Best of The Axe Files: Tom Hanks

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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We revisit our 2017 Axe Files episode with Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, who joins David to talk about how he parlayed an early love of drama into a career, his most memorable roles, sexual harassment scandals in Hollywood, Trump's relationship with the media, and more.

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0:00.0	Music
0:06.0	And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN Audio, the Axfiles with
0:12.5	your host, David Axelrod.
0:20.0	Once again, I'm going to reach back into the vault for one of my favorite Axfiles conversations.
0:24.5	This one with Tom Hanks, the remarkable actor, but also just an incredibly interesting guy
0:29.7	here in this conversation.
0:31.1	He talked about his upbringing, which was not what you'd expect from a wholesome, all-American
0:36.7	guy, had a lot of challenges that he worked through and ultimately led him to find community
0:41.6	in theater.
0:42.6	He also talked history about which he is very, very fluent, including the history of World
0:47.0	War II.
0:48.2	And just a side note, Tom and his wife, Rita Wilson, were two of the early celebrities
0:53.4	to report COVID-19.
0:55.9	They've since recovered from it and we wish them the best.
0:59.0	I hope you enjoy this conversation with Tom Hanks, recorded in 2017.
1:08.6	Tom Hanks, great to be with you.
1:11.6	I really, what's interesting to me is, how do you become Tom Hanks?
1:16.4	How does Tom Hanks become Tom Hanks?
1:18.7	Because I did a little reading about your life.
1:21.0	I mean, people look at you, your warm, your garyllis, you're kind of an American icon
1:27.7	and they say, well, he must have grown up with Ward and June Cleaver.
1:31.8	I mean, he must be like with Wally and the Beaver.
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