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Forest Steven Whitaker III (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, director, and producer.
He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Bird, Platoon, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai and Lee Daniels' The Butler, for his work in independent films and for his recurring role as LAPD Internal Affairs Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the Emmy Award-winning television series The Shield.
Whitaker won the Academy Award, British Academy Film Award, Golden Globe Award, National Board of Review Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and various critics groups awards for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland.
Whitaker was born July 15, 1961, in Longview, Texas. His family moved to Carson, California when he was four. His father, Forest Steven Jr., was an insurance salesman. Forest's mother, Laura Francis (née Smith), was a special education teacher who put herself through college and earned two master's degrees while raising her children. Whitaker has two younger brothers, Kenn and Damon, and an older sister, Deborah.
Actors: Richard Bird (actor), Eric Spade Rivas (editor), Eric Spade Rivas (actor), Eric Spade Rivas (director), Sarah Schoofs (actress), Bob Van Lindt (actor), Alessa Aichinger (actress), Shobit Manchanda (actor), Mark A. Ortiz (actor), James Farley (actor), Andrew Ayala (actor), Sara Jecko (actress), Laura Kiser (actor), Apache Ramos (actor), Antonio Nigro (actor),
Plot: New film From Diamond Minds- A film director on the set of coney island ready to shoot a remake of the 1979 cult classic the Warriors ' and who is in a repressed love situation with his production assistant. Is stuck on set after the bus being manned by Manuel Acevedo with all the warriors are on it crashes on the FDR drive. The director and girl are left in coney island to finally open up about feelings long withheld. When her jealous tattoo filled ex gets wind of the situation he starts a beef between the director of the film and the Outlaw biker community by spray painting the clubhouse of a biker club with the Warriors insignia leading them to the film maker. The ex arrives with his own crew to get the director as well. Action romance and the warriors. The use of real Outlaw bikers in film is a novelty. They usually keep to them selves. But with Mark Ortiz a seasoned Biker who helped get them into film this really makes a good comical wild ride thats similar to the Original Warriors in some ways. Film that started out trying to be the Warriors becomes the Warriors. Coney Island Film Festival Winner 2012 "Best Made in Coney"
Keywords: independent-film, remakeActors: Kristian Day (producer), Kristian Day (writer), Kristian Day (director), Kristian Day (editor), Patrick Boltinghouse (actor), Patrick Boltinghouse (writer),
Plot: The second short film collaboration between director Kristian Day and make up artist Patrick Boltinghouse. In this film, Patrick Boltinghouse plays a 'bird man' who dances his way to capital hill. The film premiered at Kristian Day's "4 Rooms" Exhibit at Finders Creepers on February 5th, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (producer), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Nigel Martin Davey (actor), Philip Pugh (writer), Philip Pugh (producer), Philip Pugh (director), Philip Pugh (editor), Michael Baughan (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Tantoo Cardinal (actress), Heather Rae (producer), Russell Friedenberg (actor), Russell Friedenberg (writer), Cody Lightning (actor), Randy Redroad (director), Kimberly Guerrero (actress), John Trudell (actor), Evan Adams (actor), Yvonne Russo (producer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Ron Howard (producer), Brian Grazer (producer), Evan Rachel Wood (actress), Ray McKinnon (actor), Elisabeth Moss (actress), Cate Blanchett (actress), Tommy Lee Jones (actor), Max Perlich (actor), Aaron Eckhart (actor), Val Kilmer (actor), Tommy Lee Jones (actor), Clint Howard (actor), Rance Howard (actor), Julie Weiss (costume designer), James Horner (composer),
Plot: In 19th-century New Mexico, a father (Tommy Lee Jones) comes back home, hoping to reconcile with his adult daughter Maggie (Cate Blanchett). Maggie's daughter is kidnapped, forcing father and estranged daughter to work together to get her back.
Keywords: 1880s, 19th-century, ambush, apache, arson, barn, based-on-novel, beaten-to-death, beating, binocularsActors: Sarah Kolberg (miscellaneous crew), Tony Billoni (actor), Eddy Dobosiewicz (actor), Constance McEwen Caldwell (actress), John Di Sciullo (producer), James Gillan (writer),
Plot: Fellow beatniks and late-night-movie hosts Maxwell Truth, Bird, and Zelda wax philosophical at the Hungry Ear Coffeehouse, with the main topic of conversation being tonight's movie. Movie offerings range from B-movie schlock to forgotten classics and highbrow foreign films.
