Biography
Forest Whitaker is an American actor and director, the most famous thanks to the role of President Uganda, General Idi Amina in Drama "The last king of Scotland", for which he was awarded "Oscar". The audience also appreciated the films of the Forest Witcher "Bird", "Black Christmas", "Trick. 44 "," Diary of the murderer "and dozens of others. On Whitaker's account, in addition to the Oscar Award, such awards such as the Golden Globe, Bafta and the Cannes Film Festival Prize.
Biography of Foresta Whitaker begged in the small town of Longview from Texas, and at the samerent, he moved to Los Angeles with his parents. The future actor was already a third person with the name after the Father and Grandfather. He was born in the family of the insurance agent of Foresta Waitaker and his wife Laura Francis. Forest has an older sister of Deba and the younger brothers Ken and Damon. It is noteworthy that, already having young children on the hands, Laura entered the university, received two higher education and became a school teacher.
At school, Forest Whitaker studied at the vocal studio and participated in children's musicals. He was also fond of sports, especially American football and martial arts. By the way, later Forest was the owner of a black belt on martial art Campo. Thanks to the game in football, the young man was awarded a sports scholarship and became a student of the California Polytechnic University. However, the big sport did not take an important place in the biography of Foresta Waitra: a young man received a serious injury of the spine, dropped out of the team and, consequently, from the university.
Then the guy remembered the second children's passion - music. He entered the faculty of academic vocals to the Conservatory of Southern California and would be an opera singer, but at that moment the theater is included in the life of Whitaker. It is translated to the department of scenic art, and after its end it is sent to the UK, where he completes the training due to the London dramatic studio.
Films
As in the Polytechnic University, the actor also turned out to be in the cinema for the first time thanks to football. He played the role of football player Charles Jefferson in the youth comedy "Quick Changes at the Ridgemont-High School", which became a prototype for such popular paintings, like "American Pie" and the like movies. Forest also participated in the creation of the militant Oliver Stone "Telocol" and Comedy "Good Morning, Vietnam," which collaborated with Robin Williams.
In the first years, his career was replenished in the first years of his career in the first years of his careers, the most rating of which "North and South", "American Masters", "Amazing Stories". In the second half of the 90s, the actor also noted in the pictures "Six", "Light, guys", "smoke." In the films "Phenomenon" and "Battle Field: Earth", Whitaker Sundered with John Travolta.
Breakthrough in the filmography of Foresta Whitaker occurred after he was transformed into Saxophonist Charles Parker from the Krinta Drama Icisda "Bird". In order to be born into the image, the artist was locked on an empty attic and learned to play a musical instrument.
After the phenomenal success of the tape at the Cannes Festival, Witker began to offer one major role after another.
He becomes the main person in the Thriller "Diary of the Merchant Killer", the criminal history of "Rage in Harlem", shocking sexual melodrame "Brutal Game", the criminal militant "Dog-Ghost: Sumurai path." The role of PSA-Ghost Critics was told that only Forest was able to play a killer with such humanity and warmth. Often, the Watera Foresta is compared with Martin Lawrence, a comedian militant star "Diamond Policeman". But with the external similarity, colleagues are distinguished by acting giving: Whitaker prefers dramatic role to comedy images.
The XXI century actor marked the appearance in the fourth angel militant and the telephone booth detective, and also acted as a storyteller in the TV series "Twilight zone". He had a success and collection of Kinononell "American weapons", showing the pros and cons of easy spread of firearms.
The main success in the career of the Whitaker fell for 2006. He played a "large bet" in the drama Danny de Vito in the drama, became part of the popular medical series "Ambulance", and the most important thing - the role of President Uganda in the film "The Last King of Scotland", which brought the actor of the British Academy of Cinema Both television, Oscar and Golden Globe.
The following year, Washington's denzel invites Whitaker to his film "Disposhers", devoted to the problems of the blacks of America's black citizens during the period of the Great Depression.
Successful became for the artist 2008, when Forest received a major role in the Criminal Thriller "Kings of Streets". Whitaker was reincarnated in the police captain, the years covered by the city mafia. His colleague - Detective Ladlow (Keanu Rivz), having learned about it, kills the boss. Popularity was popular with the participation of Foresta Waiter "Freelancers" and "Peszka", in which he again went about the criminal world.
