James M. "Jim" Hanks (born June 15, 1961, in
Shasta County, CaliforniaShasta County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The county occupies the northern reaches of the Sacramento Valley, with portions extending into the southern reaches of the Cascade Range. As of 2000 the population was 163,256...
,
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) is an
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voice-over artist and
character actorA character actor is one who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones. Character actor roles can range from bit parts to secondary leads...
. He is the brother of
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Tom HanksThomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, Commander James...
, and often substitutes for Tom in the role of
WoodySheriff Woody Pride, more commonly referred to as simply Woody is the main protagonist in Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3. He is voiced by Tom Hanks.-Conception and creation:...
in various
Toy StoryToy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated family/buddy film, directed by John Lasseter and featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. The film was co-produced by Ralph Guggenheim and Bonnie Arnold and was distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. It was written by Joss Whedon, Andrew...
video games and spin offs.
He has been the voice of
Geoffrey the Giraffe in Toys "R" Us
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s for radio and television since 2001. He is also voice of
Rudy from
Red Robin Gourmet BurgersRed Robin is a chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1969 in Seattle, Washington, and now headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The chain is best known for its gourmet burgers and bottomless steak fries as well as its freckled lemonade....
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James M. "Jim" Hanks (born June 15, 1961, in
Shasta County, CaliforniaShasta County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The county occupies the northern reaches of the Sacramento Valley, with portions extending into the southern reaches of the Cascade Range. As of 2000 the population was 163,256...
,
U.S.The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
voice-over artist and
character actorA character actor is one who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones. Character actor roles can range from bit parts to secondary leads...
. He is the brother of
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Tom HanksThomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, Commander James...
, and often substitutes for Tom in the role of
WoodySheriff Woody Pride, more commonly referred to as simply Woody is the main protagonist in Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3. He is voiced by Tom Hanks.-Conception and creation:...
in various
Toy StoryToy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated family/buddy film, directed by John Lasseter and featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. The film was co-produced by Ralph Guggenheim and Bonnie Arnold and was distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. It was written by Joss Whedon, Andrew...
video games and spin offs.
He has been the voice of
Geoffrey the Giraffe in Toys "R" Us
commercialAdvertising is a form of communication used to influence individuals to purchase products or services or support political candidates or ideas. Frequently it communicates a message that includes the name of the product or service and how that product or service could potentially benefit the consumer...
s for radio and television since 2001. He is also voice of
Rudy from
Red Robin Gourmet BurgersRed Robin is a chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1969 in Seattle, Washington, and now headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The chain is best known for its gourmet burgers and bottomless steak fries as well as its freckled lemonade....
radio commercialA radio commercial is a form of advertising via the medium of radio. Airtime is purchased from a station or network in exchange for airing the commercials....
s. He also acted as a running double in
Forrest GumpForrest Gump is a American comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film, directed by Robert Zemeckis, stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, and Gary Sinise...
and guest-starred on
ScrubsScrubs is an American comedy-drama created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced currently by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced dialogue, slapstick, and surreal vignettes presented mostly as the daydreams of the...
. In the episode he appeared in, he played Dr. Turner, and was partnered with a doctor called Hooch, in reference to one of his brother's films,
Turner and Hooch. Jim has also appeared on stage winning rave reviews for his portrayal of Lennie Small in Theatrical Arts Internationals production of
John Steinbecks' Of Mice and MenOf Mice and Men is a novella written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression in California....
.
He has also starred in the soft-porn comedy
Buford's Beach Bunnies, which has earned a cult following of sorts.