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Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, and director. He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and for his recurring role as ex-LAPD Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the gritty, award-winning television series, The Shield. Whitaker won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland. Whitaker has also won a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA.

• Born: Forest Steven Whitaker July 15, 1961 (age 50) Longview, Texas, U.S.
• Occupation: Actor, producer, director
• Years active: 1982–present
• Spouse: Keisha Nash (1996–present) 2 children

Read more about Forest Whitaker at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

Movie dialect coach Easton dies
BBC Entertainment, 2011-12-23 10:43:06
Robert Easton, the US dialect coach who taught Forest Whitaker to speak like Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland, dies in Los Angeles aged 81.

Hollywood dialect coach Robert Easton dies at 81 (AP)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2011-12-22 15:44:51
AP - Character actor and Hollywood dialect coach Robert Easton, whose successes include teaching Forest Whitaker to speak like Idi Amin in the 2006 movie "The Last King of Scotland," has died in Los Angeles. He was 81.

Hollywood dialect coach Robert Easton dies at 81 (omg!)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2011-12-22 15:35:56
omg! - Character actor and Hollywood dialect coach Robert Easton, whose successes include teaching Forest Whitaker to speak like Idi Amin in the 2006 movie "The Last King of Scotland," has died in Los Angeles. He was 81.