![]() ![]() Off camera, after 9/11, Sinise created the Gary Sinise Foundation to honor veterans, first responders and their families. Furious at Forrest for saving him, Dan finally softens toward Forrest and their relationship eventually changes into friendship, later becoming business partners in the Bubba Gump Shrimp company. Dan losing both legs and Forrest saving his life. In Vietnam, their platoon gets ambushed, resulting in Lt. Gary Sinise plays Lieutenant Dan Taylor, Forrest's commanding officer in the Vietnam War and, later, his friend. Image Credit: Paramount Pictures/Photofest Desiree Navarro/WireImage After fellow House of Cards star Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual assault, the actress, executive producer and sometimes director of the show also became its sole leading star for the final season last year. She has been starring in House of Cards since 2013, which earned her two Golden Globe nominations, winning one, and five Emmy nominations. She later went on to appear in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and in Wonder Women. Her portrayal of Jenny, Forrest Gump’s first friend, who becomes a free-love hippie and after years of traveling and living a wild life returns to Forrest, earned her a Golden Globe nomination. After her soap opera days, she starred in the film The Princess Bride alongside Cary Elwes, and a few years later played Jenny in Forrest Gump. Robin Wright got her big break in Hollywood with the soap opera Santa Barbara, which she starred in for several years. Image Credit: Paramount Pictures/Photofest Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage Hanks made his Broadway debut in 2013 in Nora Ephron's posthumously produced play about the New York newspaper business, Lucky Guy, receiving a lead actor Tony Award nomination for his role as real-life police-beat reporter Mike McAlary.ĬineEurope: Tom Hanks Joins Disney Onstage to Promote 'Toy Story 4' He also is slated to play Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann's as-yet-untitled upcoming Elvis Presley bio-drama. His next movie, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, which is about the real-life friendship of journalist Tom Junod and Fred Rogers (played by Hanks), will be released later this year. Hanks, who also has starred in Saving Private Ryan and Cast Away, currently can be heard reprising his role as Woody in Toy Story 4. Hanks also received a Kennedy Center Honors award from President Obama in 2014 for his contributions to American culture.Īdditionally, before Sally Field played Hanks' mother, Hanks and Fields worked together in the 1988 movie Punchline, where Hanks' character developed feelings for Field's, a much different relationship to theirs in Forrest Gump. Throughout his career, he has been nominated for five Academy Awards, 12 Emmys and nine Golden Globes, winning for his acting and directing. A year later, he won another best actor Oscar for Forrest Gump. ![]() Image Credit: Paramount Pictures/Photofest Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Imagesīefore Forrest Gump hit theaters, Hanks was already a seasoned actor with an Academy Award under his belt for his performance in Philadelphia. Read on to see what the cast has been up to since the movie first hit theaters on July 6, 1994. ![]() The 1995 cast has gone on to star in more Oscar-nominated films, on Broadway and in television, and some have done their share of producing and directing. Davis' real-life Medal of Honor ceremony appeared in the film, with Hanks superimposed. Wendy Finerman, Oscar-winning producer of the film, and retired Sergeant First Class Sammy L. To celebrate the 25th anniversary, Paramount Pictures held an outdoor screening of Robert Zemeckis' film May 24 on the National Mall in Washington D.C., in a nod to the scene in front of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. The film won six Academy Awards, including best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay, best film editing and best visual effects, along with a best actor statuette for Tom Hanks. As his life unfolds, he becomes a college football star, Medal of Honor-winning soldier, successful shrimp boat entrepreneur and a man in love with his first friend, Jenny. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of Forrest Gump, which made $707.7 million at the domestic box office (adjusted for inflation).įorrest Gump follows the story of a man whose slow-wittedness doesn't hold him back. ![]()
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