The property he bought is on the beach, behind the gates of Malibu Colony. Built in 1928 but recently remodeled, the two-story house has two bedrooms downstairs and one bedroom upstairs in about 1,800 square feet. The master bedroom has a balcony and an ocean view.
Tom Hanks is a star who's always had one foot squarely in the past. As an actor he's forever been likened to James Stewart, a reincarnation of the charming, essentially good American everyman, a from-another-era lead who's increasingly been more comfortable in period fare (in the last decade, he's appeared in just four present-day films). As a producer, he's gravitated toward historical shows such as Band of Brothers, John Adams and The Pacific;
