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“Lover of Greece”, Tom Hanks is naturalized by President Pavlopoulos

Married to actress and singer of Greek origin Rita Wilson, the American actor spends all his summers on his property on the island of Antiparos.

Through Le Figaro with AFP

American actor Tom Hanks is married to Rita Wilson, actress, singer and producer of Greek origin.
American actor Tom Hanks is married to Rita Wilson, actress, singer and producer of Greek origin. CHRIS DELMAS / AFP

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos signed an honorary naturalization for American actor Tom Hanks, “A lover of Greece”, the Greek news agency ANA announced on Friday. American actor Tom Hanks is married to Rita Wilson, actress, singer and producer of Greek origin. Rita Wilson notably produced the film Greek wedding (2002), a comedy which depicts a family of Greek immigrants in the suburbs of Chicago very attached to their origins and traditions.

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson own a vacation home on the Greek island of Antiparos where they stay every summer and often share photos of their heavenly getaways across Greece on social media. Tom Hanks, 63, a best-selling actor in Hollywood, who has twice won the Oscar for Best Actor in Films Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994).

In 2016, Tom Hanks was knighted of the National Order of the Legion of Honor by the President of the French Republic François Hollande and the President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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