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tom hanks is a proud father who also performs for his son Chet Hanks” performance at the 2026 Stagecoach Festival.
“When you watch Chet Hanks and realize his dad is right next to you,” read the caption of one fan’s TikTok video, which showed Tom, 69, in the crowd Chet’s band Something Out West Take the stage at the Toyota Music Den on Saturday, April 25th.
Tom was seen lip-syncing the song “You Better Run,” which specifically paid homage to his Oscar-winning film Forrest Gump.
Something Out West consists of 35-year-old Chet and bandmates Drew Arthur. The music video for “You Better Run” was released in 2025 and features Chet sitting on a bench wearing a suit and holding a box of chocolates. The band had previously performed on a shrimp boat called the Jenny Tom joins Chet On the bench.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have an enduring love story, but their relationship with son Chet Hanks is less promising. Chet says he feels “lucky” for his privileged upbringing as the son of two acclaimed stars, but he also opens up about the toxicity of spending his formative years in (…)
Tom shares Chet with wife Rita Wilsonhas been supporting his son’s creative career for many years. Meanwhile, Chet opened up about how his famous parents impacted his childhood and his current life.
“I’ll tell you a little bit about my childhood. People thought that being Tom Hanks’ son made me feel like an asshole when I grew up,” Chet said on MTV’s 2024 season premiere Surreal Life: Secret Villa. “In fact, I grew up feeling completely worthless.”
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“People treat me like, ‘You must think you’re better than me,’ but I don’t think so. I just want to be friends with everyone and be treated like everyone else,” he told his costars. “But what am I supposed to do? Be meek and timid when I walk in the door? That’s a problem for me to deal with.”
Chet continued, “If you actually walked in the door and said, ‘I’m fucking here,’ then you’d be like, ‘Oh, look at you arrogant son of a bitch.'” I really internalized all the negativity. Maybe I’m fucking worthless, you know what I’m saying? “
According to Chet, it was a “mental and emotional battle” for him, “just to be able to go out there and look someone in the eye and say, ‘What’s going on? I’m Chet.'”
Chet from now on Find success with shows like Netflix operating point. Ahead of the Season 2 premiere on Thursday, April 23, Chet agreed US Weekly suggested his parents — or brother — at the Los Angeles premiere. Colin Hanks – should be on the show with him.