Gary Alan Sinise is an American actor of stage and screen, as well as a director, producer, musician, and humanitarian. Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and he has been nominated for an Academy Award. Sinise has also received numerous awards and honors for his extensive humanitarian work and involvement with charitable organizations. He is a supporter of various veterans' organizations and founded the Lt. Dan Band, which plays at military bases around the world.
Sinise in May 2011
Sinise on the set of Forrest Gump, in 1993
Sinise playing bass guitar in the Lt. Dan Band
Sinise with President George W. Bush after receiving the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2008
Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. It is an adaptation of the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field.
Theatrical release poster
The shrimping boat Gump used in the film
Gump with President Kennedy. A variety of visual effects were used to incorporate Hanks into archive footage with various historical figures and events.
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