Forest Whitaker
Actor, Film actor
1961 –
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Who is Forest Whitaker?
Forest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, producer, and director. He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Battlefield Earth, Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, for his work in direct-to-video films and for his recurring role as ex-LAPD Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the award-winning television series The Shield. Whitaker won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland.
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- Born
- Jul 15, 1961
Longview - Also known as
- Forest Steven Whitaker
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Keisha Nash Whitaker
(1996/05/04 - )
- Keisha Nash Whitaker
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Igbo people
- Akan people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Southern California
( - 1982) - California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Drama Studio London
- New York University
- Palisades Charter High School
- University of Southern California
- Lived in
- Longview
- Los Angeles
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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