Keywords: b-movie, beatnik, coffeehouse, late-night-tv-show, local-television, midnight-movie, movie-host, philosophical-conversationActors: Frank Gorshin (actor), Keith MacKechnie (actor), Brian Patrick Clarke (actor), Brenda Pickleman (actress), Elizabeth Gorcey (actress), Sean Hoessli (miscellaneous crew), Cosie Costa (actor), Eric Straton (writer), Eric Straton (director), Nanette Sorensen (producer), Brad Knopf (miscellaneous crew), Dean Jones (actor), Christopher John Capen (miscellaneous crew), Larry Horowitz (producer), Bird (actor),
Genres: Action, Crime,Actors: Shari Lewis (actress), Winston Sharples (composer), Howard Post (director), Bradley Bolke (actor), Bradley Bolke (actor), Bradley Bolke (actor), Bradley Bolke (actor), Bradley Bolke (actor), Irving Dressler (writer),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: Treg Brown (editor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Dr. Seuss (producer), Mel Blanc (actor), Dr. Seuss (writer), Carl W. Stalling (composer), Frank Tashlin (director), Phil Eastman (writer),
Plot: The lazy, goldbricking Snafu is asleep, when he is suddenly awakened by the morning bugle call. He doesn't want to get up, so the "Goldbrick fairy" appears. The fairy sings to him several things to do to avoid completing any of his duties. After many successful sleazy attempts to avoid work, the fairy pulls off his disguise and reveals he is actually an enemy Japanese, who fooled him and sabotaged his army's entire defense.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, ephemeral-film, grave, private-snafu, propaganda, trainingActors: Treg Brown (editor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Robert C. Bruce (actor), Tedd Pierce (actor), Bernice Hansen (actress), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Mel Blanc (actor), Carl W. Stalling (composer),
Plot: A series of typical Avery spot gags set around wild animals. A dainty deer drinks very loudly and rudely from a lake. A pack rat swaps an egg and an acorn, then back again ("monotonous, isn't it?"). A flock of ducks lands; a hunter fires; all fly away, except one with an American flag on its side. A termite fells a huge tree. A cowboy rides across the plains well, no; his horse is just slapping itself with the front hooves. A coyote calls to its mate: "Hey, Mabel, come on out!" A camel contradicts the narrator, saying he's really thirsty. A wild dog: because of the lumbermen.
Keywords: american-flag, breaking-the-fourth-wall, camel, cartoon-coyote, cartoon-deer, cartoon-duck, cartoon-horse, cowboy, coyote, duck-shootingAcademy Award-winning director Clint Eastwood ("Letters from Iwo Jima," "Flags of Our Fathers"), a well-known, long-standing jazz aficionado, delivers a compassionate portrait of jazz visionary Charlie "Yardbird" Parker. Eastwood, who won a Golden Globe for Best Director for this film, also paints a vivid portrait of the jazz world in all its complexity. Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner Forest Whitaker ("The Last King of Scotland," "Phone Booth"), as Parker, provides a multifaceted performance that helps provide an understanding of the man's genius, and tragedy. Co-starring Diane Venora ("The Insider," "Heat"), who along with Whitaker was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance in this picture, Bill Cobbs ("Night at the Museum," "The Hudsucker Proxy"), John Wither...
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A scene from Clint Eastwood's Biopic of Charlie "Bird" Parker starring Forrest Whitaker.
"Bird", película del año 1988 dirigida por Clint Eastwood, narra la vida de Charlie Parker NETFLIX: http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Bird/600...
Rise of Rock and Roll (from 'BIRD', 1988)
1988 was an incredible year for Michael Jordan. He won his first MVP, Defensive Player of the year, All Star MVP, the Slam Dunk Contest, his second straight scoring title and led the Bulls to 50 wins. But at that time the best team in the East was still Larry Bird's Boston Celtics. The Celtics won this game. Bird had 44 points to Jordan's 39. Jordan got his revenge 3 days later though in a Bulls victory over the Celtics. Jordan had 46 points and the Bulls won 50 games for the first time in a season. I've done something a little different this time. Instead of just showing Jordan's highlights, I've shown Birds as well because this was a classic shoot out. Enjoy
It's 1988, All-Star Saturday in Chicago. Bird had won the first two three-point contests and is looking for the three-peat. Again, again, again... for the third consecutive time Larry Bird won the three-point contest, this time with his finger he said "I'm the number one".
It's 1988, All-Star Saturday in Chicago. Bird had won the first two three-point contests and is looking for the three-peat. Again, again, again... for the third consecutive time Larry Bird won the three-point contest, this time with his finger he said "I'm the number one".
