Youngest ever to receive the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award in 2002. | AP
He has a biological lineage to Abraham Lincoln through his mother, Nancy Lincoln. |AP
The asteroid '12818 tomhanks' which was discovered in 1996 was named after him. | AP
He has a hobby of collecting typewriters, purchased over 80 of them around the world. | AP
He received the U. S. Navy's highest civilian honor, Distinguished Public Service Award on Veterans Day in 1999 for his work in the movie 'Saving Private Ryan.' | AP
A diehard fan of Cleveland Indians baseball and English Premier League soccer team Aston Villa . | AP
Friend of musician Bruce Springsteen since his youth. | AP
An environmental conservationist who advocates and supports natural causes. | AP
He shares his birthday with Jack White, David O'Hara , Courtney Love, Chris Cooper, O.J. Simpson, and U.S. politician Donald Rumsfeld. | AP
