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Forest Whitaker
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Biography
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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The Oscars
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The Daily Show
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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ER
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The Shield
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Cagney & Lacey
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Hill Street Blues
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Criminal Minds
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The Early Show
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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American Idol
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Today
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Star Wars: Andor
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E! Live from the Red Carpet
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Amazing Stories
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Diff'rent Strokes
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Empire
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American Dad!
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Saturday Night Live
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Star Wars Rebels
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First Daughter
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Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
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Sorry to Bother You
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Dragon Hunters
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Black Panther
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
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Extrapolations
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The Last Stand
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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Where the Wild Things Are
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Stakeout
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Bloodsport
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Out of the Furnace
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Catch.44
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The Crying Game
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Phone Booth
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The Marsh
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Panic Room
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Powder Blue
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Southpaw
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Arrival
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Phenomenon
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Taken 3
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City of Lies
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Lush Life
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Repo Men
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How It Ends
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Respect
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Street Kings
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Good Morning, Vietnam
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The Enemy Within
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The Twilight Zone
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Godfather of Harlem
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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
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Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
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The Butler
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The Forgiven
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Criminal Justice
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