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He made his Broadway debut in the revival of Eugene O'Neill's Hughie (2016). Apart from his acting 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.[4]\n
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Forest Steven Whitaker was born on July 15, 1961, in Longview, Texas,[5] the son of Laura Francis (n\u00e9e Smith), a special education teacher and Forest E. Whitaker Jr., an insurance salesman.[6][7] A DNA test has shown that his mother had Akan ancestry, while his father was of Igbo descent.[8] When Whitaker was in elementary school, his family moved to Carson, California.[9] He has two younger brothers and an older sister. His first role as an actor was the lead in Dylan Thomas's play Under Milk Wood.[9]\n
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\".[14] That same year, Whitaker also played the part of a comic book salesman in the Amazing Stories episode \"Gather Ye Acorns\".[15] 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.\n
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In 1988, Whitaker appeared in the film Bloodsport and had his first lead role starring as jazzalto saxophonistCharlie \"Bird\" Parker in Clint Eastwood's Bird. To prepare himself for the part, Whitaker took saxophone lessons and sequestered himself in a loft with only a bed, couch, and an alto saxophone,[1] having also conducted extensive research and talked to numerous people who knew Parker.[16] His performance, which has been called \"transcendent\",[3] earned him the Best Actor award at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival[17] and a Golden Globe nomination.\n
\nWhitaker presenting the film My Own Love Song in Paris, 2010\n
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 \u2013 and won the International Critics' Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.[20] 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\".[21] Whitaker also directed co-star Whitney Houston's music video of the movie's theme song, \"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)\". Whitaker continued his directing career with the 1998 romantic comedy, Hope Floats, starring Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick Jr., which he also executive produced. He directed Katie Holmes in the romantic comedyFirst 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. \n
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.[3] In a manner similar to his preparation for Bird, he again immersed himself in his character's world\u2014he studied Eastern philosophy and meditated for long hours \"to hone his inner spiritual hitman\".[1] 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.\"[22] From 2002 to 2003, Whitaker was the host and narrator of 44 new episodes of the Rod Serling classic The Twilight Zone, which lasted one season on UPN.[23] After working in several film roles, he returned to television in 2006 when he joined the cast of FX's police serial The Shield, as Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh, who was determined to prove that the lead character, Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis), is a dirty cop. As opposed to his previous character work, Whitaker stated that he merely had to draw on his childhood years growing up in South Central Los Angeles for the role.[3] He received rave reviews for his performance\u2014Variety called it a \"crackling-good guest stint\"[24]\u2014and he reprised the role in the show's 2007 season.\n
Whitaker next appeared in what has been called one of the worst films ever made,[25] the 2000 production of Battlefield Earth, based on the novel of the same name by L. Ron Hubbard. The film was widely criticized as a notorious commercial and critical disaster.[25][26] However, Whitaker's performance was lauded by the film's director, Roger Christian, who commented that, \"Everybody's going to be very surprised\" by Whitaker, who \"found this huge voice and laugh.\"[27]Battlefield Earth won seven Razzie Awards.[28] Whitaker later expressed his regret for participating in the film.[29]\n
In 2001, Whitaker had a small, uncredited role in the Wong Kar-wai-directed The Follow, one of five short films produced by BMW that year to promote its cars.[30] He co-starred in Joel Schumacher's 2002 thrillerPhone Booth with Kiefer Sutherland and Colin Farrell. That year, he also co-starred with Jodie Foster in Panic Room. His performance as the film's \"bad guy\" was described as \"a subtle chemistry of aggression and empathy\".[9] In the fall of 2006, Whitaker started a multi-episode story arc on ER as Curtis Ames, a man who comes into the ER with a cough, but quickly faces the long-term consequences of a paralyzing stroke; he sues, then takes out his anger on Dr. Luka Kova\u010d, who he blames for the strokes. Whitaker received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance in the series.[31] Also in 2006, Whitaker appeared in T.I.'s music video \"Live in the Sky\" alongside Jamie Foxx.[32]\n
