Tom Hanks Pays Tribute to Songwriter Adam Schlesinger: Would Be No ‘That Thing You Do!’ Without Him

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are donating their blood to medical researchers in the race for a coronavirus cure after successfully winning their battle with COVID-19.

By Chris Willman

Tom Hanks was one of the first celebrities to announce his positive diagnosis of COVID-19 last month. Now, the actor's son, Colin Hanks, is turning his hobby of crafting kerchiefs into a nationwide charity effort.

© Getty Getty Tom Hanks has memorialised Fountains of Wayne musician Adam Schlesinger, who died this week aged 52 following complications from coronavirus, calling him “a One-der”.

Tom Hanks has paid tribute to Fountains Of Wayne musician Adam Schlesinger, who died on Wednesday (April 1, 2020) after contracting the coronavirus, COVID-19.

Tom Hanks on Wednesday night shared his heartbreak over the death of songwriterAdam Schlesinger, who died due to coronavirus complications earlier in the day at the age of 52. The Oscar-winning actor, who is recovering from the virus along with wife Rita Wilson, said his 1996 comedy, That Thing You Do!, would have never happened hadSchlesinger not written the hit title song for the film.

Tom Hanks has paid tribute to Fountains of Wayne musician Adam Schlesinger, who died on Wednesday after contracting the coronavirus.

The Fountains of Wayne musician passed away yesterday after testing positive for coronavirus

Tom Hanks led the tributes to Fountains Of Wayne star Adam Schlesinger, who reportedly died at the age of 52 after contracting coronavirus.

Whether it was the snarky but sincere pop of Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, the ‘60s retro of Tom Hanks’ “That Thing You Do!” or the Broadway fare of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Adam Schlesinger’s music reached far beyond his public profile. The master songwriter passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 52 from complications related to coronavirus.

Tom Hanks has paid tribute to the people who cared for him and his wife Rita Wilson following their coronavirus diagnosis.

are back in the United States and looking happy and healthy.

Colin Hanks is taking every precaution he can against the coronavirus while out in public. The 42-year-old actor was spotted wearing a white face mask and green latex gloves while taking his French bulldog, Earl Boykins, to a veterinarian in Los Angeles on Wednesday.