Forest Whitaker is a world famous actor. He received many awards for his roles. He is the fourth African American to be awarded an Oscar. This talented man earned this award for the excellent performance of the President of Uganda in the movie "The Last King of Scotland". Other films have also been successful.
Forest's date of birth is July 15, 1961. The future actor was born in Longview. Lived in this city not very long. After 4 years, the family decided to move to Los Angeles, buying a house where parents could live comfortably with their many children. In addition to Forest himself, there were 3 more children. The parents were not familiar with the creative environment. Mom worked as a teacher, and my father worked as an insurance agent. At his work, he disappeared for almost days.
Thanks to the high working capacity of the father, the family practically did not deny themselves anything. Children could go to a good university and get an education. Forest began to study at a private educational institution. He attended circles, studying acting and vocal skills. For the first time he appeared on the stage at a young age. The debut fell on the play "Under the canopy of a dairy forest".
In the biography of Forest Whitaker, there was a place for sports. During his studies at the university he received a sports scholarship. However, I did not think about a career as an athlete. The thing is that the guy had an injured spine. Because of this, he was subsequently deprived of his scholarship, and then the actor altogether graduated from his studies.
Biography changes
The trauma and subsequent dropout from college negatively affected Forest's emotional state. However, the cardinal changes in the biography turned out to be positive. Forest entered the Conservatory of Music, where he began to study vocal skills with a vengeance. I originally wanted to become an opera singer. However, over time, he realized that this direction did not interest him, and decided to conquer Hollywood. He did not leave the conservatory, he just transferred to another faculty.
Then Forest entered the drama studio. There was an institution in Berkeley. By the time she began acting in full-length films, he already had an impressive enough education, which subsequently brought him great success.
Conquering Hollywood
He got his first role in the film industry thanks to his sports past. Forest was invited to play a role in the motion picture Rapid Change at Ridgemont High School. The actor had to remember his youth and play a football player. Together with Robin Williams, he worked on the filming of several war dramas. At first, Forest was invited mainly to multi-part projects that did not bring any success to the novice actor. He received minor and cameo roles. Then there were filming in projects such as "Smoke", "Species" and "Battlefield: Earth".
The role of Charles in the film "Bird" brought Forest immense popularity. The actor wanted to convey to the audience the image of a saxophonist, to demonstrate all his pain and hope. To do this, he sat for hours in the attic and tried to play the instrument. Forest has done an excellent job with the role given to him. He was noticed by film amateurs and critics, eminent directors began to invite him to cult films. Received leading roles one after another. We can highlight such projects as "Cruel Game" and "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai."
Until 2006, Forest was actively filmed not only in full-length, but also in multi-part projects. However, success came after appearing in the film "High Bet". Stars such as Kim Basinger and Denny de Vito became his partners on the set. In 2006 he appeared before fans in an Oscar-winning role. He appeared in the image of the president in the film "The Last King of Scotland", for which he received a prestigious award.
Popularity only increased after the release of the movie Street Kings, in which Forest and Keanu Reeves played police officers. In 2013, the actor worked actively on the set. As a result, such films as "Repentance", "Return of the Hero", "From the Hell", "Butler", "Lefty" were released. And these are just the most successful projects in Forest's filmography this year. Then there were shooting in fantastic films “Rogue One. Star Wars Stories”and“Arrival”.
Forest is not going to be satisfied with what has already been achieved, continuing to act in numerous film projects. The City of Lies and The Fall are to be released soon.
Life outside of filming
How does a popular actor live when you don't have to constantly act? Personal life is not replete with a lot of novels and intrigues. Forest Whitaker has been married since 1996. The actress Keisha Nash became his chosen one. Today the family is raising four children.
Forest does not forget about sports life. He is engaged in martial arts, attends yoga. He is a vegetarian. A large army of fans have always wondered what the American actor has with an eye. The disease is congenital. Due to ptosis, the left eye practically does not work. Forest's vision is getting worse and worse every year. The famous artist is about to undergo surgery, but his agents are worried that because of this, a peculiar charm will be lost.