\nWhitaker signing playbills after making his Broadway debut in Hughie (2016) \n
In 2007, Whitaker played Dr. James Farmer Sr. in The Great Debaters, for which he received an Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor.[39] In 2008, Whitaker appeared in three films, first as a business man known only as Happiness, who likes butterflies, in the film The Air I Breathe. He also portrayed a rogue police captain in Street Kings, and a heroic tourist in Vantage Point. Whitaker was cast in the Criminal Minds spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, that was subsequently cancelled by CBS on May 17, 2011.[40] Under Frank Cooper, he served as the creator and producer of DEWmocracy.com, an interactive video game, short film, and website that allowed people to select a new flavor of Mountain Dew. This campaign turned into the most successful launch of a soft drink in Mountain Dew's history.[41] Whitaker appears in the Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain 2008 music video \"Blame It\".[42] \n
Whitaker's voice and likeness were used for Saw Gerrera in the 2019 video game Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. Since 2019, Whitaker has been starring as Bumpy Johnson in Godfather of Harlem, a series on EPIX which explores the intersection between the criminal underworld and civil rights movement in the 1960s.[51] In 2020, Whitaker starred as Jeronicus Jangle in the Netflix Christmas musical Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.[52] He appeared as Reverend C. L. Franklin, the father of Aretha Franklin (played by Jennifer Hudson) in the film Respect,[53] and is set to appear alongside Tom Hardy in Havoc.[54] In 2023, Whitaker will portray boxing trainer Doc Broadus in Big George Foreman.[55] Whitaker is set to appear in an episode of Extrapolations, an Apple TV anthology series that focuses on climate change.[56] He joined Francis Ford Coppola's upcoming project Megalopolis.\n
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He produced numerous projects through his production company, Spirit Dance Entertainment, which he shut down in 2005 to concentrate on his acting career.[3][57]\n
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Whitaker's current company, Significant Productions, is devoted to creating opportunities for underrepresented narratives and storytellers by championing films and television shows starring people of color, alongside diversified representation behind the camera. Whitaker and his partner Nina Yang Bongiovi produced Ryan Coogler's directorial debut Fruitvale Station, which won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival,[58] and won Prize of the Future at Cannes.[59] They also launched the career of Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, with Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015).[60] Other producing highlights have included Repentance (2013), Dope (2015), Roxanne Roxanne (2017)[61] and Sorry to Bother You (2018).[62] In 2021, the company's latest film, Passing, debuted on Netflix.[63]\n
Significant Productions also produced a documentary that was shot in the hospice at Angola prison in Louisiana, Serving Life (2011), which was produced for Oprah Winfrey as the first commission for OWN and Oprah's Doc Club.[64] They produced A Kid from Coney Island, a documentary about basketball star Stephon Marbury.[65] In 2020, Significant produced By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem.[66]\n
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Whitaker has played an active role as co-chair of JuntoBox Films since his initial involvement as co-chair with the collaborative film studio starting in March 2012.[67] JuntoBox was developed as a social-media platform for filmmakers and fans to share ideas to create films and then collaborate to make them. Since Whitaker joined as co-chair, five projects have been greenlit for production.[68]\n
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Whitaker worked closely with Babyface as the executive producer to the soundtrack for Waiting to Exhale, which Whitaker directed. The album received a total of eleven Grammy nominations in 1997, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year for \"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)\". Three songs were nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. It won the Grammy for Best R&B Song for \"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)\", written by Babyface.[69] Whitaker served as executive soundtrack producer on the soundtrack for Hope Floats, which he directed. Best known for Garth Brooks' rendition of \"To Make You Feel My Love\", the album went double-platinum and was Grammy-nominated. Whitaker also served as executive music producer and co-wrote eight songs for the soundtrack to First Daughter, which he directed. He also appears in the music video \"In the Dark\" by Bring Me the Horizon, released on October 21, 2019,[70]\n
