Forest Whitaker

Biography: His parents are Forest Whitaker Jr and Laura Francis Smith.Whitaker has an eye condition called strabismus, often incorrectly referred to as 'lazy eye'.Initially Forest was a football player at Cal State Fullerton. There the coach continued to play him despite a painful back injury. Whitaker transferred to University of Southern California in Los Angeles (U.S.C.) to take up acting, as he felt the coach cared more about winning than the health of his players.
He also studied at the Drama Studio London.
In 1996, Whitaker married fellow actress Keisha Whitaker. They have two daughters, Sonnet and True. He has a son named Ocean from a previous relationship and a stepdaughter named Autumn from a previous relationship of Keisha's.

Forest Whitaker's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 52
Highest Metascore:
The Crying Game
Metascore: 90
Lowest Metascore:
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
Metascore: 9
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 29
  3. Negative: 8 out of 29
29 movie reviews
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Title: Year: Credit: User score:
Metascore: tbd
Pawn 		Apr 19, 2013 Will 10
Metascore: 78
Bird 		Sep 30, 1988 Charlie 'Bird' Parker 9.3
Metascore: 70
Smoke 		Jun 9, 1995 Cyrus Cole 8.3
Metascore: 33
Chasing Papi 		Apr 16, 2003 Producer 8.2
Metascore: 74
The Last King of Scotland 		Sep 27, 2006 Idi Amin 8.0
Metascore: 43
Light It Up 		Nov 10, 1999 Officer Dante Jackson 8.0
Metascore: 42
Hope Floats 		May 29, 1998 Director 8.0
Metascore: 67
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 		Mar 3, 2000 Ghost Dog 7.9
Metascore: 67
Fast Times at Ridgemont High 		Aug 13, 1982 Charles Jefferson 7.9
Metascore: 65
The Great Debaters 		Dec 25, 2007 Dr. James Farmer Sr. 7.8
Metascore: 90
The Crying Game 		Nov 25, 1992 Jody 7.7
Metascore: 55
Street Kings 		Apr 11, 2008 Captain Jack Wander 7.4
Metascore: 41
Phenomenon 		Jul 3, 1996 Nate Pope 7.4
Metascore: 65
Panic Room 		Mar 29, 2002 Burnham 6.9
Metascore: 54
The Last Stand 		Jan 18, 2013 Agent John Bannister 6.9
Metascore: 37
The Air I Breathe 		Jan 25, 2008 Happiness 6.5
Metascore: 71
Where the Wild Things Are 		Oct 16, 2009 Ira 6.4
Metascore: 48
American Gun 		Mar 22, 2006 Executive Producer / Carter 6.4
Metascore: 34
Even Money 		May 18, 2007 Clyde Snow 6.4
Metascore: tbd
Powder Blue 		May 8, 2009 Producer / Charlie 6.3
Metascore: 56
Phone Booth 		Apr 4, 2003 Captain Ed Ramey 6.2
Metascore: 49
Green Dragon 		May 1, 2001 Executive Producer / Addie 6.2
Metascore: 31
A Dark Truth 		Jan 4, 2013 Francisco Francis / Francisco Francis 6.0
Metascore: 31
First Daughter 		Sep 24, 2004 Director / Executive Producer 5.5
Metascore: 40
Vantage Point 		Feb 22, 2008 Howard Lewis 5.4
Metascore: 32
Repo Men 		Mar 19, 2010 Jake 5.4
Metascore: 38
Our Family Wedding 		Mar 12, 2010 Brad Boyd 5.1
Metascore: 51
Everyone's Hero 		Sep 15, 2006 Lonnie Brewster 4.9
Metascore: 9
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 		May 12, 2000 Ker 2.3
Metascore: tbd
Mary 		Oct 17, 2008 Ted Younger tbd
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