Gary Sinise has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was nominated for an Academy Award.
45 Facts About Gary Sinise
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Gary Sinise is a supporter of various veterans' organizations and founded the Lt.
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Gary Sinise's acting career started on stage with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1983 when he directed and starred in a production of Sam Shepard's True West for which he earned an Obie Award.
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Gary Sinise earned the Tony Award's Regional Theatre Award alongside the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
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Gary Sinise first starred in the film adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel Of Mice and Men which he directed and produced.
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Gary Sinise played George Milton alongside John Malkovich who played Lennie.
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Gary Sinise appeared in films such as Ron Howard's Apollo 13, Ransom, Frank Darabont's The Green Mile and Impostor.
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Gary Sinise is known for his television performances as Harry S Truman in Truman, for which he won a Golden Globe, and the title role in the television film George Wallace, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award.
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Gary Sinise later had leading roles as Detective Mac Taylor in the CBS series CSI: NY, from 2016 to 2017, Sinise starred as Special Agent Jack Garrett in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.
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Gary Sinise briefly attended Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and later graduated from Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Illinois.
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Gary Sinise honed his acting and directing skills at Steppenwolf, and received a Joseph Jefferson Award for his direction of Lyle Kessler's play Orphans.
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In 1982, Gary Sinise's career began to take off when he directed and starred in Steppenwolf's production of True West.
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In 1988, Gary Sinise directed Miles from Home, a film starring Richard Gere, about two brothers' fight against the foreclosure of the family farm.
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Gary Sinise collaborated with fellow actor Tom Hanks three times, including Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, and The Green Mile.
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Gary Sinise narrated the audiobooks for John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley.
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Gary Sinise was credited as a producer from season two onwards and wrote the storyline of an episode.
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Gary Sinise was the narrator for the Discovery Channel's miniseries When We Left Earth in 2008.
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Gary Sinise was awarded the Presidential Citizen Medal by George W Bush for work he did supporting the US military and humanitarian work supporting Iraqi children.
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Gary Sinise narrated Army and Army Reserve Army Strong recruitment ads in late 2008.
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Gary Sinise is the national spokesperson for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial.
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In November 2009, Gary Sinise narrated the highly acclaimed World War II in HD on the History Channel.
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In 2009, Gary Sinise lent his voice talents in the Thomas Nelson audio Bible production known as The Word of Promise, playing the character of David.
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On October 30,2017, Gary Sinise was selected as Grand Marshal of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, which took place on January 1,2018.
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In 2003, Gary Sinise was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by Amherst College.
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Gary Sinise was awarded the US Presidential Citizens Medal by President George W Bush in 2008.
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Gary Sinise is a devoted fan of the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Bears.
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Gary Sinise converted to the faith on December 24,2010.
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In 2005, Gary Sinise founded Friends of Abe, a support and networking group for conservative members of Hollywood.
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Gary Sinise's name was in an advertisement in the Los Angeles Times that condemned Hamas and Hezbollah and supported Israel in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
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In June 2008, Gary Sinise donated $2,300 to the Republican presidential primary campaign of Arizona Senator John McCain.
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Nicolle Wallace, a former adviser to George W Bush and McCain's campaign adviser, stated in May 2009 that she believed Sinise could help bring about a resurgence of the Republican Party.
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Gary Sinise narrates the online virtual tour for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and spoke at the centennial celebration of Ronald Reagan's birth at the library in February 2011.
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In September 2012, Gary Sinise donated to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
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Gary Sinise's Republican-leaning has been written into the character of Mac Taylor, who has a picture of Reagan displayed in his office and was once the subject of a joke by one of his colleagues about an eight-hour Reagan documentary he watched over and over.
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In spite of being a lifelong supporter of the Republican Party, Gary Sinise refused to endorse or vote for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, and criticized Trump after the then-candidate questioned McCain's status as a war hero because he was captured as a prisoner of war.
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Gary Sinise is a supporter of various veterans' organizations, both personally and through the Lt.
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Gary Sinise is on the Advisory Council of Hope For The Warriors, a national nonprofit dedicated to provide a full cycle of nonmedical care to combat-wounded service members, their families, and families of the fallen from each military branch.
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Gary Sinise narrates the audiobook of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," which was released on April 13,2011.
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In December 2011, Gary Sinise was the narrator at the Candelight Processional at Disneyland.
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In 2006, Gary Sinise began co-hosting the National Memorial Day Concert on the Mall in Washington, DC, with actor and Illinois native Joe Mantegna.
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Gary Sinise serves as the national spokesperson for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial and spends much of his time raising awareness for the memorial and other veterans' service organizations.
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Gary Sinise participated in Troopathon VI for 2013, as he has in the past, to help raise money for care packages for American troops.
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Gary Sinise received the 2015 Sylvanus Thayer Award, awarded by the West Point Association of Graduates to a non-West Point graduate whose character, service, and achievements reflect the ideals prized by the US Military Academy.
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In 2019 a video went viral of Gary Sinise reacting to a video of active duty service men and women, veterans, first responders, their families, and Colin Powell, Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Ron Howard, Steve Buscemi, Jay Leno, Tim Allen, Rob Lowe, Judd Apatow and Robin Roberts giving thanks to Sinise for all his humanitarian work.
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Gary Sinise read a quote from President Calvin Coolidge saying, "The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten".