Tom Hanks Was Fred Rogers’ ‘Favorite’ Actor But ‘They Never Met,’ Reveals Beautiful Day Director

Tom Hanks not only played Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood — he was also the late TV icon’s favorite actor!As revealed by director Marielle Heller in a featurette from the home release of the acclaimed film, Rogers was a huge fan of the actor, who earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.“Joanne [Rogers, Fred’s widow] revealed to us that Tom Hanks was Fred’s favorite actor,” she says in the clip.

“They never met.

And when I told Tom this, he was like, ‘What!”Joanne, 91, also speaks the world of Hanks in the clip,

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