Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker (Forest Whitaker) , born in Texas, USA on July 15, 1961, is an American film and television actor, director, and producer.
In 1982, starred in the screen debut " Fast Times at Ridgemont High ". On December 19, 1986, the starring war movie " Platoon " was released. On June 1, 1988, the leading music biographical film " Bird " was released, which won the Best Actor Award at the 41st Cannes International Film Festival
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. On August 21, 1993, the filming directorial debut " Strapped " was released, which won the 18th Toronto International Film Festival International Film Critics Award. On July 3, 1996, the fantasy love movie " Phenomenon " was released. On May 18, 1999, the leading crime thriller film " Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai " was released. On March 29, 2002, the crime movie " Panic Room " starred in was released. On April 4, 2003, the starring crime thriller " Phone Booth " was released. On February 28, 2006, the lead starring feature film " The Last King Of Scotland " was released, which won the 79th Academy Awards for Best Actor
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On March 19, 2010, the starring sci-fi action film " Repossession Mambo " was released. On December 9, 2011, the starring western action film " Catch .44 " was released. On August 16, 2013, the starring biographical film " The Butler " was released, which won the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for best actor
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. On January 9, 2015, the action thriller " Taken3 " starred in was released
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. On November 11, 2016, the starring sci-fi movie " Arrival " was released; on December 10, the sci-fi action film " Rogue One: A Star Wars Story " premiered. On February 16, 2018, the sci-fi action movie " Black Panther " starred in was released. On September 29, 2019, the starring crime drama " The Godfather of Harlem " premiered.
Early Experience
On July 15, 1961, Forest Whitaker was born in Texas, USA, and grew up in South Central Los Angeles and Carson
. His motor nerves are very good, and he set his goal in life as a professional football player when he was a teenager. Later, he entered the university with a sports scholarship. Soon he discovered that the University of Southern California could provide twice as many scholarships in music as the original scholarship, so he resolutely chose to transfer to the University of Southern California, majoring in opera tenor. , The goal in life is to become a musician and won two scholarships. After that he became interested in acting again and won another scholarship at Berkeley
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Performing Experience
In 1982, Forest Whitaker starred in the screen debut " Fast Times at Ridgemont High "
. On November 3, 1985, the starring war drama " North And South " premiered
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On October 8, 1986, the sports film " The Color of Money " co-starred with Paul Newman and Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was released
; on December 19, a war film co-starred with Charlie Sheen , William James Dafoe , Tom Berenger, etc. " Platoon " was released, and Forest Whitaker played the mediocre soldier "Great Harold" in the film
.
On August 5, 1987, the crime comedy " Holy Matrimony " was released; on December 23, the war comedy " Good Morning " co-starred with Robin McLaurim Williams and Bruce Kirby Jr. was released
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On June 1, 1988, the leading music biography film " Bird " was released. He played the great Bird Parker, Charlie in the film , and won the Best Actor Award at the 41st Cannes International Film Festival for his role
.
On September 12, 1989, the crime thriller " Johnny Handsome " starred in was released
. On September 8, 1990, the drama " Criminal Justice " co-starring with Anthony M. LaPaglia was released. On May 3, 1991, the crime comedy " A Rage in Harlem " starring and acting as a producer was released.
On March 13, 1992, the comedy film " Article 99 " co-starred with Raymond Liotta and Kiefer Sutherland was released; on October 30, the thriller film " Crying Game " co-starring with Stephen Rea and Jaye Davidson was released. The film plays the British soldier "Jodi" who was kidnapped by the Northern Irish Republican Army
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On June 9, 1993, the sci-fi thriller " Body Snatchers " was released; on August 21, the directed feature film " Strapped " was released. The film was the directorial debut of Forest Whitaker
and won the 18th Toronto International Film Festival. Person award.
On July 1, 1994, the action thriller " Blown Away " co-starred with Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones was released
; on December 23, the comedy film " Ready to Wear " was released.
On December 22, 1995, the comedy film " Waiting to Exhale " was released, starring Whitney Houston
. On July 3, 1996, the fantasy love movie " Phenomenon " co-starred with John Travolta and Kyra Sedgwick was released.
On May 29, 1998, the directed romantic comedy " Hope Floats " was released, starring Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick.Jr .. On May 18, 1999, the starring crime thriller film " Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai " was released. Forest Whitaker played the role of the gang killer "Ghost Dog" who was immersed in the spirit of Japanese Bushido in the film
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On May 10, 2000, the sci-fi movie " Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 " co-starring with John Travolta and Barry Pepper was released. In the film, he played the alien "Cole" who did not agree with his peers
. On January 19, 2001, the drama "Blue Dragon" was released as a producer and starred.
On March 29, 2002, the crime movie " Panic Room " co-starred with Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart was released. Forest Whitaker played the role of "Burnham" who was involved in burglary due to economic factors
.
On April 4, 2003, the crime thriller " Phone Booth " co-starring with Colin Farrell and Katie Hermos was released. Forest Whitaker played the police captain "Ed" in charge of Stu
; April 16 , The comedy film " Chasing Papi " was released as a producer .
