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Jamie Roberts

Tom Hanks says he wouldn't take Oscar-winning Philadelphia role today

Tom Hanks has admitted he wouldn't take the Philadelphia role which landed him an Oscar if he was offered it today.

The actor, now 65, played the role of a gay man living with the HIV virus in the 1993 movie but says he understands that he couldn't play the part nowadays.

Speaking to The New York Times Magazine, the Hollywood star said: "Let's address, 'Could a straight man do what I did in Philadelphia now?' No, and rightly so."

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