Forest Whitaker Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Forest Whitaker Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Forest Whitaker Facts

Full Name	Forest Whitaker
Birthdate	July 15, 1961
Birth Place	Longview, TX
Age (in 2024)	63 Years Old
Zodiac	Cancer
Occupation	Movie Actor

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Forest Whitaker Age & Birthday

Forest Whitaker is best known as Movie Actor who has born on July 15, 1961 in Longview, TX. Currently, Forest Whitaker is 63 years, 4 months and 8 days old. Forest Whitaker will celebrate 64th birthday on Tuesday, 15th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Forest Whitaker upcoming birthday.

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Forest Whitaker Biography

About

Best Actor Oscar winner for his portrayal of dictator Idi Amin in 2006's The Last King of Scotland. His other notable films include Battlefield Earth, Taken 3, Rogue One and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.

Before Fame

In high school, he was a member of the football team alongside future NFL player, Jay Schroeder.

Trivia

He was in The Great Debaters, he played a rogue cop in Street Kings, and he also acted opposite Jude Law in Repo Men.

Family Life

He married actress Keisha Nash in 1996 and they have four children.

Associated With

Before his death, Frank Zappa worked with him.

Top Asked Questions about Forest Whitaker

How old is Forest Whitaker in 2024?

Forest Whitaker is 63 years old today.

When was Forest Whitaker born?

Forest Whitaker was born on July 15, 1961 in Longview, TX.

What is Forest Whitaker zodiac sign?

Forest Whitaker zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was Forest Whitaker best known for?

Forest Whitaker was best known as Movie Actor.

Fun Facts about Forest Whitaker's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Forest Whitaker's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Forest Whitaker was born on Saturday, 196^th day / 28^th week of 1961
Forest Whitaker has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Forest Whitaker birthday is XV.VII.MCMLXI
Forest Whitaker's birthstone is Ruby
Forest Whitaker's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
Forest Whitaker age in year is 63 years old
Forest Whitaker age in month is 760 months old
Forest Whitaker age in day is 23142 days old
Forest Whitaker age in hour is 555408 hours old
Forest Whitaker age in minute is 33324480 minutes old
Forest Whitaker age in second is 1999468800 seconds old
Next Forest Whitaker birthday is on Tuesday, July 15th 2025
Forest Whitaker age in next birthday (2025) is 64 years old
Learn more interesting facts about July 15, 1961 birthday

Historical Events on Forest Whitaker Birthday (July 15)

Below are historical events that coincided with Forest Whitaker's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1975	Space Race: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first joint Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets.
1979	U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
1983	An attack at Orly Airport in Paris is launched by Armenian militant organisation ASALA, leaving eight people dead and 55 injured.
1996	A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport.
1998	Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine.
2002	"American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony.
2002	The Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan sentences British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to death, and three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl to life.
2003	AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
2006	Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
2009	Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes near Jannatabad, Qazvin, Iran, killing 168.
2012	South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style.
2014	A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 160 others.
2016	Factions of the Turkish Armed Forces attempt a coup.
2018	France win their second World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4-2.
2021	Three people are killed by a distracted driver in the 2021 Bowburn crash.
1990	The birth of Zach Bogosian, American ice hockey player
1990	The birth of Damian Lillard, American basketball player
1990	The birth of Tyler Young, American racing driver
1991	The birth of Danilo, Brazilian footballer
1991	The birth of Derrick Favors, American basketball player
1991	The birth of Evgeny Tishchenko, Russian boxer
1991	The birth of Nuria Párrizas Díaz, Spanish tennis player
1992	The birth of Tobias Harris, American basketball player
1992	The birth of Wayde van Niekerk, South African sprinter
1993	The birth of Håvard Nielsen, Norwegian footballer
1993	The birth of Harrison Rhodes, American racing driver
1996	The birth of Vivianne Miedema, Dutch football player
1997	The birth of Jil Teichmann, Swiss tennis player
1998	The birth of Noah Gragson, American racing driver
2008	The birth of Iain Armitage, American child actor
2013	The death of Earl Gros, American football player (b. 1940)
2013	The death of Noël Lee, Chinese-American pianist and composer (b. 1924)
2013	The death of Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (b. 1986)
2013	The death of John T. Riedl, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1962)
2014	The death of Óscar Acosta, Honduran author, poet, and diplomat (b. 1933)
2014	The death of James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (b. 1918)
2014	The death of Saúl Lara, Spanish footballer (b. 1982)
2014	The death of Edward Perl, American neuroscientist and academic (b. 1926)
2014	The death of Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)
2015	The death of Masahiko Aoki, Japanese-American economist and academic (b. 1938)
2015	The death of Wan Li, Chinese politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1916)
2015	The death of Aubrey Morris, British actor (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (b. 1933)
2017	The death of Martin Landau, American film and television actor (b. 1928)
2021	The death of Peter R. de Vries, Dutch investigative journalist and crime reporter (b. 1956)

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