Gary Sinise
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| Gary Sinise | |
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| Image:Gary Sinise.jpg | |
| Birth name | Gary Alan Sinise |
| Born | March 17 1955 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Blue Island, Illinois, U.S.A. |
| Spouse(s) | Moira Harris, 3 children |
| Official site | http://www.garysinise.com/ |
Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an Emmy and Golden Globe winning, Golden Palm and Academy Award nominated American actor and film director. In 1992, he directed the film and played the role of George Milton in the movie adaption of Of Mice and Men. Sinise was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1994 for his role as Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump. He won a Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries for his role in Truman. In 1996, he played a corrupt cop in the Ron Howard dramatic hit Ransom. In 1998, Sinise was awarded an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for George Wallace. He currently stars in CSI:NY as Detective Mac Taylor.
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[edit] Biography
Sinise was born in Blue Island, Illinois. He attended Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Illinois and continued his education at Illinois State University, in Normal, IL. In 1974, Sinise and two friends, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry, founded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company[1]. Since its founding, Steppenwolf has showcased the talents of such notable actors as Kevin Anderson, Joan Allen, Gary Cole, Glenne Headly, John Malkovich, Jim True-Frost and Laurie Metcalf. At Steppenwolf, Sinise honed his acting and directing skills and worked on more than 30 of the Company's productions.
In 1982, Sinise's career began to take off when he directed and starred in Steppenwolf's production of True West. In 1983, he earned an Obie Award for his direction and a year later appeared with John Malkovich in the PBS' American Playhouse production of the play. In 1988, Gary directed Miles from Home, a movie starring Richard Gere, about two brothers' fight against the foreclosure of the family farm. It is considered a commentary on the issue that troubled many family farms in the 1980s. It was shot entirely on location in Iowa.
Sinise has also appeared in Forrest Gump, Of Mice and Men, Apollo 13, Reindeer Games,Snake Eyes, Mission to Mars, The Stand and Impostor. He worked with Tom Hanks in both Forrest Gump and Apollo 13. He has starred in two adaptations of John Steinbeck novels, Of Mice and Men, which he also directed, as well as the television broadcast version of The Grapes of Wrath. He also narrated the audio books for Travels with Charley and Of Mice and Men. Sinise once directed an episode of Thirtysomething, where his friend Terry Kinney had a recurring role.
In 2004, he began his first regular television series, in the crime drama CSI: New York, in which he plays Detective Mac Taylor. Several episodes have allowed Sinise to demonstrate his musical prowess, including a Season 2 episode where Mac Taylor plays the bass guitar in a jazz club with musicians Kimo and Carol Williams and Danny Gottlieb, members of the Lt. Dan Band, which Sinise and Kimo Williams co-founded in 2003. The band is named for Sinise's character in Forrest Gump.
Apart from his television and movie work, Sinise is the host in the video for the Epcot ride Mission: SPACE, at Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL and the current model for Baume & Mercier watches[2]. He also co-founded Operation Iraqi Children. In 2003, Sinise was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters by Amherst College[3]. Sinise has been married to actress Moira Harris since 1981 and they have three children together: Sophia Ana (b. 1988), McCanna Anthony (b. 1990), and Ella Jane (b. 1992)
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Family Secrets (TV) | Motorcyclist |
| True West (TV broadcast of the play) | Austin | |
| 1989 | The Final Days (TV) | Richard Ben-Veniste |
| My Name is Bill W. (TV) | Ebby, Bill's best friend | |
| 1991 | The Grapes of Wrath (TV broadcast of the play) | Tom Joad |
| 1992 | Of Mice and Men | George Milton |
| A Midnight Clear | Vance 'Mother' Wilkins | |
| The Witness (TV) | Young Soldier | |
| 1993 | Jack the Bear | Norman Strick |
| 1994 | Forrest Gump | Lt. Dan Taylor |
| The Stand (TV miniseries) | Stu Redman | |
| 1995 | Truman (TV) | Harry S. Truman |
| Apollo 13 | Ken Mattingly | |
| The Quick and the Dead | The Marshal | |
| 1996 | Ransom | Det. Jimmy Shaker |
| Albino Alligator | Milo | |
| 1997 | George Wallace (TV) | George C. Wallace |
| 1998 | Snake Eyes | Commander Kevin Dunne |
| 1999 | The Green Mile | Burt Hammersmith |
| It's the Rage | Morgan | |
| That Championship Season (TV) | Tom Daley | |
| 2000 | Bruno | Dino Battaglia |
| Mission to Mars | Jim McConnell | |
| Reindeer Games | Gabriel Mercer | |
| 2001 | A Gentleman's Game | Foster Pearse |
| 2002 | Path to War | George Wallace (uncredited) |
| Made-Up | Duncan Tivey | |
| Impostor | Spencer Olham | |
| 2003 | Fallen Angel (TV) | Terry |
| The Human Stain | Nathan Zuckerman | |
| Mission: SPACE (Disney Ride) | Capcom | |
| 2004 | The Forgotten | Dr. Jack Munce |
| CSI: NY (TV series) | Det. Mac Taylor | |
| The Big Bounce | Ray Ritchie | |
| 2006 | Open Season | Shaw (voice) |
[edit] References
- ^ Gary Sinise: Ensemble Member Bio. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ Baume & Mercier and Gary Sinise. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ Amherst College Commencement: 2003 Honorary Degree Citations. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
[edit] External links
- Gary Sinise Bio at CBS - CSI: NY
- Gary Sinise
- Gary Sinise at the Internet Movie Database
- Lt. Dan Band homepage
- Steppenwolf Theatre Company
- Operation Iraqi Childrenda:Gary Sinise
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