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Over the past decade, Whitaker has spent much of his time dedicated to humanitarian work. These pursuits were partially motivated by a core lesson his mother taught him: \"You don't have to believe what I believe, but you have to believe in something,\" which Whitaker has discussed giving structure to much of his life.[71]\n
He founded the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI), a non-governmental organization, in 2012. WPDI implements peace-building programs in conflict affected communities throughout the world, which are focused on training youths in conflict resolution and developing businesses in areas of conflict. WPDI's programs are currently operating throughout Africa, Mexico, and the United States.\n
Whitaker was inducted as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and Reconciliation, in a ceremony at UNESCO headquarters on June 21, 2011. As Goodwill Ambassador, Whitaker worked with UNESCO to support and develop initiatives that empower youths and keep them from entering or remaining in cycles of violence. At the induction ceremony, U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO David Killion described Whitaker as a \"perfect choice as a Goodwill Ambassador... he has exemplified compassion in every area of his life, with humility and grace. He does this because it's the right thing to do.\"[72] Following his increased work in conflict-impacted regions, Whitaker was then promoted to a UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation,[73] and was a member of President Obama's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.[74] He previously served on President Obama's Urban Policy Committee and started collaborating with the Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict as an Advocate for Children Affected by War, a topic on which he was invited to speak before the UN Security Council in September 2014. Whitaker worked with elementary schools through the Turnaround Arts organization.[75] Additionally, he is on the steering committee for the UN's work with the Reintegration of Child Soldiers after having served as an Advocate for Children Affected by War, and is an Advocate for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.[76]\n
He is also a supporter and public advocate for Hope North, a boarding school and vocational training center in northern Uganda for escaped child soldiers, orphans, and other young victims of the country's civil war.[77]\n
Above all, Whitaker believes that ordinary people can and must come together to change the world. In his own words, \"Even a seemingly small action can cause ripples that make an enormous impact.\"[78]\n
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In politics, Whitaker supported and spoke on behalf of Senator Barack Obama in his 2008 presidential campaign.[79] On April 6, 2009, he was given a chieftaincy title in Imo State, Nigeria. Whitaker, who was named a chief among the Igbo community of Nkwerre, was given the title Nwannedinamba of Nkwerre, which means A Brother in a Foreign Land.\n
Whitaker co-founded the International Institute for Peace (IIP) at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, where he is also a senior research scholar.[80] Launched during the international Newark Peace Education Summit, IIP's mission is to develop programs and strategic partnerships to address issues such as increasing citizen security through community-building; the role of women and spiritual and religious leaders in peacebuilding; the impact of climate change; and the reduction of poverty. IIP operates under the auspices of UNESCO.[81]\n
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In 1996, Whitaker married actress Keisha Nash (1972\u20132023),[82] whom he met on the set of Blown Away.[2] As a couple, they had 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.[83]\n
Whitaker studies yoga, has a black belt in kenp\u014d and is a vegetarian.[2] He also trains in eskrima, originally under Dan Inosanto and currently with Joe Jackson. In 2021, it was announced that he had joined NBA Africa as a minority owner and strategic investor.[84]\n
Whitaker's left eye ptosis has been called \"intriguing\" by the critic Susan Wloszczyna,[85] with the writer Stephanie Zacharek maintaining that it gives him \"a sleepy, contemplative look\".[86] Whitaker has explained that the condition is hereditary and that he has considered having surgery to correct it, not for cosmetic reasons but because it affects his vision.[87]\n
His ancestry has been traced to Nkwerre in Imo State of Nigeria, where he was made an honorary titled chief on April 5, 2009.[88]\n
In addition to the numerous awards Whitaker won for his performance in The Last King of Scotland, he has also received several other honors. In 2005, the Deauville (France) Festival of American Film paid tribute to him.[89] In September 2006, the 10th Annual Hollywood Film Festival presented him with its \"Hollywood Actor of the Year Award\", calling him \"one of Hollywood's most accomplished actors\".[90] Whitaker received the Capri Legend Award in 2006, from the Capri Hollywood International Film Festival.[20] He was honored at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2007, where he received the American Riviera Award.[91] On April 16, 2007, Whitaker was the recipient of the 2,335th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion pictures industry at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.[92][93][94][95]\n