Of the subsequent works of Forest, it is worth noting the romantic comedy "Family Wedding", a criminal fighter "Trick. 44 ", Musical" Black Christmas "and a criminal thriller" Conspiracy theory "(" Zulu ").
In 2013, the actor fulfilled the main role in the biographic Baistsky Biopic. In Kinolent, we were talking about the hero of Cecil, the whole life was served by a servant in the White House. In his eyes, an American history was happening, he witnessed the turning of an oppressed class in equal representatives of civil society, one of whom becomes the head of state. In the film in the image of the spouse of the butler, Oprah Winfrey appeared.
In general, the year was issued a crop for the artist. His game fans watched in the films "from the baked", "repentance", "the return of the hero." The actor manages each time to recreate the image on the screen, not similar to the previous one, which allows to expand the boundaries of its role. Surrely the sports film "Lefty", the musical series "Empire", the Drama "Two in the city".
Two Forest Watera Film, later released on large screens, also had positive feedback. We are talking about a fantastic militant "Izgoy-one. Star Wars: History "and the science fiction picture" Arrival ". The actor also appeared in the historic drama "Korni" about the struggle of the Africans who came to the American continent as slaves, for freedom.
It remains to add that Forest Whitaker tried himself and as a film director. He began to shoot films in the early 90s and released half a dozen paintings, of which the romantic melodrama "Hope glimpses" and the youth comedy "First Daughter" are considered the most successful. The producer work of Whitaker "From Door to Door" became the laureate of the AMMI Prize.
Personal life
In his youth, the artist met with a colleague, actress Ray Dowell, who was filmed in secondary roles during the 80s. And a few years after parting in the personal life of Forest, the Whitaker appeared the main woman who became his fate. Young people met on the set of a biographical television series "Intimate portrait", where Forest played himself, and his chosen Nash's chosen debut as an actress.
Four months after the acquaintance, Keisha became the wife of Forest Whitaker and took his last name. As Keishe Whitaker, she appeared once again on the set in the Military Drama "Proud", but no more career renewed. The spouses have two joint daughters with the names of Sonnet and Thj (that is, truth). Also in the Whitair family, two children from previous relationships, the son Sergio Hayat and the daughter of autumn.
Forest is known in a healthy lifestyle, vegetarianism and attachment to sports. He loves yoga and still engaged in oriental martial arts. It is noteworthy that once his teacher was Bruce Lee himself, and Forest Whitaker, in turn, trained actors of Denzel Washington and Brandon Lee - how the most impressive in the frame to demonstrate the combat trips. The growth of the actor - 188 cm, and the weight in different sources ranges from 82 to 95 kg.
Fisons of cinema are interested in the eye of Foresta Whitaker. The ptosis of the left century actor is noticeable both in the frame and in the photo. The disease of the left glazing nerve is congenital in nature, because of this, the illness of the eyelid does not open to the end and reduces the field of view. Actually, the left eye of the Whitaker Forest's eye practically does not participate in the vital activity and the artist's condition is deteriorating, so a man thinks about the operation. The agents dissuade the artist, fearing that he would lose a kind of charm and mysteriousness. Other health problems, Forest does not notice, he continues to take a lot.
Forest Whitaker now
In 2017, with the participation of Whitaker on the screens, only one picture was published - the Thriller "Prompt" about the time of the Board in South Africa Nelson Mandela. Now the actor repertoire is replenished with new projects. With the participation of Forest, Whitaker, the adventure fighter "Black Panther", a fantastic comedy "Sorry for anxiety", Drama "Berdyn".The detective drama "City of Lie" is preparing to investigate the murder of Raper Tupak Shakura killed in 1996. The main role is the Operal investigator and journalist - play Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker. The film trailer is available in the social network "Instagram". Also, the participation of the artist was stated in the Thriller "Falling" on the investigation of serial killings on the banks of the Mississippi River.
Filmography
- 1982 - "Quick Changes at Ridgemont High School"
- 1988 - "Bird"
- 1991 - "Rage in Harlem"
- 1996 - "Phenomenon"
- 1999 - "Dog-ghost: samurai path"
- 2004 - "First Daughter"
- 2006-2007 - "Ambulance"
- 2006 - "The last king of Scotland"
- 2008 - "Kings of the streets"
- 2011 - "Trick .44"
- 2013 - "Butler"
- 2016 - "Roots"
- 2018 - "Black Panther"