is he really? - tom hanks

As any Portuguese person will tell you, anytime we find out that someone famous is Portuguese, we make sure to tell as many people as possible. This is the inspiration for a new daily/weekly/monthly post I'll do on this blog titled - "is he really?" or "is she really?", which is to celebrate the fact that I found out that someone is Portuguese or of Portuguese ancestry.

Today's "is he really?" is Tom Hanks. Yes, he really does have Portuguese in him, supposedly on his maternal grandparents side. It's great to have you Tom. I love your work.



I can't wait to see him in the Da Vinci Code. Check out his work here.

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Anonymous said…
awesome, I know about Joe Perry and Steve Perry
9/28/2007 3:03 am
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