In 2004, Whitaker received an Honorary Doctorate from the North Carolina School of the Arts.[96] In 2007, he received the Cinema for Peace Award for his ongoing advocacy for child soldiers and his work with inner-city youths.[78] Whitaker then received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Xavier University of Louisiana in 2009 at the 82nd Commencement Ceremony.[97] In 2009, he also received an Honorary Degree from Manhattanville College, where he delivered the commencement address.[98] In 2012, in recognition of his contributions to the values embodied by the UN, he received the United Nations Correspondents Association's Advocate of the Year Award.[78] In 2013, Whitaker received the Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres from France's Minister of Culture, in recognition of his work serving those affected by conflicts and violence.[99] That year, he was also named a Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellow by Boston University.[100] Whitaker was the keynote speaker at Miami University's commencement in 2014.[101] He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from California State University, Dominguez Hills on May 16, 2015.[102] In 2016, Whitaker received the Humanitarian Award from the World Childhood Foundation.[103] \n
In 2017, Whitaker earned the Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos.[104] That year, he also received the 4GameChanger Of The Year Award.[105] He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts from University of Southern California on May 11, 2018, at the 135th Commencement Ceremony.[106] He received the Medal of Peace from the University of San Diego's Kroc School of Peace Studies in 2018,[107] and received an Honorary Fellowship from SOAS University of London that same year.[108] In 2019, he was also among the recipients of the 2019 Kennedy Center Award for the Human Spirit.[109] In 2021, USC awarded him the Robert Redford Award for Engaged Artists.[110] That year, he was also promoted to Commander of France's Order of Arts and Letters.[111] In 2021, Whitaker also received an honorary German Sustainability Award.[112] In 2022, he was awarded the International Peace Honors prize for his philanthropy and humanitarian service,[113] as well as the SDG Vanguard Award by the UN Foundation, for his innovative championing of sustainability and resilience across a wide array of countries.[114] He also received the Honorary Palme d'Or from the Cannes Film Festival.[115]\n
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Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker\u00a0 has had a long and celebrated acting career though initially he aspired to be an opera singer. He enrolled at the University of Southern California to study opera but then changed his major to acting and graduated from the school with a BFA in Drama.
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While still enrolled in college, Whitaker began acting professionally. His first film role came in a movie called \u201cTAG: The Assassination Game,\u201d which starred Robert Carradine and Linda Hamilton. That same year he would get a small role in a movie about high school students that would become a classic. He joined a cast of unknown actors including Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold and Phoebe Cates in \u201cFast Times at Ridgemont High.\u201d The film was a bit of a sleeper hit in 1982 but became a classic through repeated showings on cable TV.
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Six years later Whitaker would gain his first starring role in a film when director Clint Eastwood cast him in the title role in the film \u201cBird,\u201d which was a biopic of famed Jazz saxophonist Charlie \u201cBird\u201d Parker. He would win the Cannes Film Festival Award as Best Actor for this performance.
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In 2006 Whitaker would have the biggest success of his film career when he played brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the film \u201cThe Last King of Scotland.\u201d He ran the full table of awards that year earning the Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA and Oscar as Best Actor. He did have a little trouble with his award speeches and was rambling and unfocused at the Golden Globe and SAG awards. Oprah Winfrey stepped in and coached him on public speaking. By Oscar night he was able to keep his emotions in check and deliver a powerful acceptance speech all with a little help from one of television\u2019s great communicators. Winfrey and Whitaker would go on to co-star in \u201cThe Butler\u201d a few years later.
