Tom Hanks Discovers He <br />Is Related to Mister Rogers .<br />The Oscar-winner portrays the <br />beloved TV personality in the film, <br />'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.'.<br />The movie hits theaters in <br />the U.S. on November 22.<br />Hanks' casting as Rogers has been <br />praised, and it turns out, they are<br />actually distant cousins in real life.<br />Talking with 'Access Hollywood,' Hanks <br />was surprised to find out that he and Rogers are sixth cousins.<br />It all just comes together, you see, Tom Hanks, via 'Access Hollywood'.<br />The Hanks-Rogers connection was revealed through a family tree on Ancestry.com.<br />The tree shows that they are sixth cousins through Johannes Meffert, <br />a distant relative
