Craig Charles
English actor, comedian & DJ
Gary Sinise is an acclaimed American actor, director, producer, and musician. He has won numerous awards, including a Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, and Tony, and has been nominated for an Academy Award. Sinise is also known for his extensive humanitarian work and involvement with veterans’ organizations, including founding the Lt. Dan Band.
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Gary Alan Siniseis an American actor, director, producer, and musician. Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and he has been nominated for an Academy Award. Sinise has also received numerous awards and honors for his extensive humanitarian work and involvement with charitable organizations. He is a supporter of various veterans’ organizations and founded the Lt. Dan Bandand One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (2001).
Sinise starred as George Milton in the 1992 film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men. He also directed and produced the film. Sinise received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump (1994). He also appeared in Ron Howard’s Apollo 13 (1995), Ransom (1996), Frank Darabont’s The Green Mile (1999), and Impostor (2002).
On television, Sinise is known for portraying Harry S. Truman in Truman (1995), a portrayal that won him a Golden Globe Award; and for playing the title role in George Wallace, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award. Sinise is widely known for his leading role as Detective Mac Taylor in the long-running CBS series CSI: NY (2004-13). He also played Special Agent Jack Garrett in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016-17).
Gary Sinise has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also been nominated for an Academy Award.
Sinise is a supporter of various veterans’ organizations and founded the Lt. Dan Band, which plays at military bases around the world.
Gary Sinise was born on March 17, 1955.
Sinise is known for his roles in films like Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, The Green Mile, and the long-running CBS series CSI: NY, where he played Detective Mac Taylor.
Sinise’s acting career started on stage with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1983, where he directed and starred in a production of Sam Shepard’s True West, for which he earned an Obie Award. He also received Tony Award nominations for his performances in The Grapes of Wrath (1988) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (2001).
Sinise directed and produced the 1992 film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men.
Sinise is known for portraying Harry S. Truman in the TV movie Truman, for which he won a Golden Globe Award, and for playing the lead role of Detective Mac Taylor in the CBS series CSI: NY.
I’ve worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me up and brings the level of my game up to theirs. Always. It’s like a constant upgrade.
American actor
You’ve got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it’s not in movie stardom.
American actor
I was always fascinated with rock ‘n’ roll, or girls, or something like that when I was a kid.
American actor
It’s always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins.
American actor
Sometimes you’re in great demand. Then suddenly your career hits the breaks.
American actor
I save money when I’m working so that I never have to take a role simply to pay the bills.
American actor
Yeah, I volunteered to support the troops, and get out there and show them that we care about them.
American actor
I started a theater called Steppenwolf. We’ve been very supportive of the veterans there.
American actor
I study to learn, to be an educated person.
American actor
I’m not like one of those actors who’s a frustrated director.
American actor
Wherever I go for the military, they always call me Lt. Dan. They just can’t help it.
American actor
Careers, like rockets, don’t always take off on time. The trick is to always keep the engine running.
American actor
Well, I’ve been to Iraq twice now. I was in Baghdad in June and then north of Baghdad in November.
American actor
But I’ve got more to learn, too. I don’t feel like I’m done or I know it all.
American actor
I’ve directed enough in the theatre and a couple of films to know that – to feel fairly secure that if I find a story that I really like I can probably get it done somewhat.
American actor