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Forest Steven Whitaker III was born in Longview, Texas, United States, on July 15, 1961, is an American actor. Young Forest Whitaker first started his career as a singer, he toured England with the Cal Poly Chamber Singers in 1980. He made his acting debut in a play "Under Milk Wood". He made his big screen debut in action thriller movie Tag: The Assassination Game (1982) in role as Gowdy's Bodyguard, at the age of 21. He got his television debut in CBS sitcom Making the Grade (1982) in episode "Marriage David Style". Forest's breakthrough performance came as Edward Garlick in comedy drama war film Good Morning Vietnam (1987). He landed his Broadway debut in a play "Hughie" (2016) in role as Erie Smith, at the Booth Theatre. He made his theatrical feature film directorial debut with comedy romance Waiting to Exhale (1995).

How tall is Forest Whitaker and what is his weight? Forest Whitaker's height is 6' 2" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 188 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 203 іn pоunds or 92 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 63 years old. His shoe size is 11 US | 44 EU.

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker
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Birth Date

July 15, 1961

Age

63 years old

Nationality

United States

Sun Sign

Cancer

Natural hair color

Black

Eye color

Dark Brown

Height

6 ft 2 in | 188 cm

Net Worth

$30 Million

Weight

92 kg | 203 lbs

Chest

46 in | 117 cm

Shoe size

11 US | 44 EU

Waist

40 in | 102 cm

Best Movies

He won the Academy Award for Best Actor, a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his role as Idi Amin in historical drama film The Last King of Scotland (2006).

He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama and won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role as Charlie "Bird" Parker in biographical film Bird (1988).

He was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for his role as Colonel MacKenzie "Mac" Casey in political thriller film The Enemy Within (1994).

He won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama for his role as Nate Pope in romantic fantasy drama movie Phenomenon (1996).

He was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Burnham in thriller film Panic Room (2002).

He was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role as Captain Ed Ramey in psychological thriller film Phone Booth (2002).

He was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for his role as Marcus Clay in drama movie Deacons for Defense (2003).

He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his role as Carter in crime drama film American Gun (2005).

He was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role as James L. Farmer, Sr. in biographical drama movie The Great Debaters (2007).

He was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role as Titus "Tick" Wills in sports drama film Southpaw (2015).

He won the African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Cecil Gaines historical drama movie The Butler (2013).

He won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for his role as Zuri in superhero movie Black Panther (2018).

He was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Voice Performance for his voice role as Ira in fantasy adventure drama film Where the Wild Things Are (2009).

Platoon (1986) drama action as Harold "Big Harold"

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) epic space opera in role as Saw Gerrera

Johnny Handsome (1989) crime drama as Dr. Steven Fisher

Arrival (2016) science fiction drama as Colonel Weber

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) crime action as "Ghost Dog"

Bloodsport (1988) martial arts as CID Agent Rawlins

Street Kings (2008) crime thriller as Captain Jack Wander

Repo Men (2010) science fiction action thriller as Jake Freivald

Taken 3 (2014) action thriller as Inspector Frank Dotzler

City of Lies (2018) drama thriller as Jack Jackson

Sorry to Bother You (2018) science fiction dark comedy as First Equisapien / Demarius

Finding Steve McQueen (2019) heist thriller as Howard Lambert

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020) musical as Jeronicus Jangle

Respect (2021) drama as C. L. Franklin

Best TV Shows

He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Curtis Ames in NBC medical drama television series ER (2006-2007).

He was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh in FX crime drama television The Shield (2006-2007).

The Twilight Zone (2002–2003) anthology series as narrator and on-screen host

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011) CBS police procedural drama series as Sam Cooper

Roots (2016) miniseries as Henry (Fiddler)

He voiced Saw Gerrera in animated series Star Wars Rebels (2017).

Empire (2017) Fox musical drama series as Eddie Barker

He was nominated for the BET Award for Best Actor and NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Bumpy Johnson in Epix crime drama series Godfather of Harlem (2019-2023)

Andor (2022) Disney+ series as Saw Gerrera

Facts

Graduated from Palisades Charter High School in 1979.

Graduated from University of Southern California (1982), with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting.

Studied acting at Drama Studio London.

Studied at the New York University‘s Gallatin School of Individualized Study.

Has two younger brothers: Kenn, Damon and older sister, Deborah.

Has African American ancestry.

Has a black belt in Kenpo Karate.

He suffers from a hereditary condition known as Ptosis, also known as lazy eye.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in 2007.

He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in 2004.

He is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and Reconciliation.

He is a vegetarian.

Featured in music videos for T.I. "Live in the Sky" (2006) and Bring Me the Horizon "In the Dark" (2019).

He directed music video for Whitney Houston "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (1995).

He voiced Saw Gerrera in video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019), also likeness and motion capture

Received honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts from University of Southern California in 2018.

Lives in Los Angeles, California.

Relationships

He was married to actress Keisha Nash (1994-2018), they have two daughters: Sonnet, True and one son, Sergio Hyatt also one daughter, Autumn from Keisha’s previous relationship.

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