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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
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
ER
The Shield
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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
Andor
E! Live from the Red Carpet
Diff'rent Strokes
Amazing Stories
Empire
Saturday Night Live
American Dad!
Star Wars Rebels
Mr. Holland's Opus
First Daughter
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Sorry to Bother You
Dragon Hunters
Star Wars: Go Rogue
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Black Panther
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Extrapolations
The Last Stand
Andor Season 2: A Special Look
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Species
Out of the Furnace
Bloodsport
Stakeout
Where the Wild Things Are
Catch.44
Platoon
The Crying Game
The Marsh
Phenomenon
Battlefield Earth
Arrival
Panic Room
Phone Booth
Southpaw
Powder Blue
Lush Life
Havoc
Street Kings
Taken 3
City of Lies
Good Morning, Vietnam
How It Ends
Respect
Repo Men
The Enemy Within
The Butler
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Criminal Justice
The Forgiven
Emperor of Ocean Park
The Twilight Zone
Godfather of Harlem
Production Credits
Monte Carlo
Godfather of Harlem
Passing
Sorry to Bother You
Fruitvale Station
Hope Floats
Powder Blue
Rise of the Empress
First Daughter
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