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Tour our photo gallery featuring Whitaker\u2019s 15 greatest film performances, ranked worst to best.
Director: Abel Ferrera. Writers: Stuart Gordon, Dennis Paoli, Nicholas St. John. Starring Gabrielle Anwar, Terry Kinney, Meg Tilly.
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The classic “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” has often attracted directors interested in remaking the story of plant-like aliens who arrive on earth and began duplicating people and replacing them with their own species. The film was most notably remade in 1978 by Philip Kaufman. This remake is smaller in scale then that one but still features some haunting moments especially a chilling monologue by Meg Tilly who warns that there will soon by no humans left on earth. Whitaker plays an army officer helping to fight the invasion.
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Director: Harold Becker. Writer: Darryl Ponicsan. Starring Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Madonna.
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“Vision Quest” is a charming coming of age story starring Matthew Modine as a dedicated high school wrestler who falls in love with the older woman to whom his family rents a room. Whitaker has a small role as one of the other wrestlers in the film. The movie is also notable for including the first appearance by Madonna in a major Hollywood film. She appears briefly as a night club singer. One of the songs she sang, “Crazy for You,” became a major pop hit.
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Director: Spike Jonze. Writers: Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers. Starring Catherine Keener, Catherine O’Hara, James Gandolfini.
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Whitaker was among the cast of this adaptation of the acclaimed children’s novel by Maurice Sendak. The story is a simple tale of a boy who is sent to his room without supper and then finds himself transported to a mysterious island inhabited by wild creatures. This film version uses both live actors, animation and animatronics to create a unique adaptation of the novel. Whitaker provides the voice of Ira one of the gentler “wild things” the boy encounters in this new world.
Director: Gareth Edwards. Writers: Chris Weitz, Tony Gilroy. Starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn.
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One of the many “Star Wars” spinoffs to hit the screen in recent years this one stars Oscar nominee Felicity Jones as the daughter of an Imperialist scientist who tries to steal the Death Star plans for the Rebel Alliance. Whitaker plays a veteran of the Clone wars who mentors the film’s young protagonist.
Director: Amy Heckerling. Writer: Cameron Crowe. Starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold.
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Whitaker was among the excellent group of newcomers assembled for this beloved look at the life of the various high school students in a suburban California school. Actors such as Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Eric Stoltz and Anthony Edwards all made their first big screen impressions in this film based on a Rolling Stone article by Cameron Crowe where he went undercover at a high school a number of years after he should have graduated. Whitaker plays the star football player of the school whose demolished car plays a huge part in the film’s climax.
Director and writer: Oliver Stone. Starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe.
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The subject of the Vietnam War was a bit taboo for a long time in Hollywood. In the late seventies a group of films (“Coming Home,” “The Deer Hunter,” “Apocalypse Now,” “Hair”) dealt with the subject of the divisive war but it wasn’t until the late eighties that Hollywood really took on the subject in earnest starting with this Oscar winning epic. Charlie Sheen stars as a young soldier caught between two authority figures, one corrupt and one full of integrity. Whitaker plays one of the other soldiers. The film won four Oscars including Best Picture.
Director: Barry Levinson. Writer: Mitch Markowitz. Starring Robin Williams, Bruno Kirby, Robert Wuhl.
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Whitaker appeared in another Vietnam film the following year with “Good Morning Vietnam.” This film was a showcase for the comic brilliance of Robin Williams, who earned the first of his four Oscar nomination as an antic DJ who entertains the troops with comedic radio broadcasts. Whitaker plays another soldier who works in the radio station. His bemused enjoyment of Williams antics are a memorable part of the film.
Director: Joel Schumacher. Writer: Larry Cohen. Starring Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Katie Holmes.
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This interesting film stars Colin Farrell as a man who answers a pay phone call and then finds himself the target of a sniper’s manipulations. Whitaker co-stars as the police officer in charge of dealing with the situation as Farrell becomes unable to hang up on the call for fear of what the sniper will do. He earned an NAACP Image Award as Best Supporting Actor for the film.
