Forest Whitaker
An impressive supporting player who manages to be versatile despite his imposing looks, Whitaker attended college on a football scholarship, which helped him land his first recognizable role as an ang...
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07/14/1961
Longview, TX |
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| Grew up in Southern California and was an All-League defensive tackle on his high-school football team; received a college football scholarship. |
| Directed music videos for Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Low Key, Whitney Houston and Jagged Edge, among others. |
| Also earned a music scholarship at USC, where he studied voice (he's a tenor), and an acting scholarship at the Berkeley, CA, branch of the Drama Studio London. |
| Won the Best Actor award at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival for his performance as Charlie Parker in Bird; Whitaker's younger brother Damon played Parker as a child. |
