11. He Once Had A Cameo In Happy Days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA_hNoGDM4Y& That's right: Hanks once played a role in the TV series Happy Days - specifically making an appearance in the tenth season on the episode 'A Little Case Of Revenge' in 1982. With numerous dramatic roles under his belt, it's easy to forget Tom Hanks' TV origins, and his gift in comedic performances (who else remembers his cross-dressing role in Bosom Buddies?) In this particular episode, in an attempt to right perceived childhood slights done to him by Arthur Fonzarelli, Hanks Dwayne Twitchell character uses his black-belt martial-arts skills to systematically destroy the strangely flimsy furnishings of Arnolds Drive-In. Here we see Hanks do a dance of physical-comedy devastation across the establishment. If only he used some of those moves later on in his career (they are truly spectacular).
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I love Stephen King and music festivals; I eat my toast upside down; I daydream about getting married probably a bit too much; and I wish every day for a pet sausage dog puppy (who never materialises – sob).
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