The Academy Award-winning actor is cementing his reputation as one of the nicest and most down-to-earth stars by reportedly making time with some Pittsburgh residents.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Hanks is in town to film A Man Called Otto and has been seen all over town.
Photographer Rachel Rowland told the publication that she, bride Grace Gwaltney, and her bridesmaids were leaving the Fairmont Pittsburgh on Saturday when Hanks decided to attend the party.
“So we all went from the hotel to the limousine and out of nowhere he appeared and just said, ‘My name is Tom Hanks! Can I take a picture with the bride?’” Rowland said. “We all started screaming and were pretty shocked.”
She said Hanks posed for some photos with the bridal shower and his wife Rita Wilson, who was with him, also jumped into some of the pictures with them.
Ashley Glass and her 2-year-old son, Charles, met Hanks while he was filming near their home. Hanks spotted her and the boy watching and went over to chat with them.
“I hurried and got my phone. He came over and talked to us,” Glass told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “I was overwhelmed. I didn’t even know what to say.”
She filmed the interaction and posted it on Facebook. Pittsburgh’s KDKA reported that Hanks also posed with employees at the Busy Beaver store while filming there.