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Forest Whitaker
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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.
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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
The Oscars
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
ER
The Shield
Cagney & Lacey
Hill Street Blues
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Criminal Minds
The Early Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
American Idol
Today
Extrapolations
Star Wars: Andor
E! Live from the Red Carpet
Diff'rent Strokes
Amazing Stories
Empire
American Dad!
Saturday Night Live
Star Wars Rebels
Mr. Holland's Opus
First Daughter
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Sorry to Bother You
Dragon Hunters
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Black Panther
The Last Stand
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Species
Where the Wild Things Are
Out of the Furnace
Bloodsport
Stakeout
Catch.44
The Crying Game
Phenomenon
Arrival
The Marsh
Phone Booth
Southpaw
Panic Room
Powder Blue
Battlefield Earth
Street Kings
How It Ends
Respect
Repo Men
Lush Life
Taken 3
Good Morning, Vietnam
City of Lies
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
The Enemy Within
The Twilight Zone
Godfather of Harlem
Emperor of Ocean Park
Criminal Justice
The Forgiven
The Butler
Production Credits
Fruitvale Station
Passing
Godfather of Harlem
Sorry to Bother You
First Daughter
Hope Floats
Powder Blue
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