Actually, he was very much Tom Hanks but he was young, not yet a movie star icon — and, in this clip, he manages to squeeze some humor and pathos from his short-lived role in Family Ties as the family’s drunk uncle. Fun vid clip for Hanks fans — and for 80s sitcom nostalgia fans.
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Before Tom Hanks Was "Tom Hanks", He Was A Drunk TV Uncle