
Hanks His next role was that of an astronaut and commander Jim Lovell in the 1995 docudrama Apollo 13. This reunited Hanks once more with Ron Howard. The film was widely lauded by critics, in addition to the performance of the whole team (which included Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris) and Kathleen Quinlan. The film also garnered nine Academy Award nominations, winning two. Hanks later played Sheriff Woody in Disney/Pixar's computer-animated animation film Toy Story (1995). A year later the director made his debut in the musical comedy That Thing You Do! (1996) which follows the rise and decline of a popular 1960s group and also a part of a music producer. Richard Schickel of Time magazine declared his performance "charming" and the majority of critics agreed that Hanks' portrayal ensured his place in the most popular romantic comedy stars of his generation.
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