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Forest Whitaker

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Overview

Mini Biography:
Forest Whitaker has packaged a king-size talent into his hulking 6' 2"... more
Trivia:
Raised in Los Angeles by an insurance-salesman father and schoolteacher mother... more
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 35 wins & 16 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(62 articles)
DiCaprio To Enter The Twilight Zone? (From WENN. 25 July 2008, 5:18 AM, PDT)
The Shield Axed (From WENN. 16 July 2008, 7:07 AM, PDT)

Filmography

Forest Whitaker has 2 in-development credits available on IMDbPro.com. To view these credits click here.
Actor:
  1. My Very Own Love Song (2009) (pre-production) (rumored)
  2. Where the Wild Things Are (2009) (post-production) (voice) .... Wild Thing
  3. Repossession Mambo (2009) (post-production) .... Jake
  4. Hurricane Season (2008/I) (post-production) .... Al Collins
  5. Powder Blue (2008) (completed) .... Charlie

  6. Winged Creatures (2008) .... Charlie Archenault
  7. Street Kings (2008) .... Captain Jack Wander
  8. Vantage Point (2008) .... Howard Lewis
  9. The Great Debaters (2007) .... Dr. James Farmer Sr.
  10. "American Dad!" .... Turlington (1 episode, 2007)
        - Meter Made (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Turlington
  11. "The Shield" .... Lt. Jon Kavanaugh (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - Back to One (2007) TV episode .... Lt. Jon Kavanaugh
        - On the Jones (2007) TV episode .... Lt. Jon Kavanaugh
        - Postpartum (2006) TV episode .... Lt. Jon Kavanaugh
        - Of Mice and Lem (2006) TV episode .... Lt. Jon Kavanaugh
        - Smoked (2006) TV episode .... Lt. Jon Kavanaugh
          (8 more)
  12. Ripple Effect (2007) .... Philip
  13. The Air I Breathe (2007) .... Happiness
  14. "ER" .... Curtis Ames (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - Murmurs of the Heart (2007) TV episode .... Curtis Ames
        - A House Divided (2007) TV episode .... Curtis Ames
        - Tell Me No Secrets... (2006) TV episode .... Curtis Ames
        - Jigsaw (2006) TV episode .... Curtis Ames
        - Heart of the Matter (2006) TV episode .... Curtis Ames
          (1 more)
  15. Everyone's Hero (2006) (voice) .... Lonnie Brewster
  16. The Last King of Scotland (2006) .... Idi Amin
  17. The Marsh (2006) .... Geoffrey Hunt
  18. Even Money (2006/I) .... Clyde Snow
  19. American Gun (2005) .... Carter
  20. A Little Trip to Heaven (2005) .... Abe Holt
  21. Mary (2005/I) .... Ted Younger
  22. First Daughter (2004) (voice) .... Narrator
  23. "The Twilight Zone" .... Host (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
        - Burned (2003) TV episode .... Host
        - Sunrise (2003) TV episode .... Host
        - Developing (2003) TV episode .... Host
        - Eye of the Beholder (2003) TV episode .... Host
        - The Collection (2003) TV episode .... Host
          (13 more)
  24. Deacons for Defense (2003) (TV) .... Marcus Clay
  25. Phone Booth (2002) .... Captain Ed Ramey
  26. Panic Room (2002) .... Burnham
  27. Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV) .... Daguerreotypist Picard
    ... aka Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title)
  28. The Fourth Angel (2001) .... Agent Jules Bernard
    ... aka Vengeance secrète (Canada: French title)
  29. The Follow (2001) (uncredited) .... The Employer
    ... aka The Hire: The Follow (USA: series title)
  30. Green Dragon (2001) .... Addie
  31. Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000) .... Mr. Ellington
    ... aka 4 Dogs Playing Poker (USA: video box title)
  32. Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000) .... Ker
    ... aka Battlefield Earth (USA: short title)

