard (2008).

Personal Quotes

"I collect watches because I'm always late, and I need to know exactly how late I'm going to be - in order to come up with a good excuse."

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