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Colin Hanks: Biography

Colin Hanks
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  • Birth Name: Colin Lewes Dillingham
  • Birth Place: Sacramento, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/24/1977, Sagittarius
  • Profession: Actor
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Colin Hanks Fast Facts:
  • First job on a film set was as a production assistant on Apollo 13 (1995).
  • As a former resident of Orange County, he identified with his character’s feelings toward the town in the 2002 film of the same name, having spent his freshman year of college at Chapman University in the county.
  • Starred alongside Jack Black in Orange County (2002) and King Kong (2005) and made a cameo appearance in Black's film Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006).
  • Attributes weight gain for Alone With Her (2007) to eating a lot of bread and lamb while shooting King Kong in New Zealand. He decided that the extra pounds fit the profile of his character in Alone With Her, a creepy loner who stalks an unsuspecting young woman.
  • A die-hard fan of the San Francisco Giants.
 
    • Colin Hanks Relationships:
    • Tom Hanks - Father
    • Rita Wilson - Stepmother
    • Samantha Lewes - Mother
    • Elizabeth Hanks - Sister
    • Chester Hanks - Half Brother
    • Truman Hanks - Half Brother
    • Busy Philipps - Ex-significant Other
    • Jim Hanks - Uncle
    • Samantha Bryant - Wife
    • Olivia Jane Hanks - Daughter
    • Colin Hanks Awards:
    • 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
    • College:
    • Attended Chapman University, Orange, CA; attended Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA

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