After COVID-19, Tom Hanks Drops 'Horrible' Look Before 2021 - But Why? If one thinks of Tom Hanks these days, one can immediately associate him as one of the first celebrities to get COVID-19 in 2020. He has now recovered and has officially went back to work - and now people just might associated him as the celebrity who has gone bald ahead of the new year. Tom Hanks Bald is Not Happy with New Look It's all for a role, but fans are not really that happy with what he did with his 'do, as reported by Yahoo Style!. At the very least, most cannot understand how they feel about the look.