Tom Hanks surprises local bride

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Tom Hanks spent the last few days proving to Pittsburghers why he’s considered one of the nicest guys in Hollywood.

It was announced in January that Hanks would be returning to star in “A Man Called Otto,” his first time shooting a movie in the Steel City since playing Fred Rogers in 2019’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” This role finds Hanks playing a grump and widower who finds a new lease on life. It’s the second big-screen adaptation of the 2012 Fredrik Backman novel “A Man Called Ove.” When the cameras aren’t rolling, Hanks has made Pittsburghers’ days simply by being himself.

Luke and Grace Gwaltney got married on Saturday at Oakland’s Carnegie Music Hall. Prior to their nuptials, Grace and her bridal party got ready Downtown at the Fairmont Pittsburgh with photographer Rachel Rowland. As they were about to leave, Hanks suddenly appeared. “So we were all walking from the hotel to the limo, and out of nowhere, he pops up and just says, ‘My name is Tom Hanks! Can I take a photo with the bride?’” Rowland told the Post-Gazette. “We all started screaming and were pretty much in shock.”

Gwaltney and her bridesmaids hustled out of the limo and posed for photos with the two-time Oscar winner. “He was just as wonderful and charming as you’d assume,” Rowland said. “His wife, Rita [Wilson], was there and got in some photos, too.”

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