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Hanks beaten to British comedy role

Tom Hanks has lost the battle to land the role of British comedy legend Tommy Cooper in a big-budget biopic of his life.

Sun, 12 Sep, 2004 - 16:25

Tom Hanks has lost the battle to land the role of British comedy legend Tommy Cooper in a big-budget biopic of his life.

The Oscar winner was beaten to the part by UK actor Jerome Flynn, who was selected to star as the fez-wearing funnyman.

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