How Tom Hanks’ son Chet is nothing like ‘nice guy’ dad

Meet Chester Marlon Hanks, 30, a k a Chet, first son of Tom and Rita Wilson, who has been doing his best to break from his family’s clean-cut reputation.

Meet Chester Marlon Hanks, 30, a k a Chet, first son of Tom and Rita Wilson, who has been doing his best to break from his family’s clean-cut reputation — with domestic violence accusations, a bloody head wound and backlash for cultural appropriation. The black sheep of the Hanks clan first burst onto the scene in 2011, as rapper "Chet Haze." While studying theater at Northwestern, he released the song "White and Purple" — a remix of Wiz Khalifa’s hit, "Black and Yellow," referencing his school’s colors. The general reception was a collective head scratch.