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Tom Hanks' Family Tree Is More Complicated Than You Might Think

Tom Hanks' grandchildren and kids are part of a complicated and ever-growing family tree! Find out more about his family and children right here.

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Everybody loves Tom Hanks. He's America's favorite dad, and that will unquestionably be even more glaring with the approaching free up of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, in which Hanks performs Mr. Rogers. But in addition to being America's favorite dad, he's also an actual dad, and a grandfather, to a couple of awesome youngsters. 

Tom Hanks has three grandchildren and 4 youngsters.

Let's take a step back and notice how we got to Grandpa Tom Hanks. Tom was married to the actress Samatha Lewes from 1978 to 1987. He had two youngsters with her: actor Colin Hanks (born in 1977) and Elizabeth Hanks (born in 1982). 

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In 1988, Tom married Rita Wilson, whom he met at the set of Bosom Buddies in 1981 and reconnected with in 1985 at the set of Volunteers. They've been married ever since and are consistently observed as one of the solid, loving couples in all of Hollywood. Rita and Tom had two kids of their own, Chester "Chet" Hanks, and Truman Theodore. 

Now, Rita and Tom have 3 grandkids, all girls! Colin has two young daughters, Olivia and Charlotte (born in 2011 and 2013) and Chet has one, adorable little Michaiah, from his relationship with Tiffany Miles. Michaiah was born in 2016.  

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In an interview with ET, Tom and Rita mentioned this reasonably new revel in of being grandparents to three little women. "We're the cool grandparents," Rita instructed Danny Directo. "I think [we're] the most cool," Tom agreed. 

I am very positive that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are very cool grandparents. In fact, I would like for them to be my very own. You think they're available in the market to be grandparents to a 30-year-old lady they've never met before?

Tom spoke about how entertaining it is to have grandkids, announcing, "When you have grandkids, if you're with one of them β€” or all three of them β€” look, there's no book, no radio, no TV. You're going to be entertained by them every moment that you're there. Sit back and watch the show!"

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But even if they're Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, their grandkids don't really get that. "I think they just put up with us," Tom said. "Sometimes, they just look at us like, 'What?'" Rita added. Could you consider being like, "Grandpa Tom Hanks, stop being so silly!"? 

In an interview with ET, Chet Hanks stated that while he struggled to get sober, it was once the theory of changing into a guardian that in the end gave him the motivation he needed to make a metamorphosis. He additionally credit his folks for being massively useful throughout a hard time. "They couldn't be more supportive," he said. 

"They've always been there for me, and I've been really lucky... They love being grandparents too. It's been awesome to see them being grandparents as well because I was really close to my grandparents and now my daughter gets to have the same experience."

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Update: 2024-06-11