Consecutive smash hits earn Hanks world record

Those tireless scrutinizers of minutiae over at the Guinness Book of World Records this week unveiled a brand-new record that once again demonstrates we just love the dickens out of that Tom Hanks fellow, regardless of what his hair looks like or whether he spends a whole movie talking to a volleyball. The Guinness Book people announced Wednesday that Hanks is the Actor with Most Consecutive $100 Million-Grossing Movies. We here at the People Column did not know that there was such a world record category, but we do know better than to quibble with folks who do research for a beer company. [More]