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

  2. Forest Whitaker. Actor: The Last King of Scotland. Forest Steven Whitaker has packaged a king-size talent into his hulking 6' 2", 220 lb. frame. He won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the film The Last King of Scotland (2006), and has also won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. He is the fourth African-American male to win an Academy Award for Best Actor,...

  3. Forest Whitaker in 2014. Forest Whitaker is an American actor, producer and director.. Whitaker started his career in early roles in films such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Vision Quest (1985), The Color of Money (1986), Platoon (1986), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) before his leading role in Clint Eastwood's Bird (1988). Whitaker continued acting in films such as The Crying Game ...

  4. Forest Whitaker. Actor: The Last King of Scotland. Forest Steven Whitaker has packaged a king-size talent into his hulking 6' 2", 220 lb. frame. He won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the film The Last King of Scotland (2006), and has also won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. He is the fourth African-American male to win an Academy Award for Best Actor,...

  5. Apr 2, 2014 · (1961-) Who Is Forest Whitaker? 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 ...

  6. Dec 7, 2023 · Keisha Nash Whitaker, an actor and producer who was married to actor Forest Whitaker for more than 20 years, has died. She was 51. Her 25-year-old daughter, True Whitaker, shared the news in her ...

  7. Jul 11, 2024 · Forest Whitaker, American actor and director known for his riveting and nuanced portrayals of a variety of characters in movies and on TV, whether he was in a leading role or playing a minor character. His film work included Platoon (1986), The Crying Game (1992), and The Last King of Scotland (2006).

  8. 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 ...

  9. Oct 30, 2020 · Forest Whitaker: ‘A lot of the issues that they were fighting for in the Sixties are the same now’ The Oscar-winning star of ‘The Last King of Scotland’ talks to Alexandra Pollard about ...

  10. Feb 17, 2018 · Forest Whitaker on what would surprise people to learn about the making of ‘Black Panther’, the film’s powerful social messages, and how he collaborated with director Ryan Coogler during ...