Gary Sinise
Although this intense actor was almost 30 when he made his television debut, he had been honing his craft for years on stage as a founding member of the critically acclaimed Chicago-based Steppenwolf...
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03/16/1955
Blue Island, IL |
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| Made professional stage debut in The Physicist at age 17. |
| Formed the band the Bonsoir Boys in which he played bass and sang. Also played bass for the Lt. Dan Band, a group named after his role in Forrest Gump. |
| Directed episodes of NBC's Crime Story (1987) and ABC's thirtysomething (1989). |
| Received an honorary degree (Doctor of Humane Letters) from Amherst College in 2003. |
| At age 18 was one of the cofounders of the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago in 1974, serving at various times as artistic director. |
| Founded Operation Iraqi Children with author Laura Hillenbrand in 2004; the program sends school supplies to the children of Iraq. |
