Tom Hanks dressed as Mr. Rogers on the set of "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” | TriStar Pictures
Posted on 11/22/2019 12:35:38 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Tom Hanks dressed as Mr. Rogers on the set of "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” | TriStar Pictures
Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks said playing beloved TV personality Fred Rogers in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" helped strengthen his own marriage.
Hanks told ET's Kevin Frazier about how he was able to apply some of the lessons from the popular TV show “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood” in his marriage to Rita Wilson.
Britain's Prince William speaks to actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson at the BAFTA Brits to Watch event in Los Angeles, California July 9, 2011. | (Reuters/Matt Baron)
"When my wife and I are going at it on those rare occasions, when she is letting me know that I'm not really listening to her and I'm trying to establish what the ground rules are [for the argument], when we're going at it like that, one of us will say, 'Well, you know what? You know what, honey? It's good to talk. It's good to say the things we feel,'" Hanks said in a calm Rogers-like tone while recalling a lesson he learned on using your words.
"And I learned that from Mister Rogers."
The actor, who has been married for 31 years, said he and Wilson spend their free time together cooking as a hobby.
"We make soup together," Hanks revealed. "Like, if we have a day off and there's nothing going on … it takes about two to three hours."
The film, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” is based on an article written by journalist Tom Junod, who formed a friendship with Rogers while writing a profile on his life and work.
Rogers worked in television for more than 30 years after graduating college. The only breaks he took from working in television were times he devoted to his Christian faith.
The TV pioneer attended Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, where he was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1963.
Hanks said he and Rogers don't have all that much in common.
"I don't allow anyone to take advantage of my good nature and I don't know that Fred did either," Hanks continued.
"I'm nothing like Fred Rogers in any way, shape, or form. Except, I think, I wake up in the morning thinking, 'Hey, it's a nice day, it's a good day. Let's try to make it a little bit better."
"A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood" opens in theaters nationwide on Nov. 22.
Even if he feels like she should end up in a ditch?
This Obama loving ass looks like a jerk with his squinty eyes. I am so tired of seeing that stupid pose all day on TV. He doesn’t look anything like Mr Rogers, but Hollyweird says he does.
I think “he” does too.
everyoen that knew him said he was just like that off set- just a real decent man they say-
Didn’t help the underage girls he was diddling on Epstein’s island.
Don’t care, Tom. FOAD.
FUTH
His wife is more understanding over his having a ménage à trois with Mr. and Mrs. McFeely?
RE: His wife is more understanding over his having a ménage à trois with Mr. and Mrs. McFeely?
If this is so, who the heck are Mr. and Mrs. McFeely?
I suppose wiki has most of it.
He was overweight in grade school and he was a vegetarian. That’s it.
He found joy in Jesus, America, his TV programs and helping young children. A mild-mannered guy with strong convictions.
I watched the HBO doc on Rogers. I had no idea about a lot of it. I don’t want to see the movie because Hanks.
I grew up watching him. I watched while my gmother took a nap. Back then there wasn’t much to see on TV as a kid with only 3 or 4 channels. I noticed little things, like he would walk in and change shoes and stuff and then finish singing his song just at the right time. I dont know why but that intro and timing fascinated me. I also had a Lionel train set down in the basement, with houses and trees and stuff. My dad probably messed with it more than I did, but seeing Mr Roger’s “neighborhood” was cool too. Dad and I would do to a real hobby shop and I was always getting him to buy a new house or building.
I detested his show when I was a kid as it was for a younger generation [mine was Captain Kangaroo] and was one of 5 things on, the rest being soap operas. So I’d watch that Cajun cooking guy, and see bits of Rogers’ excruciating show by accident while waiting for the Cajun to come on- the Cajun guy who always said “I GAR-ran-teee” and put sauterne wine in just about everything he cooked. I picked up a lot from him.
But I do vaguely remember Mister Rogers went way off the rails some years later and actually did a puppet skit on his show with “King Friday” trying to get nuclear weapons, or some such thing, so I guess he had by that time joined the nuclear freeze crowd.
Well, how about the time he taught kids how to give the finger.
Mister Rogers Giving Kids the Middle Finger
Poor Fred was totally clueless to what he was doing since he really was a decent guy.
Yea, you probably would...and it's depressing to even think you would make such a comment.
As time goes on, I'm more inclined to believe that FR has devolved to the point that it is hosting the worst of conservatism.........
RE: As time goes on, I’m more inclined to believe that FR has devolved to the point that it is hosting the worst of conservatism.........
There are a lot of cynics in this forum.
If the world or the USA is getting better, they will always find something to rain on the parade.
or boys, maybe.
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