Tom Hanks on Wednesday night shared his heartbreak over the death of songwriterAdam Schlesinger, who died due to coronavirus complications earlier in the day at the age of 52.
The Oscar-winning actor, who is recovering from the virus along with wife Rita Wilson, said his 1996 comedy, That Thing You Do!, would have never happened hadSchlesinger not written the hit title song for the film. "There would be no Playtone without Adam Schlesinger, without his That Thing You Do!
He was a One-der. Lost him to Covid-19. Terribly sad today. Hanx," the actor said in a Twitter post. Schlesinger was the co-founder of the 2000s pop-rock band Fountains of Wayne and a songwriter on The CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. "Thank you for the outpouring of love for Adam.