Tom Hanks has proven that he is up to just about any role, and this started with the $206 million box office hit Philadelphia. Today, it's difficult to imagine a time in which Hanks' star power didn't qualify him for just about any film, but like any other actor in Hollywood, there was a time when he was a complete newcomer. In the early days of Hanks' career, he was known predominantly for comedies, but his emotional performance in 1993's Philadelphia threw the doors wide open.

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