Tom Hanks says THIS about starring as Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood; Find Out

Academy Award winner Tom Hanks essayed the role of the famous TV personality Fred Rogers in the film titled A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

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Updated on Nov 23, 2019 | 04:42 PM IST | 1.3M

Tom Hanks says THIS about starring as Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood; Find Out

Academy Award winner Tom Hanks essayed the role of the famous TV personality Fred Rogers in the film titled A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Recently, Access Online spoke to the Angels and Demons actor Tom Hanks revealing to him that he is in fact related to Fred Rogers. The Forrest Gump actor was shocked to know that he and Fred Rogers were actually related. Tom Hanks was with his wife Rita Wilson when the news of his relation the well-known television personality was revealed to him.

Rita Wilson, also reacted saying that it was a bluff and an attempt to pull prank. The Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Hanks during an interview with CBS This Morning's co-host Gayle King, that meeting the director of the film, changed his mind about doing the film. The film, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is helmed by Marielle Heller. The director is known for films like The Diary of a Teenage Girl and the Oscar nominated film Can You Ever Forgive Me?

The Sully: Miracle on the Hudson actor Tom Hanks has stated during an interview with CBS This Morning that it was a terrifying experience to essay the role of Mister Rogers. The Da Vinci Code actor Tom Hanks also mentions during the interview that after he gave his nod to the film, he started having 'night sweats' and was tensed about essaying Fred Rogers. The actor also stated how, the television host was a very public personality and that playing him on the big screen was not an easy task.