Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker was born on July 15, 1961 in Longview, Texas. He graduated from the California Polytechnic Institute, the Music Conservatory at the University of Southern California (dramatic and opera art), the London Drama Studio (Berkeley branch). He made his film debut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). In the 80s Whitaker worked with such directors as Martin Scorsese (The Color of Money, 1986), Oliver Stone (Platoon, 1986), Barry Levinson (Good Morning, Vietnam!, 1987), Clint Eastwood more

Forest Whitaker was born on July 15, 1961 in Longview, Texas. He graduated from the California Polytechnic Institute, the Music Conservatory at the University of Southern California (dramatic and opera art), the London Drama Studio (Berkeley branch). He made his film debut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). In the 80s Whitaker worked with such directors as Martin Scorsese (The Color of Money, 1986), Oliver Stone (Platoon, 1986), Barry Levinson (Good Morning, Vietnam!, 1987), Clint Eastwood (Bird, 1988). Whitaker himself is known as a director; he began with theatrical productions and video clips, and his first major directorial work was the television film Strapped (1993). Whitaker made his film debut with Waiting to Exhale (1995).