Tom Hanks held back tears during the opening night of his late friend's Broadway show 'Lucky Guy'.

The 56-year-old actor made his stage debut as former New York Post and Daily News columnist Mike McAlary on Monday night (01.04.13) and was overcome with emotion after starring in his close friend Nora Ephron's play, who died of leukemia aged 71 last year.

Tom Hanks thinks the idea of reincarnation is a ''bunch of baloney''.

The 56-year-old actor explores reincarnation in his new film 'Cloud Atlas' - which also stars Halle Berry and Ben Whishaw - and although he strives to live for the present, Tom doesn't believe in past lives affecting the a person's future.