Chet Hanks' Ups and Downs With Dad Tom Hanks and Their Famous Family
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have an enduring love story for the ages, but their relationship with son Chet Hanks has been less rosy. Chet has said he feels “blessed” for his privileged upbringing as the son of two acclaimed stars but has opened up about the toxicity of spending his formative years in the spotlight. “There’s a lot of advantages but sometimes it can be pretty weird. I got to do a lot of cool s–t that a lot of people don’t get the opportunity to do,” Chet said in a February 2022 YouTube video. “I got to travel the world, stay in nice hotels, fly on private planes and I’m very blessed for that. I wouldn’t change my situation.” However, he said his experience was “complicated” as “the son of somebody famous.” Chet is the oldest child of the Saving Mr. Banks star and Wilson, who tied the knot in April 1988 and are also parents to son Truman Hanks. Tom is also the father of Colin Hanks and Elizabeth Ann Hanks, whom he welcomed with late wife Samantha Lewes. Other than his past
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have an enduring love story for the ages, but their relationship with son Chet Hanks has been less rosy.
Chet has said he feels “blessed” for his privileged upbringing as the son of two acclaimed stars but has opened up about the toxicity of spending his formative years in the spotlight.
“There’s a lot of advantages but sometimes it can be pretty weird. I got to do a lot of cool s–t that a lot of people don’t get the opportunity to do,” Chet said in a February 2022 YouTube video. “I got to travel the world, stay in nice hotels, fly on private planes and I’m very blessed for that. I wouldn’t change my situation.”
However, he said his experience was “complicated” as “the son of somebody famous.”
Chet is the oldest child of the Saving Mr. Banks star and Wilson, who tied the knot in April 1988 and are also parents to son Truman Hanks. Tom is also the father of Colin Hanks and Elizabeth Ann Hanks, whom he welcomed with late wife Samantha Lewes.
Other than his past acting roles, Chet has made headlines for his music in recent years.
“I’m aware of the fact that the reason my rapping has been publicized so much is because of that fact [that Tom’s my dad],” the rapper admitted to Vice during a February 2011 interview. “So, I’m appreciative of the publicity that I get because of it. That being said, sometimes in life, it can cause awkward moments to arise. Like, growing up, people would want to become friends with me so they could meet my dad. And they didn’t care about me at all. So that’s just … Well, that goes along with it.”
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