{"id":782240,"date":"2026-05-08T15:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/782240\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:44:13","slug":"why-tom-hanks-son-chet-lives-in-trailer-park-after-ditching-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/782240\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Tom Hanks&#8217; son Chet lives in trailer park after ditching Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A beautiful day in the trailer park.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Hanks\u2019 son Chet Hanks has been living in an RV since ditching Hollywood for a county music career in Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_lF__ozFtEg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">explained to \u201cTonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\u201d viewers<\/a> last week that he \u201cdidn\u2019t want to get an apartment\u201d when he moved to Tennessee because he had \u201cjust \u2026 furnished\u201d a Los Angeles condo.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Tom Hanks\u2019 son Chet Hanks is loving life in a Nashville trailer park, he said on \u201cThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\u201d last month. Todd Owyoung\/NBC<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cRunning Point\u201d star told viewers on April 29 that he \u201cdidn\u2019t want to get an apartment\u201d when he moved to Tennessee. Chet Hanks \/ Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t want to do that again,\u201d the singer said during the April 29 interview, noting that the rental homes he stayed in at first got \u201creally old\u201d really quickly.<\/p>\n<p>He, instead, purchased an RV, which has \u201ceverything [he] need[s].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chet explained, \u201cI just like having my own space. I got my kitchen. I got a walk-in shower \u2014 that\u2019s a big deal in trailers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old purchased an RV instead, which has \u201ceverything [he] need[s].\u201d Chet Hanks \/ Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Chet clarified his trailer park community is not \u201csketchy\u201d as it is full of \u201cretirees.\u201d Todd Owyoung\/NBC<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>He clarified that the trailer park he resides in is far from \u201csketchy\u201d and primarily includes \u201cretirees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m probably the youngest person in the trailer park by 30 or 40 years,\u201d Chet quipped, dubbing his neighbors \u201cgood people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a March <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWjcSKEAOz1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram video<\/a>, he clapped back at those wondering, \u201cWhat the f\u2013k, why are you living in a trailer?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m probably the youngest person in the trailer park by 30 or 40 years,\u201d Chet (pictured above on April 15) quipped. FilmMagic<\/p>\n<p>The singer (pictured above on April 28) moved to pursue a country music career. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cRunning Point\u201d star called the move \u201ceasy\u201d and \u201cinexpensive,\u201d telling his followers, \u201cThese things aren\u2019t f\u2013king expensive. This s\u2013t is cheap as f\u2013k. I got it for 30 grand. It\u2019s a 2025 [model]. I put four grand on it, and my rent is 400 bucks a month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for those \u201cbrainwashed by the whole hustle culture,\u201d Chet advised them to \u201cstop, pause and think [about] what it is that [they] really even like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He asked, \u201cWhat\u2019s the f\u2013king dream? To drive a Rolls Royce? \u2026 Those are f\u2013king things. living your dream is a verb not a f\u2013king noun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He has a band called Something Out West, which Tom (pictured above in November 2025) showed support for last month. Bruce Glikas\/WireImage<\/p>\n<p>Chet (pictured above in 2012) is one of four kids, with Tom also being the father of Colin, Elizabeth Ann and Truman. Corbis via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The actor and his Something Out West band made their debut at last month\u2019s Stagecoach music festival \u2014 and Tom, 69, was all smiles as he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/27\/parents\/tom-hanks-watches-son-chet-perform-at-stagecoach-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">swayed and sang along<\/a> to their \u201cYou Better Run\u201d performance.<\/p>\n<p>Chet is the Oscar winner and wife Rita Wilson\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/tom-hanks-kids\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">eldest child<\/a> together, with the couple also sharing 30-year-old son Truman.<\/p>\n<p>Tom, additionally, is the father of Colin, 48, and Elizabeth Ann, 43, from his previous marriage to Samantha Lewes.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A beautiful day in the trailer park. 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