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As the Oscar winner celebrates his fiftieth birthday, we appreciate his impressive body of work

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Forest Whitaker celebrates his 50th birthday July 15th

Forest Whitaker won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland. — Illustration by Roberto Parada

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