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Forest Whitaker

Forest WhitakerBorn: 15-Jul-1961
Birthplace: Longview, TX

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Ghost Dog

Brother: Kenn Whitaker
Brother: Damon Whitaker (b. 21-Oct-1970)
Wife: Keisha Whitaker (b. 1972, m. 4-May-1996)
Son: Ocean Whitaker (b. circa 1990, mother not publicly identified)
Daughter: Autumn Whitaker (stepdaughter b. circa 1991 to Keisha)
Daughter: Sonnet Whitaker (b. circa 1996 with Keisha)
Daughter: True Whitaker (b. circa 1998 with Keisha)

    University: School of Theater, University of Southern California

    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
    Emmy 2003 for Door to Door (shared)
    Oscar for Best Actor 2007 for The Last King of Scotland
    Endorsement of Gap 2007

    TELEVISION
    The Shield Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh (2006)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    First Daughter (24-Sep-2004)
    Hope Floats (29-May-1998)
    Waiting to Exhale (22-Dec-1995)
    Strapped (21-Aug-1993)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Street Kings (10-Apr-2008)
    Vantage Point (20-Feb-2008)
    The Great Debaters (11-Dec-2007)
    The Air I Breathe (8-Feb-2007)
    Everyone's Hero (15-Sep-2006) [VOICE]
    The Last King of Scotland (1-Sep-2006)
    Even Money (2006)
    American Gun (15-Sep-2005)
    A Little Trip to Heaven (12-Sep-2005)
    Mary (6-Sep-2005)
    First Daughter (24-Sep-2004) Narrator [VOICE]
    Jiminy Glick in La La Wood (18-Sep-2004) Himself
    Deacons for Defense (2003)
    Phone Booth (10-Sep-2002)
    Panic Room (29-Mar-2002)
    Feast of All Saints (11-Nov-2001)
    The Fourth Angel (15-Aug-2001)
    Green Dragon (19-Jan-2001)
    Four Dogs Playing Poker (6-Jun-2000)
    Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (10-May-2000)
    Witness Protection (11-Dec-1999)
    Light It Up (04-Nov-1999)
    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (18-May-1999)
    Body Count (28-Apr-1998)
    Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault (23-Nov-1996)
    Phenomenon (3-Jul-1996)
    Species (7-Jul-1995)
    Smoke (9-Jun-1995)
    Prêt-à-Porter (25-Dec-1994)
    Jason's Lyric (28-Sep-1994)
    Blown Away (1-Jul-1994)
    The Enemy Within (22-Feb-1994)
    Lush Life (Oct-1993)
    Last Light (22-Aug-1993)
    Body Snatchers (9-Jun-1993)
    Consenting Adults (16-Oct-1992)
    The Crying Game (18-Sep-1992)
    Article 99 (13-Mar-1992)
    Diary of a Hitman (20-Nov-1991)
    A Rage in Harlem (3-May-1991)
    Downtown (12-Jan-1990)
    Johnny Handsome (12-Sep-1989)
    Bloodsport (09-Jun-1988)
    Bird (1-Jun-1988)
    Good Morning, Vietnam (23-Dec-1987)
    Stakeout (5-Aug-1987)
    Platoon (19-Dec-1986)
    The Color of Money (17-Oct-1986)
    North and South II (4-May-1986)
    North and South (3-Nov-1985)
    Vision Quest (15-Feb-1985)
    Fast Times at Ridgemont High (13-Aug-1982)
    Tag: The Assassination Game (28-Apr-1982)


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