He may be playing a parody of himself on Netflix's Running Point, but in real life, Chet Hanks is sober and serious about his acting and music careers

For a while, Chet Hanks was arguably one of the most confounding people in Hollywood. Then he found a way to pour that perception into a perfect role.

With his latest role, Chet Hanks got to explore some art imitating life. The Running Point actor, who is the son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, recently revealed he was prepared to “quit acting” if he didn’t get the role of basketball bad boy Travis Bugg on the Netflix sports comedy series from Mindy

The Oscars could actually be good this year. Chet Hanks, actually amazing actor? My new The Traitors queen. The internet is not being kind to Katy Perry. New favorite comedy scene. I tuned into the new Netflix comedy Running Point because of how much I like its stars.

Chet Hanks, son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, has gone viral tons of times over the years for his antics of varying degrees. This year, however, Hanks is

Chet Hanks makes his acting comeback in Netflix's sports comedy, Running Point, and his performance as an unruly athlete may be his best yet.

Hanks is, of course, the son of Hollywood institution Tom Hanks, and if you recognize him, it’s probably not for any good reasons: He has gone viral for doing such yikes-worthy things as speaking in a Jamaican patois and trying to make the phrase “white boy summer” a thing.

Hanks is widely seen as the antithesis of his father’s persona as America’s dad. Now three years sober, he’s stealing scenes in ‘Running Point,’ Netflix’s new sports comedy. “I basically get to be a slightly exaggerated version of myself,

Netflix has renewed Kate Hudson's sports comedy, Running Point, for a second season. The show co-stars Brenda Song, Justin Theroux, Chet Hanks, Jay Ellis and Max Greenfield. It follows Isla Gordon, a woman who is unexpectedly appointed the president of her family's professional Los Angeles basketball franchise.

Chet Hanks, Justin Theroux, Fabrizio Guido, Scott Evans, Drew Tarver, Uche Agada and Toby Sandeman attend the premiere of Netflix’s ‘Running Point’ on Feb. 13, 2025 in Los Angeles ...