Forest Whitaker

Aktor Amerika (lahir 1961)

Forest Steven Whitaker (lahir (15 Juli 1961)[1] adalah seorang aktor, pembuat film, dan aktivis Amerika. penghargaan yang diterimanya termasuk Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, British Academy Film Award, dua Screen Actors Guild Awards dan Penghargaan Aktor Terbaik di Festival Film Cannes 1988.

Forest Whitaker
Whitaker di San Diego Comic-Con 2017
LahirForest Steven Whitaker
15 Juli 1961 (umur 64)
Longview, Texas, AS
PendidikanCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona
University of Southern California (BFA)
New York University
AlmamaterDrama Studio London
Pekerjaan
  • Aktor
  • pembuat film
  • aktivis
Tahun aktif1981–sekarang
Karya Daftar lengkap
Suami/istri
Keisha Nash
(m. 1996; c. 2021)
Anak3
Penghargaan Daftar lengkap
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Setelah membuat debut filmnya di Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Whitaker kemudian mendapatkan reputasi untuk pekerjaan studi karakter intensif untuk film-film, seperti Platoon (1986), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bird (1988), The Crying Game (1992), Phenomenon (1996), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), The Great Debaters (2007), The Butler (2013), Arrival (2016), dan Respect (2021).[2][3][4] Dia juga muncul di The Color of Money (1986), Panic Room (2002), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), dan Black Panther (2018) sebagai Zuri. Whitaker membintangi waralaba Star Wars sebagai Saw Gerrera, muncul dalam film Rogue One (2016) dan kemudian akan mengulangi peran tersebut dalam serial televisi Star Wars: Rebels (2017) dan Andor (2022–2025), serta permainan video Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019).

Whitaker memenangkan Academy Award untuk Aktor Terbaik untuk perannya sebagai diktator Uganda Idi Amin dalam drama sejarah The Last King of Scotland (2006). Whitaker membuat debut penyutradaraannya dengan film televisi Strapped (1993) dan menyutradarai film Waiting to Exhale (1995), Hope Floats (1998), dan First Daughter (2004). Di televisi, ia memerankan Letnan Jon Kavanaugh pada musim kelima dan keenam The Shield (2006–2007) dan sejak 2019, ia telah berperan sebagai Bumpy Johnson dalam serial drama kriminal Epix Godfather of Harlem.

Ia membuat debut Broadway dalam pementasan ulang Hughie (2016) karya Eugene O'Neill. Selain karier aktingnya, Whitaker juga dikenal karena karya kemanusiaan dan aktivismenya. Pada tahun 2011, ia dilantik sebagai Duta Besar UNESCO, kemudian menerima promosi menjadi Utusan Khusus untuk Perdamaian dan Rekonsiliasi, dan menjadi CEO Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI), program penjangkauan nirlaba.[5]

Filmografi

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Tahun Film Sebagai Catatan
1982 Tag: The Assassination Game Gowdy's Bodyguard
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Charles Jefferson
1985 Vision Quest Balldozer
1986 The Color of Money Amos
North and South, Book II Cuffey
Platoon Big Harold
1987 Stakeout Jack Pismo
Good Morning, Vietnam Edward Garlick
1988 Bird Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Bloodsport Rawlins
1989 Johnny Handsome Dr. Steven Fisher
1990 Downtown Dennis Curren
1991 Diary of a Hitman Dekker
A Rage in Harlem Jackson
1992 Article 99 Dr. Sid Handleman
The Crying Game Jody
Consenting Adults David Duttonville
1993 Bank Robber Officer Battle
Body Snatchers Major Collins
1994 Blown Away Anthony Franklin
Prêt-à-Porter Cy Bianco NBR Award for Best Cast
Jason's Lyric Maddog
1995 Species Dan Smithson, Empath
Smoke Cyrus Cole
1996 Phenomenon Nate Pope
1998 Body Count Crane
1999 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Ghost Dog
Witness Protection Steven Beck
2000 Battlefield Earth Ker
Four Dogs Playing Poker Mr. Ellington
2001 The Fourth Angel Agent Jules Bernard
The Follow The Employer uncredited
Green Dragon Addie
2002 Panic Room Burnham
Phone Booth Captain Ed Ramey
2004 First Daughter Narrator also directed
2005 A Little Trip to Heaven Abe Holt
American Gun Carter
Mary Ted Younger
2006 Even Money Clyde Snow
The Marsh Geoffrey Hunt
Everyone's Hero Lonnie Brewster (voice)
The Last King of Scotland Idi Amin Academy Award for Best Actor
2007 The Air I Breathe Happiness
Ripple Effect Philip
The Great Debaters James J. Farmer, Sr.
2008 Vantage Point Howard Lewis completed
Powder Blue Charlie post-production
The Night Watchman TBA post-production
Winged Creatures TBA post-production
Where the Wild Things Are Wild Thing (voice) post-production
2009 Repossession Mambo TBA filming
2013 Zulu Ali Sokhela

Sutradara

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Tahun Film
1995 Waiting to Exhale
1998 Hope Floats
2004 First Daughter