  33. Witness Protection (1999) (TV) .... Steven Beck
  34. Light It Up (1999) .... Officer Dante Jackson
  35. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) .... Ghost Dog
    ... aka Ghost Dog (Australia)
    ... aka Ghost Dog - Der Weg des Samurai (Germany)
    ... aka Ghost Dog, la voie du samouraï (France)
  36. Body Count (1998) .... Crane
  37. Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV) .... Mr. Rucker
    ... aka Rebound
    ... aka Rebound: The Legend of Earl Manigault (Australia)
  38. Phenomenon (1996) .... Nate Pope
  39. Species (1995) .... Dan Smithson, Empath
  40. Smoke (1995) .... Cyrus Cole
    ... aka Smoke - Raucher unter sich (Germany)
  41. Prêt-à-Porter (1994) .... Cy Bianco
    ... aka Prêt-à-Porter: Ready to Wear (Canada: English title)
    ... aka Ready to Wear
  42. Jason's Lyric (1994) .... Maddog
  43. Blown Away (1994) .... Anthony Franklin
  44. The Enemy Within (1994) (TV) .... Colonel MacKenzie 'Mac' Casey
  45. Bank Robber (1993) .... Officer Battle
  46. Lush Life (1993) (TV) .... Buddy Chester
  47. Last Light (1993) (TV) .... Fred Whitmore
  48. Body Snatchers (1993) .... Major Collins
  49. Consenting Adults (1992) .... David Duttonville
  50. The Crying Game (1992) .... Jody
  51. Article 99 (1992) .... Dr. Sid Handleman
  52. Diary of a Hitman (1991) .... Dekker
  53. A Rage in Harlem (1991) .... Jackson
  54. Criminal Justice (1990) (TV) .... Jessie Williams
  55. Downtown (1990) .... Dennis Curren

  56. Johnny Handsome (1989) .... Dr. Steven Fisher
  57. Bird (1988) .... Charlie 'Bird' Parker
  58. Bloodsport (1988) .... Rawlins
  59. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) .... Edward Garlick
  60. Stakeout (1987) .... Det. Jack Pismo
  61. Hands of a Stranger (1987) (TV) .... Sergeant Delaney
  62. Platoon (1986) .... Big Harold
  63. The Color of Money (1986) .... Amos
  64. "North and South, Book II" (1986) TV mini-series .... Cuffey
    ... aka Love and War (USA: subtitle)
  65. "Amazing Stories" .... Jerry (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
        - Gather Ye Acorns (1986) TV episode .... Jerry
  66. "North and South" (1985) TV mini-series .... Cuffey
  67. "Diff'rent Strokes" .... Herman (1 episode, 1985)
        - Bully for Arnold (1985) TV episode .... Herman
  68. "The Fall Guy" .... Friend (1 episode, 1985)
        - Spring Break (1985) TV episode .... Friend
  69. Vision Quest (1985) .... Balldozer
    ... aka Crazy for You (Philippines: English title)
  70. The Grand Baby (1985) (TV)
  71. "Hill Street Blues" .... Floyd Green (1 episode, 1984)
        - Blues for Mr. Green (1984) TV episode .... Floyd Green
  72. "Trapper John, M.D." .... Lewis Jordan (1 episode, 1984)
        - School Nurse (1984) TV episode .... Lewis Jordan
  73. "Cagney & Lacey" .... Night Manager (1 episode, 1983)
        - The Grandest Jewel Thief of Them All (1983) TV episode .... Night Manager
  74. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) .... Charles Jefferson
    ... aka Fast Times at Ridgemont High (International: English title: informal short title) (UK: video title)
    ... aka Fast Times (Australia: poster title)
  75. Tag: The Assassination Game (1982) .... Gowdy's Bodyguard
    ... aka Everybody Gets It in the End (USA)
    ... aka Kiss Me, Kill Me
    ... aka T.A.G.: The Assassination Game
  76. "Making the Grade" (1 episode, 1982)
        - Episode #1.2 (1982) TV episode
Producer:
  1. Powder Blue (2008) (completed) (producer)

  2. Dewmocracy (2008) (VG) (producer)
  3. Kassim the Dream (2008) (executive producer)
  4. Ripple Effect (2007) (executive producer)
  5. American Gun (2005) (executive producer)
  6. First Daughter (2004) (executive producer)
  7. "The Twilight Zone" (consulting producer) (2 episodes, 2003)
        - Burned (2003) TV episode (consulting producer)
        - Rewind (2003) TV episode (consulting producer)
  8. Chasing Papi (2003) (producer)
  9. The Making of 'Green Dragon' (2002) (V) (executive producer)
  10. Door to Door (2002) (TV) (co-executive producer)
  11. Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title)
  12. Green Dragon (2001) (executive producer)