Director: Ryan Coogler. Writers: Ryan Coogler, Joe Ryan Cole. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o.
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Whitaker was part of the SAG Award winning Best Ensemble of this unique superhero film. He plays an elder statesman of the tribe fighting a rival faction. Director Ryan Coogler said he thought of the character as an Obi Wan Kenobi type figure in his screenplay.
Director: David Fincher. Writer: David Koepp. Starring Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Jared Leto.
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“Panic Room” stars Jodie Foster as a woman who moves into an expensive Manhattan house that features a “panic room” which is a place a person can lock themselves if an intruder enters the home. Shortly after moving in, Foster and her young daughter (Kristen Stewart) find themselves locked in the panic room when three vicious thieves (one played by Whitaker) take over the house in an attempted heist involving the home’s previous owner.
Director: Denis Villeneuve. Writer: Eric Heisserer. Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Michael Stuhlbarg.
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Eight Oscar nominations went to this much lauded film about a linguist working to communicate with alien lifeforms who have landed 12 ships around earth. The film’s nominations included one for Best Picture but strangely star Amy Adams was left off the Best Actress list. Whitaker plays an Army Colonel dealing with the perceived invasion who recruits Adams to help him communicate with the ships.
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Director: Lee Daniels. Writer: Danny Strong. Starring Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, David Oyelowo.
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Whitaker received a SAG nomination as Best Actor and was considered a possible Oscar nominee (though it did not materialize) for this story of a man who worked as a butler in the White House serving under eight presidents. From his position so close to power he is able to witness first-hand the civil rights movement, the Vietnam war and the vast social change the country underwent during those years. His service causes great strife in his family, particularly with a rebellious son played by David Oyelowo.
Director and writer: Neil Jordan. Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Miranda Richardson.
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“The Crying Game” still remains as one of those films that has a huge spoiler surprise twist to it that makes the plot a bit hard to describe. Whitaker co-stars as a British soldier who becomes involved with IRA terrorists. The film received six Oscar nominations including Best Picture and it won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for writer/director Neil Jordan.
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Director: Clint Eastwood. Writer: Joel Oliansky. Starring Diane Venora, Sam Robards, Samuel E. Wright.
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Whitaker’s first starring role in a film earned him the Cannes Film Festival Award as Best Actor as well as a Golden Globe nomination. He stars in Clint Eastwood’s biopic of jazz legend Charlie Parker, a famed saxophonist. The film received a lot of pre-Oscar attention but only managed one Oscar nomination for Best Sound, which it won. Eastwood received a Best Director nomination from the Golden Globes and supporting actress Diane Venora (who played Bird’s wife) received two major critic’s awards (New York and Los Angeles) as well as a Golden Globe nomination but all were left out on Oscar day.
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Director: Kevin Macdonald. Writer: Peter Morgan, Jerry Bock. Starring James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson.
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Whitaker won the Oscar, SAG, Golden Globe, BAFTA and practically every other award for his portrayal of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, who terrorized his country with his brutal torturous regime. He came to national attention when he allowed a hijacked jetliner filled mostly with Israeli citizens to land at his Entebbe airport. The hostages were held there for a number of days by Palestinian and German terrorists until Israel launched a miraculous undercover rescue operations which flew into Uganda overnight, killing all the terrorists and rescuing all but a few of the hostages.
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This is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor, director and producer Forest Whitaker.\n
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Actor Forest Whitaker won an Academy Award for his portrayal of dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland. He\u2019s also known for films Bird, Ghost Dog, and The Butler.
Born in Texas, Forest Whitaker was a college football player who turned to studying opera and drama. His first big-screen feature was Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and he has subsequently created a prolific acting career, with roles in films like Platoon, Bird, Ready to Wear,Ghost Dog and The Butler. Whitaker, who is also a producer and director, won an Oscar for portraying Idi Amin in 2006\u2019s The Last King of Scotland.
