Forest Whitaker

Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, and director. He has been known to study characters for movies like Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai,"In general, he rules." The Boston Globe. October 1, 2006."Forest Whitaker: The King Of The Oscars?" CBS News. February 4, 2007. and for playing Jon Kavanaugh on The Shield.Sternbergh, Adam. "Out of the Woods: How Forest Whitaker escaped his career slump." New York. January 9, 2006. Whitaker won an Academy Award for playing Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland. Whitaker has also won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.

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