Tom Hanks, 65, worries fans by looking thin after losing weight

Tom Hanks shocked fans by starting to shake while speaking at one of his new movie Elvis premieres, and his slim frame has sparked concern in the fan community his devoted grave

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Tom Hanks, 65, sparked fan interest when he revealed a new look after losing weight.

The video shows the Oscar-winning actor speaking at the premiere of his latest film, the musical biopic Elvis, and his arm begins to visibly shake as he talks. with an audience in Brisbane, Australia.

His slim frame is shown in a light suit, and Tom grabs his arm while holding the microphone to try to stabilize the vibration.

The Saving Private Ryan star is best known for gaining and losing weight for his roles, but since he and his wife Rita Wilson battled Covid in 2020, he has maintained a very slim figure.

He was recently spotted strolling around New York in loose fitting clothes, but his weight loss is emphasized because his face looks haggard, despite trying to hide under a baseball cap when He runs errands in the city.

Tom wore a fat suit and prosthetic limbs to play Elvis’ overweight manager Colonel Tom Parker in the Baz Luhrmann biopic, but in the past he’s famously gained and lost incredible weight for Hollywood projects.

He lost 50 lbs to play the survivor of a plane crash landing on a remote island in the 2000 TV series Castaway, and in 1993 he won an Oscar for his role in the law. gay monk battling AIDS in the critically acclaimed TV series.

Tom gained weight to play the baseball coach in the 1992 film A League of Their Own, gained 30 lbs and then lost weight shortly after filming was over.

Back in 2013, he revealed he had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and would no longer lose or gain weight for movie roles, because of his health.

“I think it’s more or less a young man’s game,” he quips.

At the time, he told Radio Times he was “an idiot” for neglecting his health for years.

Tom explains: “I am part of a generation of lazy Americans who blindly continued to dance at the party and now find themselves suffering from a serious illness.

His next project is the upcoming TV series Here, which will reunite Tom with Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis.

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