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Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer and director.
Biography
Early life
Whitaker was born in Longview, Texas to Forest Whitaker, Jr. and Laura Francis Smith. His mother put herself through college and earned two Masters degrees while raising her family. Whitaker has an eye condition called strabismus, commonly known as 'lazy eye'. He attended the Music Conservatory at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, as well as the Drama Studio London.Career
Whitaker debuted on screen in 1982's Fast Times at Ridgemont High alongside the likes of Judge Reinhold and Phoebe Cates. He followed with notable roles in Platoon, Good Morning, Vietnam, and The Color of Money. In 1988, Forest played the role of musician Charlie Parker in the Clint Eastwood directed film, Bird, for which he won Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival. Whitaker was originally called upon to write and direct a live-action movie adaptation of Bill Cosby's cartoon, Fat Albert, but differences between the two led to Whitaker leaving production. Whitaker was considered for the role of Dr Jonathon Crane / The Scarecrow in Batman Triumphant. However, the film was nixed in pre-production. The film had been expected to take the dark tones of the first two incarnations and Forest was to have been Batman's primary antagonist. More on [ Forest Whitaker ]
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