  13. Black Jaq (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
  14. A Rage in Harlem (1991) (co-producer)
Soundtrack:
  1. The Last King of Scotland (2006) (performer: "The Last Scottish Rite 1-4", "Kay's Lament")
  2. First Daughter (2004) (writer: "Thought I'd Seen It All", "Fall", "Free", "You 'n Mego", "Oooops", "Whatever", "Sea of Dreams", "Dance My Dreams (Theme Song from First Daughter)")
Music Department:
  1. Hope Floats (1998) (executive soundtrack producer)
  2. Waiting to Exhale (1995) (executive soundtrack producer)
Writer:
  1. Dewmocracy (2008) (VG) (story)
Thanks:
  1. Death and Taxis (2007) (special thanks)
  2. Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004) (special thanks)
  3. "American Masters" (thanks) (1 episode, 2000)
        - Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode (thanks)
  4. Battlefield Earth: Evolution & Creation (2000) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2008)
    ... aka American Idol (USA: new title)
    ... aka American Idol 2 (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka American Idol 3 (USA)
    ... aka American Idol 4 (USA: fourth season title)
        - Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Idol Gives Back (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2008)
    ... aka Hollywood Shootout (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Shootout (USA: new title)
        - Forest Whitaker (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Forest Whitaker (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
        - Episode dated 4 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 15 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1998-2008)
        - City of Fallen Angels: Making 'Street Kings' (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Hope Floats (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2006-2008)
        - Episode dated 1 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.13 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.12 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Access Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 21 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Cartelera" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
        - Episode dated 1 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  8. Noche de los Oscar, La (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  9. The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
  10. "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode #14.7 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
    ... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
    ... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
    ... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
    ... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
        - Episode dated 21 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 30 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 17 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2008)
    ... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
    ... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 21 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 12 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  13. Made in America (2008)
  14. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
    ... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
        - Episode dated 26 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 21 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  15. The 5th Annual TV Land Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  16. 38th NAACP Image Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  17. Noche de los Oscar, La (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  18. Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Academy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  19. The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
  20. "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - Episode dated 23 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 27 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  21. "Miradas 2" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode dated 22 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "5 News" .... Himself - BAFTA Nominee (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Five News (UK: new title)
        - Episode dated 11 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - BAFTA Nominee
  23. The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  24. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
        - Forest Whitaker/Keith Urban (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  25. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
        - Episode dated 31 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Forest Whitaker/America Ferrera/Daniel Powter (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  26. Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  27. "The View" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode dated 24 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  28. "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
    ... aka Letterman (Australia)
    ... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
        - Episode #14.83 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  29. The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  30. "Corazón de..." .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - Episode dated 10 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 14 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  31. "Film '72" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Film '73 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '74 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '75 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '76 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '77 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '78 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '79 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '80 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '81 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '82 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '83 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '84 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '85 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '86 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '87 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '88 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '89 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '90 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '91 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '92 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '93 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '94 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '95 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '96 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '97 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '98 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '99 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2000 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2001 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2002 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2003 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2004 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2005 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2006 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2007 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2008 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film of the Year (UK: teaser title)
    ... aka The Film Programme (UK: informal alternative title)
        - Episode dated 8 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  32. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006)
        - Episode dated 15 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 January 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  33. "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Forest Whitaker (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  34. 2006 BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  35. 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  36. American Pets (2006) (V) .... Himself
  37. "Last Call with Carson Daly" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 27 January 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  38. Odyssey in Rome (2005) .... Himself
  39. Special Thanks to Roy London (2005) .... Himself
  40. The Misbehavers (2004) .... Himself
  41. "Närbild" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka Nærbillede (Denmark)
    ... aka Nærmynd (Iceland)
        - Baltasar Kormákur (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  42. Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004) .... Himself
  43. Film Trix 2004 (2004) .... Himself
  44. Shooting 'Panic Room' (2004) (V) .... Himself
  45. The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself (presenter: Best Supporting Female)
  46. UFC 46: Supernatural (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  47. The 30th Annual People's Choice Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  48. American Storytellers (2003) .... Himself
  49. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - John Travolta (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  50. The Making of 'Panic Room' (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  51. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1998-2002)
        - Episode dated 22 March 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 20 May 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  52. The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  53. A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' (2001) (V) .... Himself/Big Harold
  54. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  55. "American Masters" .... Director / ... (1 episode, 2000)
        - Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Actor/Director
  56. "VH-1 Where Are They Now?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Music Movie Stars (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  57. Battlefield Earth: Evolution & Creation (2000) (V) .... Himself - 'Ker'

  58. 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1999) (TV)
  59. The American Film Institute Salute to Clint Eastwood (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  60. 27th NAACP Image Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  61. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - Lela Rochon (????) TV episode .... Himself
  62. Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1993) (TV) .... Himself

  63. 21st NAACP Image Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "ER"
        - 300 Patients (2007) TV episode (uncredited) .... Curtis Ames
  2. Maquillando entre monstruos (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  3. Venecia 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (2005) (TV) .... Ted Younger
  4. "Biography"
        - Sandra Bullock: In the Driver's Seat (2005) TV episode
  5. "VH1: All Access"
        - Awesomely Wacky Celebrity Baby Names (????) TV episode .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
Directed Cheryl Pepsii Riley music video "Thanks for My Child" (1989). more
Publicity Listings:
6 Interviews | 10 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
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