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American film actors, American film directors, American actors, Hollywood Walk of Fame, African American actors, Actors from California, African-American actors, California actors, Emmy Award winners, BAFTA winners (people)

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Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, and director. Whitaker won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland. Whitaker has also won a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA. He became the fourth African American man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, following in the footsteps of Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, and Jamie Foxx."Forest Whitaker wins Best Actor Oscar for Idi Amin role." ABCNewsOnline. February 26, 2007.

He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai."In general, he rules." The Boston Globe. October 1, 2006."Forest Whitaker: The King Of The Oscars?" CBS News. February 4, 2007. However, for his recurring role as ex-LAPD Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the gritty, award-winning television series, The Shield, Whitaker merely had to draw on his childhood years growing up in South Central Los Angeles, California.Sternbergh, Adam. "Out of the Woods: How Forest Whitaker escaped his career slump." New York. January 9, 2006.
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