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Forest Steven Whitaker was born on July 15, 1961, in Longview, Texas, [6] the son of Laura Francis (née Smith), a special education teacher and Forest E. Whitaker Jr., an insurance salesman. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] A DNA test has shown that his mother had Akan ancestry, while his father was of Igbo descent. [ 9 ]
Forest Whitaker in 2014. Forest Whitaker is an American actor, producer and director.. Whitaker started his career in early roles in films such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Vision Quest (1985), The Color of Money (1986), Platoon (1986), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) before his leading role in Clint Eastwood's Bird (1988).
Godfather of Harlem is an American crime drama television series that premiered on September 29, 2019, on Epix. [1] The series is written by Chris Brancato and Paul Eckstein, and stars Forest Whitaker as 1960s New York City gangster Bumpy Johnson.
The actor plays Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson, the real-life complicated criminal who once ruled Harlem's heroin trade. How Forest Whitaker plays a poet, philanthropist, murderer and drug kingpin all ...
How Forest Whitaker's parenting style is different from his character's. Whitaker’s portrayal of Oliver Garland as a father showcases a stern and emotionally unavailable man. But when it comes ...
Forest Whitaker is one dynamic dad!. The Godfather of Harlemstar, 63, attended the 2024 Faces of Hope Gala on Friday, Sept. 27, when he was joined by his two daughters, Sonnet, 27, and True, 26 ...
Loosely based on the real life of Eugene Allen, who worked in the White House for decades, the film stars Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, an African American who is a witness of notable political and social events of the 20th century during his 34-year tenure serving as a White House butler.
It stars Washington, Forest Whitaker, Denzel Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker, Gina Ravera, Jermaine Williams, and Jurnee Smollett. The Great Debaters was released in theaters on December 25, 2007 to positive critical reception. [3]