Gary Sinise
Gary Sinise was born in Blue Island, Illinois, United States on March 17th, 1955 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 69, Gary Sinise biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, producer, and philanthropist.
Among other accolades, he has received an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was nominated for an Academy Award. In Of Mice and Men, based on John Steinbeck's book, he first appeared in a film.
This was his breakthrough, with Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump (1994), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Harry S. Truman (1995), and Detective Jimmy Shaker in Ransom (1996). Sinise has appeared in several films, including The Green Mile (1999) and Impostor (2002).
He has appeared in the CBS series CSI: NY (2004-2013), Sid in Frasier and George C. Wallace (for which he was nominated an Emmy) on television.
Sinise appeared in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders from 2016 to 2017.
He is a promoter of many veterans groups and created the Lt. Dan Band, which performs at military bases around the world.
Early life
Sinise was born in Blue Island, Illinois, and the son of Robert L. Sinise (born 1931), a film editor, and Mylles (Alsip) Sinise. His paternal grandfather, Vito Sinise, had emigrated from Ripacandida to Basilicata, Italy. Sinise attended Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and later graduated from Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Illinois.
The Steppenwolf Theatre Company was founded by Sinise and two colleagues Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry in 1974. Steppenwolf has showcased the talents of well-known actors including Joan Allen, Kevin Anderson, Gary Cole, Ethan Hawke, Glenne Headly, John Mahoney, John Mahoney, John Mahoney, Margaret Plimpton, Jim True-Frost, and William Petersen since then. Sinise honed his acting and directing skills at Steppenwolf, receiving a Joseph Jefferson Award for his direction of Lyle Kessler's play Orphanage. He went from Chicago to New York City and then to London's West End, where he spent more than 30 of the company's productions.
Personal life
Moira Harris, a 1981 film actress, married in Sinise. They have three children. Amherst College granted Sinise an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in 2003. In 2008, President George W. Bush conferred the U.S. Presidential Citizens Medal.
Sinise is devoted to the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Bears. He is also a fan of the band Kansas.
Sinise is a practicing Catholic. On December 24, 2010, he converted to the faith. Moira, his wife, married in 2000.
Career
Sinise's career began in 1982 when he directed and appeared in Steppenwolf's production of True West. He received an Obie Award for his work in 1983, and a year later appeared with John Malkovich in the PBS' American Playhouse production of the play. Sinise produced Miles From Home, a film starring Richard Gere in 1988, about two brothers' fight against the family farm's foreclosure. Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, and The Green Mile were all collaborations between Sinise and fellow actor Tom Hanks, including Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, and The Green Mile. Of Mice and Men (which he directed), Reindeer Games, Snake Eyes, Ransom, Mission to Mars, Mission to Mars, and Impostor are two other notable films in which Sinise has appeared. He narrated John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley.
He began his first regular television series in CSI: New York, in which he plays Detective Mac Taylor. He was acknowledged as a producer from season two onwards and helped develop an episode's storyline. Several episodes have allowed Sinise to demonstrate his musical prowess, including a season-two episode featuring bassist Kimo and Carol Williams and Danny Gottlieb, members of the Lt. Dan Band, which Sinise and Kimo Williams co-founded in 2003. In Forrest Gump, Sinise's band is named.
Sinise used to be the host of the Epcot ride Mission: SPACE, at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida, and a model for Baume & Mercier watches, in addition to his television and film work. Operation Iraqi Children was co-founded by him. "Iraq is on the news every day," Sinise said, and the bulk of it is sarcastic." However, there are some encouraging stories. One of the reasons is how our troops are rebuilding schools and helping kids.
In 2008, Sinise was the narrator for the Discovery Channel's miniseries When We Left Earth. George W. Bush gave him the Presidential Citizen Medal for his efforts to assist the US military and humanitarian efforts in helping Iraqi children. In late 2008, he narrated Army and Army Reserve Army Strong recruiting posters. He is also the national spokesperson for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial.
Sinise is the executive producer — along with David Scantling — of the Iraq War documentary Brothers at War. The film features an American military family and the lives of three brothers: Jake Rademacher, Isaac Rademacher, and Joseph Rademacher.
Sinise narrated the highly awaited World War II in HD on the History Channel in November 2009. Missions That Changed The War On the Military Channel, he narrated the World War II documentary Missions That Changed the World War II documentary Missions That Changed The War On the Military Channel. Starting with the 2002 Super Bowl with Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" in late 2002, he began the Cadillac commercials from 2002-2003 Season's Best Commercial and has been with the Breakthrough campaign since the campaign began in late 2006. Sinise lent his voice to The Word of Promise, a Thomas Nelson audio Bible book series based on David's role.
Sinise received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his appearances in television on April 17, 2017, which is located at 6664 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Sinise was named Grand Marshal of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on October 30, 2017, which took place on January 1, 2018.