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To some, it may seem ironic for a Man of the Year to receive his award in a dress. But for the Harvard Pudding Theatricals--and Tom Hanks--it was more than appropriate.
Last night at the official opening of `A Tsar is Born,' Oscar winner Hanks received the 1995 Hasty Pudding Theatrical's Man of the Year award and a brassiere embellished with grapes to boot.
Mark R. Roybal '95 and Sophia M. Scott '95, the show's co-producers, twitted Hanks for his "lesser" film and television roles, most notably "Bachelor Party" and the oh-so-fitting sitcom "Bosom Buddies."
Other aspects of the roast included Hanks' pseudoperformance on a toy piano (producing noises slightly less musical than a junior high band) and the star's participation in "Nail the Nominee or Stab the Loser," in which he attempted to throw darts at pictures of the other 1995 Oscar Nominees...
"Forrest Gump," the box office Goliath in which Tom Hanks' optimistic simpleton bobs along through history, grabbed a near-record 13 Academy Award nominations, including best picture, best actor (Hanks), best director (Robert Zemeckis) and best supporting actor (Gary Sinise). The sweep was one shy of the record: 14 for...