Colin Hanks Wasn’t Always So Close With His Famous Dad Tom Hanks

In an appearance on Dax Shepard’s “The Armchair Expert” podcast, Colin Hanks talked about growing up with his famous father. Following his parents’ break-up, Colin spent most of his childhood living with his mom in Sacramento. Apparently, he only saw Tom Hanks on the weekends and during summers in Los Angeles. But the father-son duo still bonded. Colin told Shepard, “It was just a fun sort of getaway. I went to summer camp, and we found stuff to do.” He also noted there were summers “where my old man had a job to do so we’d spend the summer in Indiana or Seattle, so the traveling ended up becoming a component, as well.”

Contrary to popular belief, Colin did not grow up extremely wealthy. In fact, his dad didn’t start making big bucks until his “Forrest Gump” era, which occurred when Colin was 17 years old. He told Shepard, “There is a very definitive line in my father’s career where things just became stratospheric, and very different.” In a 2017 appearance on “The Dan Patrick Show,” Colin further discussed his dad’s journey as an actor. When asked when he knew his father was famous, he replied, “Well, I mean, there’s different degrees. I always sorta laugh because everyone goes like, ‘What’s it like being related to a national treasure?’ I’m like, ‘He wasn’t really a national treasure during the ‘Bosom Buddies’ days or ‘Turner & Hooch’ or anything like that.'”