Chet Hanks Explains Why He’s Living in a Nashville ‘Trailer Park’: ‘It’s Not What You Think’
Chet Hanks Explains Why He’s Living in a Nashville ‘Trailer Park’: ‘It’s Not What You Think’
Colson ThayerWed, April 29, 2026 at 9:18 PM UTC
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Chet Hanks visits the 'Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' on April 28Credit: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty -
Chet Hanks recently moved to a Nashville "trailer park" to pursue a career in country music
He chose an RV lifestyle after being inspired by a minimalist trip to Carmel-by-the-Sea in California
“I'm probably, like, the youngest person in the trailer park by like 30 or 40 years,” he says during an April 28 interview with Jimmy Fallon
Chet Hanks is embracing an RV lifestyle in Nashville.
On Tuesday, April 28, the Running Point star stopped by the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote a new season of the Netflix comedy. But during the conversation, the 35-year-old son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson also confirmed he recently moved to a "trailer park" in Nashville to pursue a career in country music.
“I didn't want to get an apartment because I literally just got a condo in L.A. and I furnished it,” the Something Out West band member explains. “I didn't want to do that again and I didn't want to furnish it. So I was, like, staying in Airbnbs and hotels and that gets really old because I just like having my own space.”
Instead, Chet says he was inspired by a recent trip to Carmel-by-the-Sea in California to enjoy a more minimalist lifestyle.
“I stayed in an Airstream trailer and I really loved it,” he says. “I was like, ‘Man, I want one of these…' So I did. I got a trailer.”
An Airstream trailerCredit: Shutterstock
Although it isn't an Airstream, as Chet is “not there yet,” he's “really happy” with his Jayco Eagle.
The actor says his home on wheels has "everything I need. I got my kitchen. I got, you know, a walk-in shower. That's a big deal with trailers, if it's a walk-in shower, because sometimes they combine the toilet and shower. It's called a wet bath.”
Although he is fully embracing life in the “trailer park,” there's a stark contrast between him and his neighbors.
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“I'm probably, like, the youngest person in the trailer park by like 30 or 40 years,” he says.
A stock image of a trailer parkCredit: Getty
He adds: “It's not what you think, you know? You think, oh, you're gonna live in a trailer park. It might be a little sketchy. It might be a little dangerous. It's all just, like retirees, you know? Great people.”
Fallon then jumped in to ask if Chet is taking full advantage of the park's amenities.
“I do have a campfire outside of it. I have a fire pit and I have used it,” he explains. “But most of the time, I just do exactly what I do at home, which is just stay inside and lay in bed and watch Netflix and things like that.”
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Chet and Tom HanksCredit: Amy Sussman/Getty
Elsewhere in the conversation, Chet spoke about playing on one of country music's most notable stages last weekend.
“It was a big deal. It was only our second performance ever,” Chet says of his Stagecoach music festival debut on April 25. In attendance was his Oscar-winning dad.
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