The Iconic Role That Made Tom Hanks Physically Ill
Rachel Newton
Updated on March 05, 2026
Hanks didn't think anything of it until he ended up in the hospital. He recounted the ordeal in an interview, stating, "I was there for three days with something that, believe it or not, almost killed me. I got an infection from a cut and it was eating its way through my leg. I didn't know it, I just thought I had a sore."
