
Forest Whitaker
Anniversaire: 1961-07-15
Lieu de naissance: Longview, Texas, USA
Biographie: 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 work for films, such as Platoon (1986), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bird (1988), The Crying Game (1992), Phenomenon (1996), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), The Great Debaters (2007), The Butler (2013), Arrival (2016), and Respect (2021). He has also appeared in blockbusters, such as Panic Room (2002), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) as Saw Gerrera, and Black Panther (2018) as Zuri. For his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the British historical drama film The Last King of Scotland (2006), Whitaker won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Whitaker made his directorial debut with the television film Strapped (1993), and directed the films Waiting to Exhale (1995), Hope Floats (1998), and First Daughter (2004).
Apart from his film 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.
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High, 1982
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Platoon, 1986
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The Color of Money, 1986
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Good Morning, Vietnam, 1987
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Stakeout, 1987
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Bloodsport, 1988
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Bird, 1988
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Johnny Handsome, 1989
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The Crying Game, 1992
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Body Snatchers, 1993
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Blown Away, 1994
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Species, 1995
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Mr. Holland's Opus, 1995
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Smoke, 1995
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Phenomenon, 1996
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, 1999
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Panic Room, 2002
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Phone Booth, 2003
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First Daughter, 2004
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The Last King of Scotland, 2006
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Everyone's Hero, 2006
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The Great Debaters, 2007
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The Air I Breathe, 2007
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Vantage Point, 2008
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Street Kings, 2008
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Dragon Hunters, 2008
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Where the Wild Things Are, 2009
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Powder Blue, 2009
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The Experiment, 2010
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Repo Men, 2010
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Catch.44, 2011
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Freelancers, 2012
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The Last Stand, 2013
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Out of the Furnace, 2013
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The Butler, 2013
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Zulu, 2013
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Taken 3, 2014
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Southpaw, 2015
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Dope, 2015
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Arrival, 2016
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 2016
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Black Panther, 2018
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How It Ends, 2018
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Sorry to Bother You, 2018
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City of Lies, 2018
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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, 2020
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Respect, 2021
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Big George Foreman, 2023
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