Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, director, and activist. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. After making his film debut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Whitaker went on to earn a reputation for intensive character study work for films, such as Platoon (1986), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bird (1988), The Crying Game (1992), Phenomenon (1996), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), The Great Debaters (2007), The Butler (2013), Arrival (2016), and Respect (2021). He has also appeared in blockbusters, such as Panic Room (2002), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) as Saw Gerrera, and Black Panther (2018) as Zuri. For his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the British historical drama film The Last King of Scotland (2006), Whitaker won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Whitaker made his directorial debut with the television film Strapped (1993), and directed the films Waiting to Exhale (1995), Hope Floats (1998), and First Daughter (2004). Apart from his film career, Whitaker is also known for his humanitarian work and activism. In 2011, he was inducted as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, later receiving a promotion to Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation, and serves as the CEO of Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI), a non-profit outreach program. Description above from the Wikipedia article Forest Whitaker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Longview, Texas, USA
    Birthday
    7/15/1961
Blown Away
Blown Away
6.2
Johnny Handsome
Johnny Handsome
6.3
Street Kings
Street Kings
6.6
Smoke
Smoke
7.2
The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland
7.4
Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Morning, Vietnam
7.3
Phone Booth
Phone Booth
6.9
Prêt-à-Porter
Prêt-à-Porter
5.2
Panic Room
Panic Room
6.8
Body Snatchers
Body Snatchers
6.1
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
7.3
Battlefield Earth
Battlefield Earth
3.3
Jason's Lyric
Jason's Lyric
6.8
The Marsh
The Marsh
4.9
Body Count
Body Count
5.4
The Crying Game
The Crying Game
6.8
Bloodsport
Bloodsport
7
Vantage Point
Vantage Point
6.4
Repo Men
Repo Men
6.3
Bird
Bird
6.8
The Color of Money
The Color of Money
6.9
Hurricane Season
Hurricane Season
6.8
Article 99
Article 99
6.1
Phenomenon
Phenomenon
6.4
Species
Species
6
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
6.8
Our Family Wedding
Our Family Wedding
5.7
The Air I Breathe
The Air I Breathe
6.3
Green Dragon
Green Dragon
6.1
The Great Debaters
The Great Debaters
7.3
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem
5.5
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
7.2
A Little Trip to Heaven
A Little Trip to Heaven
5.4
Downtown
Downtown
5.6
The Experiment
The Experiment
6.4
American Gun
American Gun
5.7
My Own Love Song
My Own Love Song
6.2
Consenting Adults
Consenting Adults
5.4
Winged Creatures
Winged Creatures
5.9
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
6.6
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are
6.5
Mary
Mary
5.7
Deacons for Defense
Deacons for Defense
6.1
Lullaby for Pi
Lullaby for Pi
6.9
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
6.6
Powder Blue
Powder Blue
6.1
Light It Up
Light It Up
6.6
Even Money
Even Money
5.5
Diary of a Hitman
Diary of a Hitman
5.1
Repentance
Repentance
4.8
Last Light
Last Light
6.2
Lush Life
Lush Life
7
Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints
4.6
Catch.44
Catch.44
5.1
The Fourth Angel
The Fourth Angel
5.1
The Last Stand
The Last Stand
6.1
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within
5.7
Witness Protection
Witness Protection
6.5
Serving Life
Serving Life
5.3
Freelancers
Freelancers
5.1
The Butler
The Butler
7.3
A Dark Truth
A Dark Truth
5.6
Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace
6.6
Pawn
Pawn
5.6
Zulu
Zulu
6.7
Black Nativity
Black Nativity
5.2
Two Men in Town
Two Men in Town
5.4
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
6.6
Taken 3
Taken 3
6.3
Big George Foreman
Big George Foreman
7.5
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
0
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
6.9
Southpaw
Southpaw
7.4
Making of Phone Booth
8
Prophets of Change
Prophets of Change
0
Mon Clown
Mon Clown
7
Everyone's Hero
Everyone's Hero
5.9
Dragon Hunters
Dragon Hunters
6.5
Arrival
Arrival
7.6
Making a Scene
Making a Scene
5.4
The Misbehavers
0
Dope
Dope
7.1
Mysteries of the Unseen World
Mysteries of the Unseen World
7.2
Odyssey in Rome
Odyssey in Rome
0
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
7.5
Stakeout
Stakeout
6.5
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
7.1
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
7.3
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
4.5
The Follow
The Follow
6.8
The King of Kings
0
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
6.6
Hands of a Stranger
Hands of a Stranger
5.6
I Am You
3.5
Bank Robber
Bank Robber
4.7
Black Panther
Black Panther
7.4
Burden
Burden
6.1
Finding Steve McQueen
Finding Steve McQueen
6.1
City of Lies
City of Lies
6.4
Ripple Effect
Ripple Effect
5.7
Tag: The Assassination Game
Tag: The Assassination Game
5.5
The Forgiven
The Forgiven
6.2
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
4
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
8.5
A Man's Story
A Man's Story
6.9
Platoon
Platoon
7.7
How It Ends
How It Ends
5.3
Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You
6.8
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
5.6
The Paperboy
The Paperboy
8
Vision Quest
Vision Quest
6.4
First Daughter
First Daughter
6.1
Respect
Respect
6.8
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
6.6
The Making of 'Making a Scene'
The Making of 'Making a Scene'
6.5
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Shooting 'Panic Room'
5
Before the Music Dies
Before the Music Dies
7
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
7
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
0
Mr. Holland's Opus
Mr. Holland's Opus
7
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
8.1
Rising from Ashes
Rising from Ashes
6.5
Food Chains
Food Chains
7
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
10
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
7.4
A Fall from Grace
A Fall from Grace
0
Seaweed Stories
Seaweed Stories
0
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