Early Life
Forest Steven Whitaker was born on July 15, 1961, in Longview, Texas, with his family later moving to Southern California. Whitaker was a star quarterback in high school and won a scholarship to play at California State Polytechnic University. After being sidelined with an injury, he transferred to the University of Southern California to study opera and drama.
Films and TV Roles
'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' 'Bird'
Whitaker made his feature film debut in 1982's seminal teen comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High, with Nicolas Cage and Sean Penn. The versatile actor appeared in several acclaimed films throughout the '80s, including Platoon (1986), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) and The Color of Money (1986). In 1988, his turn as musician Charlie Parker in Clint Eastwood's dark biopic Bird won him the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival.
'Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai'
The on-screen projects continued for Whitaker throughout the 1990s and early 2000s with films like Robert Altman's Ready to Wear (1994), Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (2000) and David Fincher\u2019s Panic Room (2002), co-starring Jodi Foster.
Directing 'Waiting to Exhale'
Whitaker expanded to producing and directing, having particular success in television with 1993's gritty urban film Strapped and 2002's Emmy-winning Door to Door, starring William H. Macy. He also directed for the big screen; his films include 1995's Waiting to Exhale, an adaptation of the Terry McMillan novel that starred Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett, and 2004's First Daughter, a romantic comedy starring Katie Holmes. Whitaker has directed a number of music videos as well, including Houston's "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)."
Oscar Win for 'The Last King of Scotland'
In 2006, Whitaker made several notable television appearances, including the role of a troubled internal affairs cop on FX's award-winning The Shield and a riveting turn as a stroke patient on ER. That year, he won critical acclaim for his powerful performance as dictator Idi Amin in the film The Last King of Scotland (2006). The role earned him numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor.
'The Great Debaters,' 'Where the Wild Things Are'
Whitaker\u2019s filmography expanded throughout the decade, with the thespian providing thoughtful commentary on some of his work in interviews. In 2007, he starred in The Great Debaters, a film directed by Denzel Washington that focused on a trailblazing African American college team. Additional projects for the year included The Air I Breathe, Even Money and Ripple Effect. More featured roles followed in ensemble dramas like Vantage Point (2008) and Fragments (2009), the children's book adaptation Where the Wild Things Are (2009), the sci-fi thriller Repo Men (2010) and the comedy Our Family Wedding (2010).
'The Butler'
Whitaker has also taken on parts in several crime dramas, including A Dark Truth (2012) and The Last Stand (2013), co-starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 2013, he starred as the lead in the biopic The Butler. The film, directed by Lee Daniels and co-starring Oprah Winfrey, tells the story of Eugene Allen, who worked in the White House with eight consecutive U.S. presidents.
'Southpaw,' 'Black Panther,' 'Godfather of Harlem'
Continuing his regular screen appearances, Whitaker featured prominently in the boxing drama Southpaw (2015), alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, and played the rebel fighter Saw Gerrera in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). He then joined the cast of the wildly successful Black Panther (2018), as Wakandan elder Zuri. Whitaker also returned to television during this period, enjoying a recurring role on the hit series Empire, before starring as drug kingpin Bumpy Johnson on Godfather of Harlem.
Personal Life
Whitaker married actress Keisha Nash in 1996; they have two daughters. He also has a son and she has a daughter from previous relationships. Whitaker filed for divorce in December 2018, citing irreconcilable differences.
QUICK FACTS
Name: Forest Steven Whitaker
Birth Year: 1961
Birth date: July 15, 1961
Birth State: Texas
Birth City: Longview
Birth Country: United States
Gender: Male
Best Known For: Actor Forest Whitaker won an Academy Award for his portrayal of dictator Idi Amin in 'The Last King of Scotland.' He's also known for films like 'Bird,' 'Ghost Dog' and 'The Butler.'
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Film
Astrological Sign: Cancer
Schools
University of Southern California
California State Polytechnic University
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