MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW, CNN) — Tom Hanks is playing the iconic role of “Mister Rogers” in the new film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” Turns out, Hanks and Rogers are related.

Tom Hanks found out while on the red carpet during a special screen for the film this past weekend. Fred Rogers played the role of Mister Rogers on the Children’s TV show, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” The two are sixth cousins, according to Ancestry.com.

  • Actor Tom Hanks attends a special screening of “A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood” at the Henry R. Luce Auditorium on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
  • Actor Tom Hanks attends a special screening of “A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood,” at the Henry R. Luce Auditorium, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Hanks says he did not know they were related when he took the role. According to Ancestry.com, the actors share a great, great, great, great, great grandfather who immigrated from Germany to the United States in the 18th century.

“It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” makes an official debut in theaters on Nov. 22.