Skip to main content

Tom Hanks' 'Wasted' Fan Photos Go Viral

Tom Hanks Photos taken by a fan who pretended to be wasted when he met Tom Hanks, 56, have gone viral . Hanks apparently played along with the prank, smiling and pointing his finger at the fan. Though it's unclear where the photos were taken, Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have been on vacation in this Midwest city.

Tom Hanks was already known for being a great guy. But his reputation as one of the nicest movie stars around has kicked into overdrive after a friend of a guy who had an incredibly close encounter with the actor posted evidence of their interaction on the photo sharing site Imgur.

Random dude, meet the greatest guy to pretend to be drunk with: two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks.

“My friend met Tom Hanks, stole his glasses and pretended to be wasted,” groucho22 wrote on Reddit, thereby prompting a whole thread of fond Hanx (as the actor calls himself on Twitter) memories.

Not to mention, the Imgur photos—one of the lucky fan pretending to be passed out on Hanks’ shoulder, the aforementioned glasses perched askew on his face, and others of a mock-troubled and then a laughing Hanks gesturing at his passed-out new pal—have been viewed more than 1.4 million times in roughly 24 hours.

There’s no mention of where the pictures were taken, but Hanks’ latest tweet, dated Aug. 22, reads, “Back from Vacation. Missed the Olympics but know of US Women’s soccer Gold!! In Fargo ND? The TNT Diner makes killer breakfast. Hanx.”

So, maybe North Dakota? Or was it a local boy who turned what could have been a routine L.A. celeb sighting into something special?

Popular posts from this blog

Royal wedding more than 24.5 million UK viewers

Royal wedding more than 24.5 million UK viewers, Prince William and Kate Middleton's Royal Wedding was watched by more than 24 million terrestrial TV viewers in the UK, according to overnight estimates from industry body Barb. The BBC achieved a large share of the UK viewing figures for Friday's (April 29) ceremony, with a peak figure of 20 million tuning in to the corporation's broadcast of the Westminster Abbey service. More than 34 million people caught at least some of the Royal Wedding coverage through the BBC, including on its iPlayer service, reports BBC News. Sky News said it had a peak of 661,000 viewers at the start of the wedding ceremony, while BBC Two, Channel 4 and Five only made up 1 per cent of the audience as the nuptials began. William and Kate's service is now in the all-time top 10 programmes in the UK, but drew less viewers than the 1966 World Cup Final (32.3 million) and Princess Diana's funeral in 1997 (32.1 million).

Guinness World Records Most live streams for a single event

Guinness World Records Most live streams for a single event, The YouTube broadcast of Prince William’s marriage to Catherine Middleton (both UK) in London, UK, on 29 April 2011 achieved a record 72 million live views, as people from 188 countries around the world tuned in to watch the event on the company’s official Royal Channel. Although this figure alone was enough to beat the 70 million streams achieved during the inauguration of US President Barack Obama in 2009, the wedding’s overall tally is likely to have been significantly higher when taking into account the millions watching via other live streaming services.

Beautiful Ireland Introduction

Beautiful Ireland Introduction Beautiful Ireland Introduction  -  Ireland has always been considered a land of mystical and often magical happenings. It is a country steeped in myths and legends that live in harmony beside the modern world of today. Most travelers describe Ireland as a stunning land with unsurpassed beauty and one which possesses a history that goes back so far only the fairy folk remember its beginnings.