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Tom Hanks surprised an Australian boy after the boy reached out to express his concern about the actor's recent bout with coronavirus, but also mentioned how he was bullied because his name is Corona, a report said Thursday.

Corona De Vries, 8, sent a handwritten note to Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson after they were diagnosed with COVID-19, reports said.

"I heard on the news you and your wife had caught the Coronavirus," Corona wrote, according to Channel 7 News. "Are you ok? I love my name but at school, people call me the Coronavirus. I get very sad and angry when people call me this."

Hanks saw the letter and replied with a special gift – a manual Corona typewriter – according to the report.

"Your letter made my wife and I feel so wonderful," Hanks wrote. "Thank you for being such a good friend. Friends make their friends feel good when they are down. I saw you on TV, even though I was back in the USA already—and all healthy. Even though I was no longer sick, getting your letter made me feel even better."

Source: Tom Hanks sends bullied Australian boy special gift

Hes a good man

Indeed.

omg, lets all fall on the ground in admiration

I never heard of Corona typewriters but that was very nice of Tom Hanks thou I would much rather get a 12 pack of Corona beer Of corse the boy is a little young for that. It must really s#ck having that name rite now. Some people are even boycotting Corona beer cuz of their name & lots of people love beer so I can only imagine all the flak that boy must be getting.