Born: July 9, 1956, Concord, California
With his earnest nature, non-threateningly handsome physique and almost goofy sensibility, its almost impossible for women or men to dislike Tom Hanks. Hes smart, too -- he turned a middling acting career into a singular success thanks to a few well-chosen roles. While starring opposite Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle endeared him to many, its his Academy Award-winning turns in Big (directed by Penny Marshall), Philadelphia and Forrest Gump that put him over the top. After Saving Private Ryan during the summer of 1998, Hanks moved on to new romantic-comic adventures with Ms. Ryan in Youve Got Mail. Cast Away proved another break-away hit and garnered the actor another Best Actor nomination, and Road to Perdition featured him in a gorgeously filmed period piece. What do the stars have in store for this sweet, smart and funny guy?
For Hanks, family is the most important thing in his life. Born under a Cancer Sun, its no wonder this sweetie pie cant stop gushing about his lovely wife, actress Rita Wilson. Hanks is likely to have a good grasp on his past and what hes all about. He may be a bit moody at times but in general is an emotionally attuned partner who loves staying in with the fam far more than going out on the town like most of his Hollywood-insider counterparts.
With a Leo Moon, Hanks has plenty of presence and the dramatic flair it takes to be a great actor. He knows how to make other people laugh and feel entertained. In terms of life with Rita, Hanks is a dramatic and romantic partner who likes to take the dominant role in his relationship, showering his wife with gifts and other sweet indulgences to make her happy and adoringly appreciative of his efforts.
His Mercury, the Planet of Communication, lies in sensitive Cancer as well; this may mean Hanks simply loves to talk about his family, but more likely it points to his way of appealing to others emotions. This may be the Planetary placement that explains his choices of such sweet, homespun characters in films that appeal to peoples sense of family, of love and duty and honor.
His Venus in Gemini signals that Hanks needs a relationship that challenges him intellectually. It took him two marriages to get it right, but with Rita, Hanks seems to have found relationship bliss. Though they tend to conduct their relationship outside the periphery of paparazzi and rumor, its safe to assume Rita is as quick-witted as Hanks is.
His Mars in Pisces indicates that Hanks has the makings of a creative, compassionate and caring soul. With a confluence of Water Signs (Cancer, Pisces) in his chart, the Oscar-winning actor is highly intuitive and emotive as well. With the dramatics of his Leo Moon and the intuition of his Mars in Pisces, Hanks has great actor written all over his chart!
