Jim Lovell Ride Way. Lovell's formal education consisted of the following: Lovell's awards and decorations include: About a month after the return to Earth of Apollo 13, Lovell and his crewmates, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert, appeared on "The Tonight Show" with host Johnny Carson. The introduction of this segment of the show is featured on "Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13" on the single disc DVD version of the movie. In 1976, Lovell made a cameo appearance in the Nicolas Roeg movie "The Man Who Fell to Earth". In 1995, actor Tom Hanks portrayed Lovell in the film "Apollo 13",
Tom Hanks record and film production company named after the record company in the film. Hanks then executive produced, co-wrote, and co-directed the HBO docudrama "From the Earth to the Moon". The 12-part series chronicled the space program from its inception, through the familiar flights of Neil Armstrong and Jim Lovell, to the personal feelings surrounding the reality of moon landings. The Emmy Award-winning project was, at US$68 million, one of the most expensive ventures undertaken for television. In 1998, Hanks' next project was no less expensive. For "Saving Private Ryan", he teamed up with Steven Spielberg to make a film about