Penghargaan

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Academy Awards
2007 Menang Aktor Terbaik (Oscar) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
Acapulco Black Film Festival
1999 Nominasi Best Director (Black Film Award) lewat film Hope Floats
BAFTA Awards
2007 Menang Best Actor (BAFTA Film Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
BET Awards
2007 Menang Best Actor (BET Award)
Black Reel Awards
2010 Nominasi Best Voice Performance (Black Reel) lewat film Where the Wild Things Are
2007 Menang Best Actor (Black Reel) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
2004 Menang Television: Best Actor (Black Reel) lewat film Deacons for Defense
2004 Nominasi Film: Best Supporting Actor (Black Reel) lewat film Phone Booth
2003 Nominasi Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor (Black Reel) lewat film Panic Room
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1997 Menang Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama (Blockbuster Entertainment Award lewat film Phenomenon
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2007 Menang Best Actor (BSFC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
British Independent Film Awards
2007 Nominasi Best Actor (British Independent Film Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2007 Menang Best Actor (Critics Choice Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
Cannes Film Festival
1988 Menang Best Actor lewat film Bird
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2006 Menang Best Actor (CFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2006 Menang Best Actor (DFWFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
Deauville Film Festival
1993 Nominasi (Critics Award) lewat film Strapped
Emmy Awards
2010 Nominasi Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking (Emmy) lewat film Brick’s City berbagi dengan Marc Levin, Mark Benjamin, dan Mala Chapple
2007 Nominasi Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Emmy) lewat film "ER"
2003 Menang Outstanding Made for Television Movie (Emmy) lewat film Door to Door berbagi dengan David A. Rosemont, Dan Angel, Billy Brown, Robert J. King, Warren Carr
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2006 Menang Best Actor (FFCC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
Golden Globe Awards
2007 Menang Aktor Terbaik (Golden Globe) - Drama lewat film The Last King of Scotland
1989 Nominasi Aktor Terbaik (Golden Globe) - Drama lewat film Bird
Hollywood Film Festival
2006 Menang Actor of the Year (Hollywood Film Award)
Image Awards
2008 Nominasi Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film The Great Debaters
2007 Menang Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
2004 Nominasi Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special (Image Award) lewat film Deacons for Defense
2004 Nominasi Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film Phone Booth
1997 Nominasi Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Image Award) lewat film Phenomenon
Independent Spirit Awards
2007 Nominasi Best Male Lead (Independent Spirit Award) lewat film American Gun
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2007 Menang Best Actor (KCFCC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2006 Menang Best Actor (Sierra Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2007 Menang Actor of the Year (ALFS Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2006 Menang Best Actor (LAFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
NAMIC Vision Awards
2007 Menang Best Actor - Drama (Vision Award) lewat film "The Shield"
2004 Nominasi Best Dramatic Performance (Vision Award) lewat film Deacons for Defense
National Board of Review, USA
2006 Menang Best Actor (NBR Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
1994 Menang Best Acting by an Ensemble (NBR Award) lewat film Prêt-à-Porter berbagi dengan Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Kim Basinger, Chiara Mastroianni, Stephen Rea, Anouk Aimée, Rupert Everett, Rossy de Palma, Tara Leon, Georgianna Robertson, Lili Taylor, Ute Lemper, Tom Novembre, Richard E. Grant, Anne Canovas, Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Lauren Bacall, Lyle Lovett, Tracey Ullman, Sally Kellerman, Linda Hunt, Teri Garr, Danny Aiello, Jean Rochefort, Michel Blanc
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2007 Menang Best Actor (NSFC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2006 Menang Best Actor (NYFCC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2007 Menang Best Actor (OFCS Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2006 Menang Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (PFCS Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
Razzie Awards
2001 Nominasi Worst Supporting Actor (Razzie Award) lewat film Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
Sant Jordi Awards
1989 Menang Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) (Sant Jordi) lewat film Bird dan Good Morning, Vietnam
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2007 Menang (Riviera Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
Satellite Awards
2006 Menang Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama (Satellite Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
2006 Nominasi Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Satellite Award) lewat film "The Shield"
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2007 Menang Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Actor) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
2004 Nominasi Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries (Actor) lewat film Deacons for Defense
1995 Nominasi Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries (Actor) lewat film The Enemy Within
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2006 Menang Best Actor (SFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
Toronto International Film Festival
1993 Menang International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI) lewat film Strapped
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2007 Menang Best Actor (VFCC Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland
Walk of Fame
2007 Menang Motion Picture On 16 April. At 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (Star of the Walk of Fame)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2006 Menang Best Actor (WAFCA Award) lewat film The Last King of Scotland

Pranala luar

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Penghargaan dan prestasi
Didahului oleh:
Philip Seymour Hoffman
untuk Capote
Aktor Terbaik (Oscar)
2006
untuk The Last King of Scotland
Diteruskan oleh:
Daniel Day-Lewis
untuk There Will Be Blood
  1. ^ UPI Staff (Juli 15, 2017). "Famous birthdays for July 15: Forest Whitaker, Linda Ronstadt". United Press International. Diakses tanggal Desember 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "In general, he rules." The Boston Globe. October 1, 2006. 2022 starred alongside Jude Law in the Netflix Movie Repo Men.
  3. ^ "Forest Whitaker: The King Of The Oscars?". CBS News. Januari 31, 2007. Diarsipkan dari versi aslinya tanggal Februari 7, 2007.
  4. ^ Sternbergh, Adam. "Out of the Woods: How Forest Whitaker escaped his career slump." New York. January 9, 2006.
  5. ^ "WPDI Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative". WPDI.