Ashley Glass, a 35-year-old stay-at-home mother, was surprised Thursday when a gaggle of vehicles started pulling up outside her house around 6:30 a.m. It turned out they were with the production of “A Man Called Otto,” which happened to be shooting in Ambridge last week.
One of Glass’ five children, 2-year-old Charles, was particularly riveted by all the action. He is a big fan of cars and trucks, so he enjoyed watching through a window as they gathered on nearby Merchant Street. He also got a kick out of folks throwing around a football during filming breaks.
Mother and son were watching Hollywood unfold before their eyes when they received a huge surprise: Hanks noticed them, walked over near the house and gave the Glasses a hearty wave. “I was like, ‘Oh, my God, he’s walking over here!’” Glass told the Post-Gazette. “I hurried up and got my phone. He came over and was talking to us. I was starstruck. I didn’t even know what to say.”
“I was in shock, honestly,” she said. “I couldn’t even say anything but, ‘Oh my God, oh my God!’” She said Hanks asked how old Charles was and told them to come see the movie when it’s released. Glass said she had “never in my whole life been close to anyone famous” before that brief interaction with Hanks.
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