Chet Hanks is the third child of Tom Hanks, and the first child born to Hanks and actress Rita Wilson.
12 Facts About Chet Hanks
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Chet Hanks studied theater at Northwestern University where he was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
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Chet Hanks' acting career began with his debut role as Dexter in the 2007 film Bratz.
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Chet Hanks was active in television in the latter half of the decade after achieving sobriety.
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From 2016 to 2018, Chet Hanks appeared as Charlie, the father of character Sierra Morton's child, on the American version of Shameless.
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Chet Hanks played rapper Blake on hip-hop drama Empire from 2018 to 2019.
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Chet Hanks and Drew Arthur formed the musical duo FTRZ after being introduced in 2016.
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On March 26,2021, Chet Hanks posted a video to Instagram declaring a "White Boy Summer".
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Chet Hanks has a daughter, Michaiah, born 2016, with former partner Tiffany Miles.
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In October 2023, Chet Hanks stated that he is two-years sober in an interview on The Adam Friedland Show.
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Chet Hanks has described himself as the black sheep of his family due to the contrast between his public controversies and his father's clean-cut image as "America's dad".
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In 2015, Chet Hanks was wanted by British police after damaging a hotel room, incurring $1,800 in damages.