- Younger brother of Tom Hanks.
- Provided the voice for the tie-in "Woody" action figures from Toy Story (1995) voiced in the movie by older brother Tom Hanks. He regularly substitutes for his brother by recording Woody's voice for "Toy Story" merchandise, video games, audio storybooks, Disney theme park ride narrations, etc.
- Was his brother Tom's running double in Forrest Gump (1994).
- Appeared with his family on Family Feud (1988) in the late 80s.
- Because of his resemblance to his more famous brother, Jim Hanks's appearance in a Volvo TV commercial had some fans of Tom Hanks wondering if Tom had fallen on hard financial times.
- Shares his birthday with actor Jim Varney who was his brother Tom Hanks' co star in Toy Story and Toy Story 2.
- Jim and his wife, Karen Hanks, have one son and live in Venice, California.
- Brother-in-law of actress Rita Wilson. Former brother-in-law of Samantha Lewes.
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