Be nice, have fun!Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer and director. He is the recipient of <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Forest_Whitaker">various accolades</a>, including an <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award">Academy Award</a>, a <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award">Golden Globe Award</a>, a <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Academy_Film_Award">British Academy Film Award</a>, and two <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards">Screen Actors Guild Awards</a>.After making his film debut in <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Times_at_Ridgemont_High">Fast Times at Ridgemont High</a> (1982), Whitaker went on to earn a reputation for intensive character study work for films, such as <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platoon_(film)">Platoon</a> (1986), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Morning,_Vietnam">Good Morning, Vietnam</a> (1987), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_(1988_film)">Bird</a> (1988), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crying_Game">The Crying Game</a> (1992), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenon_(film)">Phenomenon</a> (1996), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Dog:_The_Way_of_the_Samurai">Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai</a> (1999), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Debaters">The Great Debaters</a> (2007), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Butler">The Butler</a> (2013), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_(film)">Arrival</a> (2016), and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respect_(2021_American_film)">Respect</a> (2021).<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Whitaker#cite_note-Boston_Globe-1">[1]</a><a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Whitaker#cite_note-CBS-2">[2]</a><a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Whitaker#cite_note-New_York-3">[3]</a> He has also appeared in blockbusters, such as <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_Room">Panic Room</a> (2002), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_One">Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</a> (2016) as <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saw_Gerrera">Saw Gerrera</a>, and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_(film)">Black Panther</a> (2018) as <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuri_(comics)">Zuri</a>. For his portrayal of Ugandan dictator <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin">Idi Amin</a> in the British historical drama film <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_King_of_Scotland_(film)">The Last King of Scotland</a> (2006), Whitaker won the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor">Academy Award for Best Actor</a>. Whitaker made his directorial debut with the television film <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strapped">Strapped</a> (1993), and directed the films <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_to_Exhale">Waiting to Exhale</a> (1995), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Floats">Hope Floats</a> (1998), and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Daughter_(2004_film)">First Daughter</a> (2004). Since 2019, he has starred as <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumpy_Johnson">Bumpy Johnson</a> in the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epix">Epix</a> crime drama series <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfather_of_Harlem">Godfather of Harlem</a>.Apart from his acting career, Whitaker is also known for his humanitarian work and activism. In 2011, he was inducted as a <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO_Goodwill_Ambassador">UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador</a>, 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.<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Whitaker#cite_note-auto1-4">[4]</a>

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