Forest Whitaker
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"Forest Steven Whitaker III" is an American actor, film producer/producer, and film director/director.

He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Lee Daniels' The Butler, Bird (film)/Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, for his work in direct-to-video films and for his recurring role as LAPD Internal Affairs Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the award-winning television series The Shield.

Whitaker won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award/Golden Globe and a BAFTA for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland (film)/The Last King of Scotland.

He also starred as Inspector Franck Dotzler in Taken 3 with Liam Neeson.

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They're growing up in an environment so different than what I grew up in. I think they're beginning to see how blessed they are. They'll be coming back from now on, I think.

Little Trip to Heaven.

I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.

When I first decided to act Amin, I had that perception of Amin as presented by the west.

The Last King of Scotland.

Hopefully this film is going to open the doors for a lot more films like it to be made.

Was a chance to expand myself and deepen my connection with the universe and with God.

He did things like other big men who did things that helped their countries.