| In the tradition of the most famous Tom & Jerry here are my unauthorized comparisons and parallels to Tom Hanks Let me start by saying how much I enjoy and respect Tom's work, both on screen and off. That's both Mr.Hanks and the famous cat. |
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| TOM... wore women's clothing to get close to Donna Dixon in "Bosom Buddies." |
| JERRY... wears women's clothes because they make him feel pretty. Yeah, right! Who wouldn't do almost anything to be near Donna Dixon! Tom paid a small price. |
| "Bosom Buddies" |
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| Forrest with Jenny in "Forrest Gump." |
| "Forrest Gump" |
| TOM... got to dance with Robin Wright Penn in "Forrest Gump." |
| JERRY... got to dance with Robin Wright (before marriage) at In Cahoots in L.A. She was very sweet and unassuming. She didn't even give her full name because she was not about being a "star." She was just a total lady. And she was beautiful! ("The Princess Bride" is a favorite movie of mine, too. I didn't let on I knew her) |
| "Sleepless in Seattle" |
| TOM... played the father of a young actor named Ross Malinger. |
| JERRY... played the father of young Ross on "Dr. Quinn...Medicine Woman" |
| TOM... played a dumb guy from Alabama who gets famous at every turn because of his knack of being in the right place at the right time. |
| JERRY... actually IS a dumb guy from Alabama who manages to be at the wrong places all of the time. |
| "That Thing You Do" |
| TOM... acts like a guy managing a rock-n roll band on their way to super stardom. Terrific movie, by the way. |
| JERRY... portrays one of the biggest rock n' roll stars in history, Neil Diamond! See "home page." |
| "Apollo XIII" |
| TOM... wanted to play an astronaut because of his huge interest in the space industry. His first story was that of "Apollo XIII." Later he did the HBO series. |
| JERRY... was actually a child of the space industry, growing up in the Cape Kennedy area. He was on the cape for many launches. One was "Apollo XIII." This is not a prop to your right. This was Jerry's actual credential to get him on the cape for that launch. Little did we know... |
| "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" |
| TOM... saw this one-woman show at Acme Comedy Theatre on his wife's recommendation. The rest is history. |
| JERRY... has also performed on that same Acme Comedy stage that spawned "big Fat Greek Wedding". Unfortunately, Rita didn't see me and tell Tom how funny I am...yet. Stay tuned. |
| TOM... fell for Annie Potts as Lil' Bo Peep. JERRY... fell for Annie when he co-starred on an episode of "Designing Women" |
| "Castaway" |
| "Joe vs.The Volcano" |
| TOM... made fire! JERRY... loves smores! |
| TOM... after all went wrong he still ended up with Meg Ryan. |
| JERRY... after seeing this movie at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, my fiance and I literally broke up in the parking lot. Presumably, it was not over who chose which movie to see. |
| Jerry Giles |
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| HOME CREDITS BIO REVIEWS/PICS SOUNDS ACTING RESUME WEDDINGS JERRY TRIVIA TOM & JERRY PAGE (Hanks vs Giles) JERRY GOES ACOUSTIC WHY "ONCE A FROG?" |
| "Toy Story" |
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