Or, as one Twitter fan put it, a national treasure would now be playing a national treasure: Tom Hanks is going to play Mr. Rogers because of course he is! Who else to better portray a national ...

Hanks said he has played several real people, but it was challenging to play Fred Rogers because he "was a very, very public persona. And everybody has an idea of what Fred is, what Fred was like ...

Tom Hanks will play beloved public television personality Mister Rogers in an upcoming movie. Variety reported the Oscar winner will play Fred Rogers in a story that is loosely based on Rogers ...

“Some people thought Mister Rogers was the biggest nerd on television,” Goldberg says. “To me, he was one of the coolest men on the planet.” Tom Hanks apparently agrees. He’s set to play ...

Fred "Mister" Rogers was a good neighbor for years ... Rogers died in 2003, at age 74. But who should play our favorite cardigan-wearing TV host? Check out our picks below and weigh in ...

François Clemmons, the first Black man with a recurring role on children's TV, says what he learned from working for Fred ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. “And as soon as I said, 'I’m going to keep you safe,' she was completely a gem for the remainder of the day. I got that from Mister Rogers ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Through Daniel, Rogers was able to show his inner feelings and use them as teaching moments. "He did all the voices. But Daniel was the real Fred," his ...

People.com threw out some names of actors who could potentially play Mr. Rogers. Their options were Jimmy Fallon, Matthew Broderick, Tobey Maguire, Seth Myers, Steve Carell, and Ty Burrell.

Tim Madigan's book "I'm Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers" was first published in 2006. The second ever production of the play adaptation is scheduled for June at Theatre L'Homme Dieu.

And I said, ‘Mr. Rogers, we just met ... “I went back and I read it again and I thought, ‘I think this is a play.’ … That’s what I do for a living is direct plays,” he said.

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood for Tom Hanks, who’ll star as Mister Rogers in the upcoming biopic “You Are My Friend.” TriStar Pictures announced Monday it has ...