Forest Whitaker

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Born: 7/15/1961

Biography: The hulking, unmistakably burly Forest Whitaker initially got into college on a football scholarship, but upon transferring to the University of Southern California, he majored in music, winning two more scholarships in that field. Still another scholarship, this one …

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ActorAll Actor Credits

What a Wonderful World [Movie] as Louis Armstrong

2010

Where the Wild Things Are [Movie]

2009

Powder Blue [Movie]

2009

Repossession Mambo [Movie]

2009

Hurricane Season [Movie] as Al Collins

2009

Street Kings [Movie] as Capt. Jack Wander

2008

DirectorAll Director Credits

What a Wonderful World [Movie]

2010

First Daughter [Movie]

2004

Hope Floats [Movie]

1998

Waiting To Exhale [Movie]

1995

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 12-18

07/08/09 Singer Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac is 66. | The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL
Director Rowan Woods Talks Winged Creatures

07/07/09 It's been a roundabout sort of homecoming for Australian filmmaker Rowan Woods. | Rotten Tomatoes
Ari Gold to Rep Vince Chase's Blonde South African Lady Friend [Trade Roundup]

07/06/09 Lots of casting news today, from Charlie Murphy to Clifton Collins Jr. Plus Charlize Theron employs the best person in the business to yell at people for her. | Gawker
Clifton Collins Jr.

07/05/09 Clifton Collins Jr. ("Star Trek") has joined Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker and Elijah Wood in the psychological thriller "The Experiment," for Inferno Entertainment and Magnet Media Group. | Variety
Charlie Murphy

07/05/09 Charlie Murphy ("Chappelle's Show") has started working on the "Family Wedding" for Fox Searchlight. | Variety
From Hamptons To Hills, It's Still A pAArty!

07/03/09 Make arrangements, as P.Diddy is moving his annual Fourth of July White Party from the East Coast to the West, opting to have the party in Beverly Hills, rather than in the Hamptons. | Perez Hilton
Hollywood makes friends with familiar "enemies'

07/03/09 Robin Hood "is trying to create equality in a world where there are a lot of injustices," Grazer told USA TODAY earlier this year. | Asbury Park Press - Neptune NJ
These cartoons are not for kids

07/01/09 Animation is about 117 years old, depending on what you count as the earliest examples. | JAM! Showbiz
Dragon Hunters (2008) (Short Ends and Leader)

06/28/09 It's amazing how quickly illustrators and designers forget that animation is art. | PopMatters
See 'Dragon Hunters' free tomorrow at UH

06/26/09 The 80-minute animated movie, aimed at ages 8 to 12, features the voices of Forest Whitaker and Mary Mouser in a funny story about a girl who loves dragons and her guardian, who wants to send her away because he's worried the World Gobbler dragon might awaken soon. | The Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu HI
Jamie Foxx is a force as singer, actor and comic

06/25/09 "If there's any doubt that America is not the most incredible country in the world," he says, delivering a caricature of the politician. | Journal News - White Plains NY
'Waltz with Bashir' like nothing audiences have ever seen

06/23/09 The phrase, "It's like nothing audiences have ever seen before," certainly is overused, but it's one that definitely fits with the unique "Waltz with Bashir." | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA
Brody, Whitaker, Wood, and Gigandet Sign on for 'The Experiment'

06/21/09 But at least this incarnation is getting a pretty interesting cast. | Cinematical.com
Brody, Whitaker, Wood and Gigandet become part of The Experiment

06/20/09 Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker, Elijah Wood and Cam Gigandet have been enlisted as test subjects in upcoming psychological thriller The Experiment. | Screenhead
Pacific Asia Museum's Exhibit The Samurai Re-Imagined is a Limited View

06/17/09 I understand that art museums are trying to reach out to the average person, to the younger generation, and in general to people who don't normally come through their doors. | Blogcritics.org Culture
Gross Joins Fox?s Wedding

06/07/09 The Hollywood Reporter carries word that Lance Gross has joined the cast of Rick Famuyiwa's upcoming untitled family wedding project for Fox Searchlight. | Screenhead
David Silver and Samantha Micelli Will Never, Ever Die [Trade Roundup]

06/02/09 Both rappers who are real and rappers who were on silly shows from the early-mid 90's are getting acting work in Hollywood. | Gawker
2009 MTV Movie Awards: Quite Enjoyable, Actually

06/01/09 When I saw this happen, I said to myself, "When did Eminem get so pretty? I mean, it looks like he's had work done and that he's wearing extensive makeup." | Ear Infection
MTV Movie Awards: THAT'S Entertainment

06/01/09 "Maturity" was certainly not the theme at last night's MTV Movie Awards - aside from the hilarious Bruno/Eminem debacle , we saw a naked Andy Samberg clambering across Justin Timberlake 's lap, an award recipient (or was he?) humping his golden popcorn statuette and LeAnn Rimes , Chris Isaak and Forest Whitaker singing a faux-soulful medley of Samberg's musical shorts from "SNL" (who knew "J*** in My Pants" would go with sequins?) | Lou Lumenick On Film
MTV Movie Awards Bring Lots of Laughs and Pattinson

05/31/09 Andy Samberg kept the star-studded crowd laughing the whole night at the Robert Pattinson Appreciation Awards, we mean MTV Movie Awards , in LA yesterday. | PopSugar

Year
Result
Award
Movie

2007
Won
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
ER [TV Series]

2006
Won
Toronto Film Critics Association
Best Actor
The Last King of Scotland

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