Gary Sinise
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| Born | Gary Alan Sinise March 17, 1955 Blue Island, Illinois, U.S.A. |
| Spouse(s) | Moira Harris, 3 children |
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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, Sinise 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 police officer 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 the television film George Wallace, a portrayal of the late Governor George C. Wallace, Jr., of Alabama. He currently stars in CBS's CSI: NY as Detective Mac Taylor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Sinise was born in Blue Island, Illinois, the son of Millie and Robert L. Sinise, who was a film editor.[1] He is of part Italian ancestry.[2] He attended Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Illinois, and continued his education at Illinois State University, in Normal, Illinois. In 1974, Sinise and two friends, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry, founded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.[3] 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 thirty of the company's productions.
[edit] Career
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. Sinise has appeared in many films including: Forrest Gump, Of Mice and Men (which he also directed), Apollo 13, Reindeer Games, Snake Eyes, Mission to Mars, The Stand, Impostor and The Green Mile. He also narrated the audio books for John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley and Of Mice and Men.
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.[4] He also co-founded Operation Iraqi Children.
Sinise also was awarded the GI Spirit Award for the 2007 GI Film Festival.
Sinse is also the narrator for the Discovery Channel's mini series "When We Left Earth" in 2008.
[edit] Personal life
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). In 2003, Sinise was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters by Amherst College.[5]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Gross |
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| 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) | Tom Joad | |
| 1992 | Of Mice and Men | George Milton | |
| A Midnight Clear | Vance 'Mother' Wilkins | US$5 million | |
| The Witness (TV) | Young Soldier | ||
| 1993 | Jack the Bear | Norman Strick | US$5.1 million |
| 1994 | Forrest Gump | Lt. Dan Taylor | US$679 million |
| The Stand (TV miniseries) | Stu Redman | ||
| 1995 | Truman (TV) | Harry S. Truman | |
| Apollo 13 | Ken Mattingly | US$355.2 million | |
| The Quick and the Dead | The Marshal | US$32 million | |
| 1996 | Ransom | Det. Jimmy Shaker | US$309.4 million |
| Albino Alligator | Milo | US$6 million | |
| 1997 | George Wallace (TV) | George C. Wallace | |
| 1998 | Snake Eyes | Commander Kevin Dunne | US$73 million |
| 1999 | The Green Mile | Burt Hammersmith | US$286.8 million |
| It's the Rage | Morgan | ||
| That Championship Season (TV) | Tom Daley | ||
| 2000 | Bruno | Dino Battaglia | |
| Mission to Mars | Jim McConnell | US$100 million | |
| Reindeer Games | Gabriel Mercer | US$36 million | |
| 2001 | A Gentleman's Game | Foster Pearse | |
| 2002 | Path to War | George Wallace | |
| 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 | US$42 million |
| CSI: NY (TV series) | Det. Mac Taylor | ||
| The Big Bounce | Ray Ritchie | US$50 million | |
| 2006 | Open Season | Shaw (voice) | US$84.3 million |
[edit] References
- ^ Gary Sinise Biography (1955-)
- ^ http://www.niaf.it/news/index.asp?id=437
- ^ 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 Children
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