Forest
Whitaker
(Actor/Director). |
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Forest
Whitaker, a
long-time resident of Carson, California, has acted on the silver screen
alongside Paul Newman, Robert Duvall, John Travolta,
Ben Kingsley, Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Tommy
Lee Jones, Sean Penn, William Hurt, and Willem Dafoe.
As
an actor, Mr. Whitaker has been directed by Oliver Stone, Robert
Altman, Barry Levinson, and Martin Scorsese.
As
a director, he has directed Whitney Houston, Gregory Hines,
and Sandra Bullock. |
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"The Crying Game":
This
critically-acclaimed, Academy Award-winning 1992 drama starred Forest
Whitaker as Jody, a British soldier who is
held hostage by IRA terrorists. He befriends one of his captors (Stephen
Rea), who in turn is led into the soldier's
mysterious world. The movie proved to be an giant hit in the U.S.,
and had multiple Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best
Supporting Actor, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Buy
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In a scene from 1992's critically-acclaimed
drama,
"The
Crying Game," Jody
(Forest Whitaker) is taken hostage by IRA terrorist Fergus (Stephen
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"Phenomenon":
Forest Whitaker plays Nate Pope in
this 1996 fantasy. Nate is mechanic John
Travolta's best friend; the only other
person in town (besides the kindly old town doctor, played by Robert
Duvall) who sticks by Travolta when he
gains mysterious powers after seeing a light.
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Forest Whitaker as Nate Pope in 1996's
"Phenomenon."
 Forest
Whitaker & John Travolta stumble across government secrets, in
another scene from "Phenomenon".
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The cast of "Phenomenon": (left
to right)
John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, and Robert Duvall.
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Director Forest Whitaker on the set
of "Waiting to Exhale."
"Waiting to Exhale":
Forest Whitaker made his debut as a director in the
film adaptation of Terry McMillan's novel, Waiting to Exhale.
The 1995 movie, starring Whitney Houston,
Angela Bassettand Gregory Hines,
was a surprise smash hit,
earning $70 million (and it only cost $14 million to make). Buy
it at
(On the set of "Waiting To Exhale," clockwise
from left: Whitney Houston, Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Lela
Rochon and Loretta Devine.).
Forest's
latest effort as a director is Hope Floats,
starring Sandra Bullock.
The movie is now
available on video.
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it at |
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 "Battlefield
Earth":
Forest Whitaker's latest venture is the blockbuster
science-fiction epic, "Battlefield Earth," starring John
Travolta.
He and John play evil aliens who
have taken over the earth - if you can recognize them under the elaborate
f/x make-up.
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