updated field Place of birth Longview, Texas, USA

added field Alternative Name Forest

updated field Occupation Actor, film producer, film director

added field Distinctive feature Left eye ptosis

added field Distinctive feature Lazy, contemplative look

added field Distinctive feature Mostly seen in roles of politicians, leaders, historical figures, government agent

updated field Brand endorsement TV commercial of Citi credit cards by Citibank

updated field Brand endorsement public service announcement for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

added field Brand endorsement Heads Up Football Coaches Certification TV commercial for USAFootball.com in 2013

added field Brand endorsement TV commercial of the Health Partners campaign for Cigna Insurance (October 2014)

added field Favorite foods Vegetarian

added trivia Whitaker has worked with many famed directors and actors and has also worked in video films with Lil Wayne, Maggie Grace, 50 Cent, T.I., and others.

added trivia For the role of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland (2006), he won the Academy Award, British Academy Film Award, Golden Globe, National Board of Review Award, Screen Actors Guild Award ...

added trivia Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi produced the film Fruitvale Station, which won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. They also co-produced ...

added trivia Whitaker took the role of a co-chair at JuntoBox Films in March 2012.

added trivia He was honored with the Hollywood Actor of the Year award in 2006 at the Annual Hollywood Film Festival’s 10th edition.

added trivia On April 16, 2007, he became the 2,335th actor to receive the Hollywood Walk of Fame star.

added trivia In 2009, he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Xavier University of Louisiana during the 82nd Commencement Ceremony.

added trivia In May 2015, the actor also got the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from California State University, Dominguez Hills.

added trivia He is a humanitarian and supports Hope North, a boarding school and vocational training center in northern Uganda for refugee child soldiers, orphans, and other young victims of the country’s civil war ...