Official video content provided by Warner Home Video or one of it's authorized agents. More clips, photos, and news: http://bit.ly/1fqjCps Follow Videodetective.com on facebook http://www.facebook.com/VideoDetective Follow Videodetective.com on twitter http://twitter.com/VideoDetective Director: Clint Eastwood Cast: Diane Venora, Forest Whitaker, Keith David, Michael McGuire, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright Genre: Drama Studio: Warner Home Video Rating: R
Allstarweekend 1988 Chicago. 3 point shootout. Larry Bird
Part 3 http://youtu.be/KBs8RccMOOU Part 4 http://youtu.be/BHbLM4eZD28 Part 1 http://youtu.be/UX2L2SBp7d0 Or http://youtu.be/9e5Y7Z6Z8DA His Guests Include: Oprah Winfrey Forest Whitaker One Direction Sarah Millican & Eminem The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2011 - in the late Saturday evening timeslot - following the conclusion of Ross' BBC One chat show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, in July 2010. The show is filmed at The London Studios. In November 2011, it was announced that Ross had signed a new two-year contract to host another two series of 10 episodes each and a Christmas special. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purpose...
https://www.soas.ac.uk/centenary/ This SOAS Centenary Lecture titled "The power of youth responding to mass violence" was given by Forest Whitaker in conversation with Baroness Valerie Amos CH at SOAS University of London on 8 November 2016. Baroness Valerie Amos CH will share a conversation with Mr Forest Whitaker on his work with the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI), which empowers young people in communities affected by violence to become forces for peace and voices for change. WPDI's efforts are part of a larger international movement to shift humanitarian aid from a model that simply provides services to fragile communities toward a framework that eliminates the need for aid to begin with. The discussion will focus on how youth in conflict-impacted regions can be traine...
The Last King of Scotland is a 2006 British drama film based on Giles Foden's novel The Last King of Scotland (1998), adapted by screenwriters Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock, and directed by Kevin Macdonald. The film was a co-production between companies from the United Kingdom and the United States, including Fox Searchlight Pictures and Film4, and was a financial success. The film tells the fictional story of Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy), a young Scottish doctor who travels to Uganda and becomes the personal physician of President Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker). The film is based on events of Amin's rule, and the title comes from a reporter in a press conference who wishes to verify whether Amin, who was known to adopt fanciful imperial titles for himself, declared himself the King of Sc...
Street Kings Street Kings 2008 Street Kings 2008 Movie An undercover cop, disillusioned by the recent murder of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.
A petty robbery spirals into a tense hostage situation after three gunmen hold up a diner that's a front for the mob.
Phone Booth Phone Booth 2002 Phone Booth 2002 Movie Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle.
Years after a drunken car crash that almost took his life, Tommy Carter has reinvented himself as a therapist/spiritual advisor who advocates a synthesis of world religions and positivity. When Tommy takes on a troubled man as a client, the client uses torture to coerce him into confessing his untold crimes.
Forest Whitaker sits down with ABC News' Lama Hasan to talk about his role in the upcoming Star Wars film.
Conn TV caught up with Forest Whitaker to talk about his upcoming film The Butler and the inspiration behind it. Forest Whitaker is an Academy Award winning actor and the film comes out August 16th. And the Oprah Kiss.
The Academy Award winner talks about his new movie and Oscar buzz surrounding 'The Butler.'
Forest Whitaker on directing the film, 'Hope Floats.' »»﴿───► See more on the Actors Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsOd2Va0fMmofeGIqPbAYy2NY_jfclmP2
See the full interview at http://video.pbs.org/video/1811862333 Oscar-winning actor shares his thoughts on the recent NY Times article about this year's Academy Awards, entitled 'Hollywood's Whiteout.'
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Liam Neeson & Forest Whitaker Interview - "TAKEN 3" (2015) JoBo.com Exclusive HD Director: Olivier Megaton Writers: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen Stars: Forest Whitaker, Sam Spruell, Dougray Scott
Jake Gyllenhaal shares how he trained mentally and physically to portray his character—plus, Rachel McAdams chats about her character's shocking outcome! Watch the video for all the behind-the-scenes details. Learn more about "Southpaw": http://southpawfilm.com/ Read more at Backstage: http://www.backstage.com Follow Backstage on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Backstage
Emmy winner Jake Hamilton sits down to talk with the stars and director of THE BUTLER -- Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lenny Kravitz & director Lee Daniels -- only on JAKE'S TAKES! Follow Jake around the world at twitter.com/jakestakes
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Birds Chirping | Love Birds Singing - KICAU MANIA
I am a bird
With pretty peppered wings
And green across my throat
Or maybe it’s more
Like emerald from the sea
Caught in a storm
Wings tired and torn
I sheltered in a tree
And everything did dance
As if the world was mad
Then came a groan
Like tendons and bones
Were torn and cracked and split
The tallest of them all
The river caught its fall
He was a man
With heavy gentle hands
He used to feed me grains
Pecking from his palm
He'd fill my head with praise
Then like a grub
Becomes beautiful
He disappeared and then
Came back as a bear
Oh, I never saw
Magic before
I know I will again
But until then
I'll wait my one
Until the day you come
Now he’s a fish
And I can't be with
Him so I'll wait instead
Where the river ends
I know that we’ll meet there
So now all I do
Is wait here for you
At this great oceans edge
I know that you’ll be
A bird the next time