Random Facts

• Trademark: Playing conflicted regular men
• Frequent guest on Saturday Night Live
• First to win back-to-back Best Actor Oscars since Spencer Tracy
• Ranked #17 in UK's Empire Magazine for "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" (1997)
• Was asked to play the lead role in Jerry Maguire
• Gained 30lbs. for A League of Their Own, lost 30lbs. for Philadelphia, and gained and lost 50lbs. for Cast Away
• Was born at 11:17 AM
• Huge Star Trek Fan
• He is a fourth cousin, four generations removed from Abraham Lincoln
• Diehard Cleveland Indians fan
• Known as "the modern James Stewart"
• Favorite Bands/Artists: Elvis Presley, Patrick Randat, and Alabama Thunderpussy
• First wife died of cancer
• Good friends with Bruce Springsteen
• Was once a hotel bellman
• Is an environmental conservationist
• Has won 2 Oscars, 2 Emmys, and 4 Golden Globes