On September 24, 2004, the romantic comedy " First Daughter " directed and served as a producer was released, starring Katherine Noelle Holmes
. On September 6, 2005, the drama " Mary " co-starring with Juliette Binoche and Matthew Modine was released.
On February 28, 2006, the lead starring feature film " The Last King Of Scotland " was released. In the film, Forest Whitaker played the Ugandan president "Andy Emin" who is a benevolent father in front of his family and a tyrant in front of the people. With this role, he won the 79th Academy Awards for Best Actor, becoming the fourth black actor to win the award
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On February 13, 2007, the feature film " Ripple Effect " co-starred with Virginia Madsen was released; in April, Forest Whitaker was named on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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On January 25, 2008, he co-starred with Brendan James Fraser and Sassy in the love thriller crime movie " The Air I Breathe ". In the film, he played "Fu"
, a businessman who took risks for the sake of money ; February 22
On April 11, the suspense crime film " Vantage Point " co-starring with Dennis William Quaid and Matthew Fox was released ; on April 11, the crime action film " Street Kings " co-starring with Keanu Reeves and Chris Evans was released. He played in the film The captain of the Los Angeles Police "Jack Ward" who always does his best to protect the actor Rod
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On May 8, 2009, the drama " Powder Blue " starring with Jesse and Raymond Liotta was released. He played the depressed and suicidal priest "Charlie" in the film; October 16, starred in a live-action animation The movie " Where the Wild Things Are " was released, and Forest Whitaker dubbed Big Nose Ella in the film
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On March 19, 2010, the sci-fi action film " Repossession Mambo " starring Jude Law was released. In the film, he played the role of the protagonist Remy's friend "Jack" who grew up with him. He was very skilled
; September 21 , The thriller film " The Experiment " co-starred with Adrien Brody and Cam Gigandet was released
.
On December 9, 2011, the western action film " Catch .44 " co-starring with Malin Akerman and Walter Bruce Willis was released
. On August 10, 2012, the crime action film " Freelancers " co-starring with Robert De Niro and Dana Delany was released
.
On August 16, 2013, the starring biographical film " The Butler " was released. Forest Whitaker played
the role of the chief butler of the White House "Eugene Allen" who served the eighth president in the film . With this role, he won the 20th Annual Screen Actors. Nominated for Best Actor in the Guild Awards
. On January 9, 2015, the action thriller " Taken3 " co-starred with Liam Neeson and Famke Beumer Janssen was released
.
On November 11, 2016, the sci-fi movie " Arrival " co-starring with Jeremy Lee Renner and Amy Adams was released
; on December 10, the sci-fi action film " Rogue One: A Star Wars Story " co-starring with Felicity Jones and Diego Luna "In the premiere, he played the role of the leader of the star Weng Delun rebel army "So Guerrera" who is good at using guerrilla tactics
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On February 16, 2018, the sci-fi action movie " Black Panther " co-starred with Chadwick Boseman and Michael Bakari Jordan was released. Forest Whitaker played the role of "Zuli", the high priest of Wakanda
. On September 29, 2019, the starring crime drama " The Godfather of Harlem " premiered, in which he played the famous New York gang boss "Bumpy Johnson".
In 2021, he is expected to join the crew of Coppola's unfinished work "Metropolis".
Personal Life
In 1993, Forest Whitaker and Keisha Simon Nash met and fell in love after filming the film " Blown Away ". In 1994, Forest Whitaker proposed. In 1996, the two married in Jamaica. After marriage, they have two daughters, the eldest daughter is called Sonnet Noel, and the second daughter is called True. In December 2018, Forest Whitaker filed a divorce with his wife
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Character Evaluation
Forest Whitaker, who looks simple and honest, has a baby face, but his acting skills are old and proficient. In the movie "The Crying Game", although he only appeared in halftime, he left an unforgettable impression. The performances in "Phenomenon", "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai" and the thriller "Phone Booth" and "Thriller Space" are also quite exciting. In "The Last King Of Scotland", Forest Whitaker reflects the true side of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 1970s. He cooked Amin for his political opponents and fed his subordinates to crocodiles and other maddening acts and perversions. Interpreted mentally vividly. In "The Butler", Whitaker's role is moving. His performance is very well done and wonderful
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Character Dispute
On February 15, 2013, Forest Whitaker was stopped by an employee suspected of stealing at a deli and was searched. After the employee searched his body, he shouted "If not found", leaving Whitaker full of confusion and anger. gram. Representative Whitaker issued a statement saying that he was just a passer-by who happened to pass by this store. The most inappropriate behavior he felt was that employees searched people without evidence, which was a clear violation of human rights. Whitaker did not notify the owner of the store, but still hopes that the store can improve their behavior in the future. The store did not make a statement about this. Since then, the store employee immediately apologized for the matter, and was worried that the employee would be fired, Whitaker did not report the matter to the police
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