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Tom Hanks returns to primetime, 30 Rock guest star role announced

By April MacIntyre Mar 26, 2011, 21:46 GMT

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03/22/2011 - Tom Hanks - "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" Filming at Central Park in New York City on March 22, 2011 - Central Park - New York City, NY, USA © Janet Mayer / PR Photos

Lucky NBC and Tina Fey, scoring a guest spot from Oscar winning-actor Tom Hanks for "30 Rock."

Hanks (Hanx) used facebook and Twitter to break the news: Tom Hanks
RadioMan delivers msg from T.Fey. Result? I'm on 30 Rock! Thanks, RMan Hanx 

More a film actor these last few decades than smallscreen, Hanks has also delivered the voice talents of Woody the cowboy in Pixar’s Toy Story franchise. Hanks served as a director and producer on the HBO miniseries "From Earth to the Moon," "The Pacific," and "Band of Brothers."

Hanks' currently filming  "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," with Sandra Bullock in New York.

The film follows a 9-year-old boy who searches for the key to the mysterious lock left by his father (Hanks) who was killed in the September 11th attacks.



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