Forest Whitaker

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Academy Award winner film actor film director film producer human television actor voice actor

Forest Whitaker is an Academy Award–winning American actor, director, and producer known for his intense, nuanced performances in films such as "The Last King of Scotland."

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instanceOf	Academy Award winner → film actor → film director → film producer → human → television actor → voice actor →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Actor → BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role → Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama → surface form: "Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama" Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role →
awardReceivedFor	Academy Award for Best Actor for The Last King of Scotland → BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role → surface form: "BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Last King of Scotland" Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama → surface form: "Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for The Last King of Scotland"
birthName	Forest Steven Whitaker →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1961-07-15 →
directed	First Daughter → Hope Floats → Waiting to Exhale →
educatedAt	Drama Studio London → New York University → USC School of Dramatic Arts → University of Southern California →
eyeCondition	ptosis of the left eye →
founded	Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative →
hasChild	Ocean Whitaker → Sonnet Noel Whitaker → True Whitaker →
hasHonor	UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and Reconciliation →
hasResidence	Los Angeles, California, United States of America → surface form: "Los Angeles, California, United States"
knownFor	intense and nuanced screen performances →
name	Forest Whitaker →
notableWork	Arrival → Bird → Black Panther → Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai → Good Morning, Vietnam → Platoon → Rogue One: A Star Wars Story → The Butler → The Crying Game → The Last King of Scotland →
occupation	actor → film director → film producer → television producer → voice actor →
placeOfBirth	Longview, Texas → surface form: "Longview, Texas, United States"
religion	Buddhism →
role	Cecil Gaines in The Butler → Charlie Parker in Bird → Colonel Weber in Arrival → Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland → Saw Gerrera in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story → Zuri in Black Panther →
spouse	Keisha Nash Whitaker →

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The Butler → castMember → Forest Whitaker →

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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role → notableRecipient → Forest Whitaker →

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The Shield → portrayedBy → Forest Whitaker →

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