10 Things You Didn't Know About Tom Hanks

7. He Supports Aston Villa

Hanks, a longstanding fan of the English football team Aston Villa, showed his support ahead of the team's match against Arsenal this May with an enthusiastic email to BBC Radio Five Live. It said: "Tom Hanks here, an Aston Villa fan since 1984,true to the claret and the blue for twenty one years. Good luck in the FA Cup! Wait, that's not enough exclamation marks. Go Aston Villa in the FA Cup!!!!!!!" Hanks revealed that he was a supporter of the club in 2008, admitting that the club's name and kit colours were part of the attraction. he frequently goes to see the team play when he's ever over in England.
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