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Colin Hanks
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- #001
Colin Hanks is the son of Tom Hanks and Samantha Lewes.
- #002
His real-life father, Tom Hanks, also played his father in The Great Buck Howard (2008).
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At birth his surname was Dillingham, his mother's name, but after his parents married it was changed to Hanks.
- #004
His mother, Samantha Lewes, died of bone cancer on 13 March 2002.
- #005
On The Howard Stern Radio Show (1998), he said he considers Bachelor Party (1984) the funniest film his father has ever made. He also noted that his father would not agree with that choice.
- #006
Guests at his wedding to Bryant included his father Tom Hanks, his stepmother Rita Wilson, Steven Spielberg, Alyssa Milano and Reese Witherspoon.
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He attended Chapman University in Orange County, where his father shot That Thing You Do! (1996) and used his friends as extras, then transferred to Loyola.
- #008
Through his father, Tom Hanks, he is a third cousin five times removed of President Abraham Lincoln.
- #009
The TV series The O.C. (2003) was originally going to be called "Orange County" but was renamed because of the film of the same name. Hanks appeared in both the film and the series.
- #010
His daughter Olivia Jane Hanks was born on Tuesday, 1 February 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
- #011
He collaborated with Meg Ryan on My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008). His father, Tom Hanks, appeared with Meg Ryan in three films: Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998).
- #012
Colin's paternal grandmother was of Portuguese origin, while the mother of his maternal grandfather was of Austrian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent. Colin's other roots are Cornish, English, Scottish, Irish, German and Welsh.
- #013
He is the father of his wife Samantha Bryant's second child. Their second daughter, Charlotte Bryant, was born on 2 July 2013.
- #014
He appeared with John Lithgow in the film Orange County (2002). John went on to play the main villain "Trinity" in season 4 of Dexter (2006); Colin went on to play the main villain "Travis Marshall" in season 6 of Dexter (2006).
- #015
He is the older brother of Elizabeth Hanks.
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He is the stepson of Rita Wilson.
- #017
He auditioned for a role in director Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown (2005) but lost it to Orlando Bloom.
- #018
He is the older half-brother of Chet Hanks (b. 4 August 1990) and Truman Hanks (b. 26 December 1995).
- #019
Colin is a fan of the San Francisco Giants, Sacramento Kings, San Jose Sharks, San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Kings.
- #020
He was named one of People Magazine's 25 Hottest Bachelors (2003).
- #021
Colin Hanks attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles at the same time as Linda Cardellini, Sarah Vato and Busy Philipps.
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Colin Hanks paid $1,025,000 for a modest two-bedroom house in the Beachwood Canyon area of Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles.
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Colin Hanks has a dog named Taz.
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Colin Hanks became engaged to journalist Samantha Bryant on 10 June 2009.
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Colin Hanks is Jim Hanks's nephew.
- #026
Colin Hanks is Chris Wilson's step-nephew.
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