Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was suggested in the Worst Actor category for his roles in the films The Polar Express (2004) (Referred to as "Bi-Polar Express" on the ballot), The Ladykillers (2004), and The Terminal (2004). He did not receive a nomination however.
Has been good friends with Bruce Springsteen since youth.
When he once worked as a hotel bellman, some of the celebrity guests whose bags he carried included, Cher, Sidney Poitier, Slappy White and Bill Withers
He was voted the 28th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
Is a frequent guest host on "Saturday Night Live" (1975).
Received the Distinguished Public Service Award, the U. S. Navy's highest civilian honor, on Veterans Day 1999 for his work in the movie Saving Private Ryan (1998).
Entertainment Weekly chose him as the only actor worthy of $20 million.
Dislocated his shoulder when he fell through a rotting floor in building in Germany while scouting locations with Steven Spielberg for prospective HBO series, "Band of Brothers" (2001) (mini). [Fall 1999]
Rumored to be excutive producer on a new Fox show, "West Point" (2000). [1999]
First to win back-to-back Best Actor Oscars since 'Spencer Tracy' for Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938).
Ranked #17 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Attended Skyline high school, Oakland, California.
Attended Chabot College in Hayward, California.
Attended California State University, Sacramento.
Voted best actor by the readers of the "US Magazine" in 1995.
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