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Gary Alan Sinise (/səˈniːs/; born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, director, and musician. Among other awards, he has won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award.
Sinise is known for several memorable roles. These include George Milton in Of Mice and Men, Lt. Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Harry S. Truman in Truman (for which he won a Golden Globe), Ken Mattingly in Apollo 13, Detective Jimmy Shaker in Ransom, and George C. Wallace in the television film George Wallace (for which he won an Emmy). He is also known for starring as Detective Mac Taylor in the CBS series CSI: NY from 2004 to 2013.
On October 22, 2015, Sinise was presented with the Sylvanus Thayer Award at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.
Sinise was born in Blue Island, Illinois, son of Robert L. Sinise, a film editor, and his wife Mylles (Alsip) Sinise. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, Sinise's great-grandfather Vito Sinisi having immigrated from Ripacandida. Sinise briefly attended Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and later graduated from Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Illinois. followed by Illinois State University. In 1974, Sinise and two friends, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry, founded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Since then, Steppenwolf has showcased the talents of notable actors such as Joan Allen, Kevin Anderson, Gary Cole, Ethan Hawke, Glenne Headly, John Mahoney, John Malkovich, Laurie Metcalf, Martha Plimpton, Jim True-Frost and most recently William Petersen. Sinise honed his acting and directing skills at Steppenwolf, and received a Joseph Jefferson Award for his direction of Lyle Kessler's play Orphans. That took him from Chicago to New York City, and then to London's West End, where he worked on more than thirty of the company's productions.
Actors: Jill Carter (miscellaneous crew), John Pyper-Ferguson (actor), Jonathan Goldsmith (composer), Olivia Newton-John (actress), Stephen McHattie (actor), Nelly Furtado (actress), Avi Federgreen (producer), Eardley Wilmot (miscellaneous crew), Amy Wright (miscellaneous crew), Marguerite Pigott (miscellaneous crew), George Stroumboulopoulos (actor), Marc Trottier (actor), Roderick Deogrades (editor), Thomas Mitchell (actor), Gianpaolo Venuta (actor),
Plot: Seventeen-year-old Farley has led a sheltered life, raised on a diet of home schooling, organic living and trips to the art gallery. To his parents' dismay, Farley loves to play shinny with the local rink rats. To their even greater dismay, Farley is scouted and signed by the owner (Stephen McHattie) of a junior league team, where he becomes an instant star. But Farley discovers that stardom comes with a price-including the expectation to fight on the ice. Throw in a changing relationship with his best friend (Allie MacDonald), and Farley finds himself losing his way.
Keywords: accordion, acoustic-guitar, allergy, animated-sequence, announcer, arena, athlete, autograph, box-office-flop, brawlActors: Eugene Levy (actor), Steven Weber (writer), Jayne Eastwood (actress), Alan Alda (actor), Peter Riegert (actor), Steven Weber (producer), Boyd Banks (actor), Louis Di Bianco (actor), Jack Duffy (actor), Brad Garrett (actor), Harvey Atkin (actor), Steven Weber (actor), Sam Malkin (actor), Saul Rubinek (director), Ruth Secord (costume designer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Wesley Snipes (producer), Terence Chang (producer), John Stocker (actor), Lainie Kazan (actress), Bokeem Woodbine (actor), Mark Wahlberg (actor), Christina Applegate (actress), Matt Birman (actor), Antonio Sabato Jr. (actor), Sab Shimono (actor), Lou Diamond Phillips (actor), Elliott Gould (actor), Gerry Mendicino (actor), Graeme Revell (composer), John Woo (producer),
Plot: To payoff his second girlfriend's debt, hitman Melvin Smiley undertakes a kidnapping job with his usual associates. In a world of prospective Jewish in-laws and late movie fees, the hitman falls in love with the victim and must settle the score with those out to double-cross him.
Keywords: attempted-rape, bankruptcy, bare-chested-male, betrayal, black-comedy, blood, blood-spatter, boat, body-in-a-trunk, bombActors: Wayne Docksey (miscellaneous crew), Eric Allaman (composer), Tom Cruise (actor), Jerry Goldsmith (composer), Ridley Scott (director), Arnon Milchan (producer), Vic Armstrong (miscellaneous crew), Billy Barty (actor), Robert Picardo (actor), Tim Curry (actor), Geoff Freeman (miscellaneous crew), Arlene Phillips (miscellaneous crew), Tangerine Dream (composer), Kiran Shah (actor), Mia Sara (actress),
Plot: A demon who seeks to create eternal night by destroying the last of the unicorns and marrying a fairy princess is opposed by the forest boy Jack and his elven allies in this magical fantasy. Two different versions of this picture feature soundtracks by either Tangerine Dream or Jerry Goldsmith.
