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Forest Whitaker Biography

Forest Whitaker is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on July 15, 1961 in Longview, Texas, United States. The Best Actor Oscar winner for his portrayal of dictator Best Actor Oscar winner for his portrayal of dictator Idi Amin in 2006’s The Last King of Scotland. His other notable films include Battlefield Earth, Taken 3, Rogue One and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai. in 2006’s The Last King of Scotland. Other notable films of his include Battlefield Earth, Taken 3, Rogue One and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.

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Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, and director.

Whitaker attended Palisades Charter High School, where he played on the football team and sang in the choir, graduating in 1979. He entered California State Polytechnic University, Pomona on a football scholarship, but a back injury made him change his major to music (singing). He toured England with the Cal Poly Chamber Singers in 1980. While still at Cal Poly, he briefly changed his major to drama. He was accepted to the Music Conservatory at the University of Southern California to study opera as a tenor and was subsequently accepted into the university’s Drama Conservatory. He graduated from USC with a BFA in acting in 1982. He was pursuing a degree in “The Core of Conflict: Studies in Peace and Reconciliation” at New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 2004.

He got married to the actress Keisha Nash in 1996 . they have four children together.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Whitaker has a long history of working with well-regarded film directors and actors. In his first onscreen performance of note, he had a supporting role playing a high school football player in the 1982 film version of Cameron Crowe’s coming-of-age teen-retrospective Fast Times at Ridgemont High. In 1986, he appeared in Martin Scorsese’s The Color of Money and Oliver Stone’s Platoon. The following year, he co-starred in the comedy Good Morning, Vietnam alongside Robin Williams. In 1988, Whitaker appeared in the film Bloodsport and had his first lead role starring as musician Charlie “Bird” Parker in Clint Eastwood’s Bird. To prepare himself for the part, he sequestered himself in a loft with only a bed, couch, and saxophone, having also conducted extensive research and taken alto sax lessons. His performance, which has been called “transcendent”, earned him the Best Actor award at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Globe nomination.

Forest Whitaker Net Worth

Forest Whitaker is one of the richest Movie Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Forest Whitaker's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In high school the student was part of the school’s football squad with the future NFL star, Jay Schroeder.

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Forest Steven Whitaker was born on July 15, 1961, in Longview, Texas, the son of Laura Francis (née Smith), a special education teacher who put herself through college and earned two master’s degrees while raising her children, and Forest E. Whitaker Jr., an insurance salesman. A DNA test has shown that his mother had Akan ancestry, while his father was of Igbo descent. When Whitaker was four, his family moved to Carson, California. He has two younger brothers, Kenn and Damon, and an older sister, Deborah. His first role as an actor was the lead in Dylan Thomas’ play Under Milk Wood.

Whitaker branched out into producing and directing in the 1990s. He co-produced and co-starred in A Rage in Harlem in 1991. He made his directorial debut with a grim film about inner-city gun violence, Strapped, for HBO in 1993. In 1995, he directed his first theatrical feature, Waiting to Exhale, which was based on the Terry McMillan novel of the same name. Roger Ebert observed that the tone of the film resembled Whitaker’s own acting style: “measured, serene, confident.” Whitaker also directed co-star Whitney Houston’s music video of the movie’s theme song, “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)”.

Whitaker continued to work with a number of well-known directors throughout the 1990s. He starred in the 1990 film Downtown and was cast in the pivotal role of Jody, a captive British soldier in the 1992 film The Crying Game, for which he used an English accent. Todd McCarthy of Variety described Whitaker’s performance as “big-hearted”, “hugely emotional”, and “simply terrific”. In 1994, he was a member of the cast that won the first ever National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble for Robert Altman’s film, Prêt-à-Porter. He gave a “characteristically emotional performance” in Wayne Wang and Paul Auster’s 1995 film, Smoke. Later that year in 1995 Forrest played a role in the low budget film Species. In 1996, he played a role of a good-natured man in Phenomenon, alongside John Travolta and Robert Duvall, which earned him a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama, and was also nominated for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Forest Whitaker height 6 ft 2 in Forest weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

After completing several films in the early 1980s, Whitaker gained additional roles in multiple television shows. On the series, Diff’rent Strokes, he played a bully in the 1985 episode “Bully for Arnold”. That same year, Whitaker also played the part of a comic book salesman in the Amazing Stories episode “Gather Ye Acorns”. He appeared in the first and second parts of North and South in 1985 and 1986. Throughout the 1990s, Whitaker mainly had roles in television films which aired on HBO, including Criminal Justice, The Enemy Within, and Witness Protection.

Whitaker continued his directing career with the 1998 romantic comedy, Hope Floats, starring Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick, Jr. He directed Katie Holmes in the romantic comedy, First Daughter in 2004, while also serving as an executive producer on the film; he had previously co-starred with Holmes in Phone Booth in 2002. He gained experience as the executive producer of several made-for-television movies, most notably the 2002 Emmy-award-winning Door to Door, starring William H. Macy. He produced these projects through his production company, Spirit Dance Entertainment, which he shut down in 2005 to concentrate on his acting career.

Who is Forest Whitaker Dating?

According to our records, Forest Whitaker married to Keisha Whitaker . As of December 1, 2023, Forest Whitaker’s is not dating anyone.

In 1996, Whitaker married actress Keisha Nash, whom he met on the set of Blown Away. They have four children: two daughters together (Sonnet and True), and his son (Ocean Alexander) and her daughter (Autumn) from their previous relationships. In December 2018, Whitaker filed for divorce from Nash, citing irreconcilable differences.

Facts & Trivia

Forest Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Forest Whitaker celebrates birthday on July 15 of every year.

Whitaker played a serene, pigeon-raising, bushido-following, mob hit man in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, a 1999 film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. Many consider this to have been a “definitive role” for Whitaker. In a manner similar to his preparation for Bird, he again immersed himself in his character’s world—he studied Eastern philosophy and meditated for long hours “to hone his inner spiritual hitman.” Jarmusch has told interviewers that he developed the title character with Whitaker in mind; The New York Times review of the film observed that “[I]t’s hard to think of another actor who could play a cold-blooded killer with such warmth and humanity.”

What happened to Forrest Whitakers eye?

In Forest Whitaker’s case, he was born with ptosis in his left eye. After he became a widely acclaimed actor, some critics even noted that his ptosis has helped him in his portrayal of more complicated characters.

What is Forest Whitaker's best movie?

• 6 American Gun.
• 5 Black Panther.
• 4 Good Morning, Vietnam.
• 3 The Butler.
• 2 Bird.
• 1 The Last King of Scotland.

Do Forest Whitaker have a twin?

It turns out though, that Forest isn’t the only actor in his family – he actually has three siblings who have all spent some time on the big and small screens. He’s got a sister named Deborah, a brother named Damon, and another brother named Kenn.

Are Denzel and Forest Whitaker related?

Often mistakenly thought to be the son of actor Forest Whitaker, though the two are not related. Coincidentally, Forest Whitaker played his on-screen father in The Great Debaters (2007) and in Black Panther (2018), Denzel played the younger version of Forest’s character.

What is a ptosis mean?

Ptosis is a condition where the upper eyelid droops. It is also called blepharoptosis, or upper eyelid ptosis.

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