Posts Tagged ‘Forest Whitaker’

Humanitarian trumps Hollywood

Friday, March 27th, 2015
Actor, humanist, Forest Whitaker visited Syracuse University on Wednesday.

Actor, humanist, Forest Whitaker visited Syracuse University on Wednesday.

Despite the fact that has an Academy Award, Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award, Forest Whitaker may still be one of the most underrated actors of his generation.  The guy has always made an impression in film roles, such as Good Morning Vietnam, where he mixed-it up with Robin Williams to The Butler, where he embodied the class and stoic dignity of Cecil Gaines.  And who can forget his more lighthearted characters like Jefferson (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) and Jackson (A Rage in Harlem).