blog posts Oscar winner Tom Hanks: I'm a 'man whose brother is a tenured professor in entomology at Illinois.' May 1, 2017 12:15 pm by Chicago TribuneIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images "I said, 'Well, I'm Tom Hanks.' And they said, 'Yeah, and your brother is Dr. Larry Hanks.' So I was like the famous guy's brother...And it rattled me." Share on Facebook Tweet Email