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Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, director, and activist. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. After making his film debut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Whitaker went on to earn a reputation for intensive character study work for films, such as Platoon (1986), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bird (1988), The Crying Game (1992), Phenomenon (1996), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), The Great Debaters (2007), The Butler (2013), Arrival (2016), and Respect (2021). He has also appeared in blockbusters, such as Panic Room (2002), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) as Saw Gerrera, and Black Panther (2018) as Zuri. For his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the British historical drama film The Last King of Scotland (2006), Whitaker won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Whitaker made his directorial debut with the television film Strapped (1993), and directed the films Waiting to Exhale (1995), Hope Floats (1998), and First Daughter (2004). Apart from his film career, Whitaker is also known for his humanitarian work and activism. In 2011, he was inducted as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, later receiving a promotion to Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation, and serves as the CEO of Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI), a non-profit outreach program.
Forest Whitaker
Judge Gookin (Polly's Father)
for Judge Gookin (Polly's Father) in Feathertop
Suggested by filmdreamer
In vaguely colonial times, a scarecrow is brought to life by a witch, and becomes naive but curious about the world around him. One day, he witnesses a young woman named Polly who lives in the nearby town and becomes smitten with her. Out of concern for what would happen if the people saw a scarecrow walking around, she gives the scarecrow, named Feathertop, a magic spell that allows him to retain his human form, so long as his hat remains on his head at all times and the feather in his hat. Feathertop goes into town to find that Polly is trying to help and make ends meet as the town is undergoing a number of issues with its leadership under the leadership of the conniving and self-centered Governor Grendel. Feathertop works to help Polly, earn her love, and hopes to become real, while he runs afoul of Grendel's evil plans.
