Tom Hanks has paid tribute to Adam Schlesinger, as the Fountains Of Wayne star died aged 52 after contracting coronavirus. It was confirmed the musician and My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend songwriter had died on Wednesday after contracting Covid-19. Read the latest updates: Coronavirus news live.

Tom Hanks joined the likes of Stephen Colbert and Darren Criss, as well as My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend stars, to pay tribute. Tom – who recently battled coronavirus alongside wife Rita Wilson – worked with Adam on 1996 movie That Thing You Do!

and referenced the movie’s fictional band, The Oneders, in his tweet. Sharing a tribute, Tom wrote overnight: ‘There would be no Playtone without Adam Schlesinger, without his That Thing You Do!

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