Keywords: adventure-hero, beast, betrayal, black-magic, bow-and-arrow, box-office-flop, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, brainwashing, christ-allegory, combatActors: David Shire (composer), Walter Murch (director), L. Frank Baum (writer), Sean Barrett (actor), Piper Laurie (actress), Walter Murch (writer), Jean Marsh (actress), Jean Marsh (actress), Bruce Boa (actor), Brian Henson (actor), Matt Clark (actor), Fairuza Balk (actress), Jon Jacobs (actor), Sally Jones (miscellaneous crew), Francis Ford Coppola (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: It has been six months since Dorothy has returned home from Oz and she still cannot sleep. She has been going on about imaginary places and people so much that Aunt Em takes her to see a doctor. She promptly escapes from the mental hospital and wakes up in Oz where her pet chicken, Billina, can now talk. There she meets a whole new bunch of friends and they set off to rescue the Scarecrow from the evil Nome King who has found her ruby slippers and used them to lay waste to the Emerald City and take over Oz.
Keywords: 1890s, 19th-century, actor-playing-multiple-roles, acute-insomnia, anthropomorphic-scarecrow, aunt-niece-relationship, based-on-novel, character-feels-around-for-missing-head, chicken, clinical-depressionActors: Jim Dale (actor), Neville Brand (actor), Jim Dale (actor), Eddie Albert (actor), Sean Barrett (actor), Ray Bolger (actor), Raymond Bailey (actor), Jeff Bridges (actor), Edward Brophy (actor), Wally Brown (actor), Billy Bletcher (actor), Pinto Colvig (actor), Pinto Colvig (actor), Pinto Colvig (actor), Jim Dale (actor),
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short,Actors: David Shire (composer), Walter Murch (director), L. Frank Baum (writer), Sean Barrett (actor), Piper Laurie (actress), Walter Murch (writer), Jean Marsh (actress), Jean Marsh (actress), Bruce Boa (actor), Brian Henson (actor), Matt Clark (actor), Fairuza Balk (actress), Jon Jacobs (actor), Sally Jones (miscellaneous crew), Francis Ford Coppola (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: It has been six months since Dorothy has returned home from Oz and she still cannot sleep. She has been going on about imaginary places and people so much that Aunt Em takes her to see a doctor. She promptly escapes from the mental hospital and wakes up in Oz where her pet chicken, Billina, can now talk. There she meets a whole new bunch of friends and they set off to rescue the Scarecrow from the evil Nome King who has found her ruby slippers and used them to lay waste to the Emerald City and take over Oz.
Keywords: 1890s, 19th-century, actor-playing-multiple-roles, acute-insomnia, anthropomorphic-scarecrow, aunt-niece-relationship, based-on-novel, character-feels-around-for-missing-head, chicken, clinical-depressionActors: John Hart (actor), Rod Cameron (actor), Hank Bell (actor), Chick Hannan (actor), George Cleveland (actor), Tex Cooper (actor), Wheaton Chambers (actor), Franklyn Farnum (actor), Steve Clark (actor), Hank Bell (actor), Paul Fix (actor), James Flavin (actor), Francis Ford (actor), Augie Gomez (actor), Russell Hicks (actor),
Genres: Western,Actors: Sam McDaniel (actor), Edward LeSaint (actor), Marvin Loback (actor), Lew Kelly (actor), Georgie Billings (actor), Otis Harlan (actor), Davison Clark (actor), Oscar Apfel (actor), Billy Bletcher (actor), Dell Henderson (actor), W.C. Fields (actor), W.C. Fields (actor), Sam Flint (actor), Richard Carle (actor), Robert McKenzie (actor),
Plot: The Great McGonigle's traveling theatrical troupe are staying at a boarding house. They are preparing to put on a production of "The Drunkard" (and do so during this movie). Cleopatra Pepperday puts up money for the show provided she can have a part ("Here comes the prince!"). Little Albert Wendelschaffer torments McGonigle all through lunch ("How can you hurt a watch by dipping it in molasses?"). In spite of being pursued by several sheriffs, McGonigle is able to keep going and see his daughter Betty happily married.
Keywords: boarding-house, brass-band, court-order, horseless-carriage, juggler, juggling, medicine-show, melodrama, pullman-berth, railway-porterby "Weird Al" Yankovic
parody of "Lump" by The Presidents of the USA
Gump sat alone on a bench in the park.
"My name is Forrest," he'd casually remark.
Waitin' for the bus with his hands in his pockets,
He just kept sayin' life is like a box of chocolates
He's Gump, He's Gump
What's in his head?
He's Gump, He's Gump, He's Gump
Is he in-bred?
Gump was a big celebrity.
He told JFK that he really had to pee.
He never feels too dumb because
His mom always told him stupid is as stupid does
He's Gump, He's Gump
He's kinda square.
He's Gump, He's Gump, He's Gump
What's with that hair?
Run... run... run, run, now Forrest
Run... run... run like the wind now
Run... run... run, run, now Forrest
Run... stop!
His buddy Bubba was a shrimp-lovin' man
His friend with no legs he'd call Lieutenant Dan
His girlfriend Jenny was kind of a slut
Went to the White House, showed LBJ his butt
He's Gump, He's Gump
He's not too bright
He's Gump, He's Gump, He's Gump
But he's all right
Is this Gump out of his head?
I think so
Is this Gump really brain-dead?
I think so
Did this Gump make lots of bread?
I think so
And that's all I have to say about that