Video Flash

Tom Hanks Ad-libs His Way Through an Audience Emergency While Playing Falstaff

Hanks wows the crowd with his improv skills as an audience member takes ill.

Editorial Staff
Los Angeles

Tom Hanks is currently starring as Falstaff in Daniel Sullivan's production of Shakespeare's Henry IV in Los Angeles. During a recent performance as the Fat Knight, the multi-award-winning actor proved that he's as good at improv as he is at everything else. When an audience member took ill, Hanks stormed the stage — in character — to calm the crowd down and get the show back on track.