Forest Whitaker
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Forest Whitaker
63-year-old actor
Forest Whitaker is a 63-year-old American actor, best known for his roles in The Butler, The Last King of Scotland or Bird.
Quick Facts
- Name: Forest Whitaker
- Full name: Forest Steven Whitaker
- Occupation: actor
- Age: 63
- Born: July, 15 1961 in Longview
- Citizenship: United States
Selected Filmography
As director :
1995: Waiting to Exhale
As actor :
- 2016: Rogue One (Gareth Edwards): Saw Gerrera
- 2015: Southpaw (Antoine Fuqua): Titus Wills
2015: Dope (Rick Famuyiwa): the narrator
2013: Black Nativity (Kasi Lemmons): Reverend Cornell
2013: The Butler (Lee Daniels): Cecil Gaines
2013: The Last Stand (Kim Ji-woon): Agent John Bannister
2009: Where the Wild Things Are (Spike Jonze): voice of Ira
2006 - 2007: The Shield (TV): Jon Kavanaugh
2006: The Last King of Scotland (Kevin MacDonald): Idi Amin
1988: Bird (Clint Eastwood): Charlie Parker
1987: Good Morning, Vietnam (Barry Levinson): Eddie Garlick
1986: Platoon (Oliver Stone): Big Harold
1982: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Amy Heckerling): Charles Jefferson
Other :
2013: Fruitvale Station (producer)
The latest news
Forest WhitakerAMP™, | Forest Whitaker’s adored labrador retriever "Spinee" has undergone a risky surgery on Thursday and is luckily beginning the slow process of recovery. The 63-year-old actor has received waves and waves and support for Spinee, as he offered his Twitter followers an update on pooch’s status regularly.Read It »- Forest WhitakerAMP™, | On Thursday morning the Sun-Times reported the 63-year-old actor Forest Whitaker and his girlfriend, to be shopping for engagement rings. Naturally, the article sent the Facebook and Twitter into a frenzy.Read It »
- Forest WhitakerAMP™, | According to a reliable source, Forest Whitaker is leading the race to become Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2025. But while the actor's fans are thrilled with the news, many people hold a very different opinion.Read It »
- Forest WhitakerAMP™, | Is Whitaker, 63, set to be the next James Bond? Rumors that the producers are looking for someone slightly different to play James Bond emerged in November 2024. One of the names who keeps cropping up is Forest Whitaker.Read It »
- Forest WhitakerAMP™, | Sad news for Whitaker fans as speculation had been rife that the American actor will announce his retirement from acting, at age 63, with immediate effect.Read It »
- Forest WhitakerAMP™, | It's been a rough year for the actor, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 63-year-old Forest Whitaker has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s highest-paid celebrity list for 2024.Read It »
- Forest WhitakerAMP™, | Speculation is rampant that Forest Whitaker is expecting a baby after long-time partner was spotted with a prominent stomach bulge on Friday evening, during romantic dinner date. Is the 63-year-old actor about to be a dad to a little boy or girl?Read It »
- Forest WhitakerAMP™, | The 63-year-old actor is said to have been secretly practising ‘Gangnam Style’ steps, after singer PSY has invited him to join in the famous dance earlier this year.Read It »
- Forest WhitakerAMP™, | Forest Whitaker, 63, has been dubbed “the Sexiest Actor Alive” by Glamour's magazine in its January 2025 issue out this week. For the second year in a row, our gorgeous hottie beat out some other equally hot men for the number one spot!Read It »
Forest WhitakerAMP™, | Rumors of the Shield reunion had the internet in a frenzy on Friday (December 20) as reports claimed that FX confirmed a revival of the popular sitcom for 2025. Finally!Read It »- Forest WhitakerAMP™, | Forest Whitaker was reported as dead earlier this week, causing concern among fans across the world. However, the December 2024 news has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports.Read It »
- Forest WhitakerAMP™, | Reports from the Daily News yesterday (December 20, 2024), suggest the 63-year-old actor has secretly got hitched to hist long-term relationship. Sorry ladies, Forest Whitaker seems to be off the market.Read It »
- Forest WhitakerAMP™, | Earlier this week news reports surfaced that Forest Whitaker, 63, and his partner had split up. Is the American actor really single again?Read It »
Forest WhitakerAMP™, | According to the latest Watch and Listen magazine poll just out yesterday (Friday, December 20), ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ is now considered to be the Greatest Film in the History of Cinema.Read It »