Tom Hanks Fights Tears in Award Speech, Admits Being ‘Blessed’ With Wife Rita Wilson and 4 Children

Tom Hanks Fights Tears in Award Speech, Admits Being ‘Blessed’ With Wife Rita Wilson and 4 Children
Actor Tom Hanks. Getty Images/Kevin Winter
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As the 2020 Golden Globes honored actors, actresses, and directors for their accomplishments, central to the evening was Hollywood legend Tom Hanks being honored with the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award.

He was overcome with emotion as he thanked his wife, Rita Wilson, and his children. “A man is blessed with a family sitting down in front like that,” Hanks said, fighting back tears. “A wife who is fantastic in every way. Who has taught me what love is.”