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Tom Hanks Channels Mister Rogers in Uplifting Post Amid Coronavirus Recovery
Tom Hanks is full of gratitude—and Vegemite—as he and wife Rita Wilson continue their recovery from the coronavirus while in isolation in Australia.In a new update posted on Instagram on Sunday, the 63-year-old popular actor channeled children’s TV character Mister Rogers, who he plays in the 2019 film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.”Thanks to […]
Continue readingHow Mister Rogers’ Life of Quiet Grace Turned Him Into an Unlikely Pop Culture Hero 16 Years After His Death
Fred Rogers isn’t your typical pop culture icon.As the host of the long-running PBS children’s program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, he wasn’t slick or sarcastic, hip or cool.He was sincere to a fault and spoke with a slow determination and a pure warmth uncommon for TV.Had his show still been on the air in the social media age, […]
Continue readingTom Hanks in Full Costume as Mr. Rogers for First Time
We promise …this is actually Tom Hanks and not an old pic of the real Mr.Rogers, but the transformation is pretty uncanny. Sony Pictures released the first image of Hanks Thursday in full sweater mode as Mr.Rogers …sitting outside of what appears to be his trailer on a studio lot.The caption read …”Tom Hanks is Mister Rogers, coming […]
Continue readingWondering If the Mister Rogers Documentary Will Make You Cry? Well, Is His Cardigan Red?
The world could use some sage advice and kind words from Fred Rogers right about now.The beloved children’s show host is the subject of a recently released documentary, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, which explores his life, his legacy, and the lasting influence of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.The documentary precedes an upcoming biopic wherein Tom Hanks […]
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