“and my Dad would be working. I remember being five years old looking at these slasher movies of my dad, all this blood, chainsaws and screaming.”
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Gary Sinise
Gary Alan Sinise is an American retired actor. He has won a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Actor Awards, and has been nominated for an Academy Award. He has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Sinise has also received awards and honors for his extensive humanitarian work and involvement with charitable organizations, notably the Gary Sinise Foundatio…
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entertainment · American actor (born 1955) · film actor · television actor · stage actor · actor · director · also Gary Sinise, Gary Alan Sinise, Sinise
Born 17 March 1955 · Q180272
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2026· 7 entries
“Many times it was questionable where we were going.”
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Bangor Daily News: Bangor Symphony Orchestra with Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band, a one-of-a-kind event
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Yahoo: Gary Sinise Played A Stephen King Hero In This Hit '90s TV Miniseries
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AOL: CSI: NY Star Gary Sinise's Acting Career Began On A Hit '80s Primetime Soap
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2025· 2 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Actor Gary Sinise has brought over 1,000 children of fallen service members to Disney theme parks free of charge.” Mostly True.
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AOL: Why Did Gary Sinise Leave Hollywood? All About His Emotional Decision to Stop Acting — and Whether He’ll Ever Return
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2024· 8 entries
People: Gary Sinise Says He Stepped Away from Acting to Care for Wife and Son with Cancer: 'Had My Hands Full'
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Gary Sinise is working with fellow actor Chuck Norris to build an all-veteran, "non-woke" film crew.” Labeled Satire.
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Forbes: How Gary Sinise Honors Nation’s Heroes Every Day Of The Year
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KCTV News: Gary Sinise’s son dies of rare cancer
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E!: Gary Sinise Receives Support From Alyssa Milano, Katharine McPhee and More After Son’s Death
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Today: 'Forrest Gump' star Gary Sinise's son dies at 33 from rare cancer
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And was laid to rest on January 23, 2024, in a Catholic service
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“Iraq is in the news every day, and most of it is bad. But there are some positive stories. And how our soldiers are rebuilding schools and helping kids is one of them.”
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2021· 1 entry
Sinise hosted the inauguration ceremony of the World War I memorial in Washington, D
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2020· 2 entries
The Location Managers Guild honored Sinise with its Humanitarian award at their annual awards ceremony in recognition of the work he does with the Gary Sinise Foundation
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To focus full-time on his family following concurrent cancer diagnoses for his wife and his son, McCanna "Mac" Anthony Sinise, who passed away in January 2024
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2019· 1 entry
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, Ti
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2018· 2 entries
His son, McCanna "Mac" Anthony Sinise, was diagnosed in 2018 with chordoma, a rare cancer of the spine.
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With chordoma, a rare cancer of the spine
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2017· 2 entries
Sinise was selected as Grand Marshal of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, which took place on January 1, 2018
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Sinise received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in the television industry
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2016· 1 entry
Snopes.com rated the claim “Actor Gary Sinise posted a witty retort after Hillary Clinton tweeted a message about gun control.” False.
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2014· 1 entry
Narrated a Smithsonian Institution exhibit in the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier
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2013· 2 entries
Was named an honorary Marine by the Commandant of the Marine Corps
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Was awarded the third highest honor within the Department of the Army Civilian Awards, the Outstanding Civilian Service Award, for substantial contributions to the U
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2012· 2 entries
Was honored by the Joe Foss Institute for his dedication to veterans
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Bush and John McCain, mentioned Sinise as a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2012.
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2010· 2 entries
Following his wife, Moira, who was raised Catholic and re-converted in 2000
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Narrated the World War II documentary Missions That Changed the War on the Military Channel
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2009· 1 entry
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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2006· 1 entry
Sinise began co-hosting the National Memorial Day Concert on the Mall in Washington, D
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2004· 3 entries
Sinise founded Friends of Abe, a support and networking group for conservative members of Hollywood
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Sinise began his first regular television series, in the crime drama CSI: NY, in which he plays Detective Mac Taylor
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In 2004, Sinise founded Friends of Abe, a support and networking group for conservative members of Hollywood.
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2003· 1 entry
Sinise was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by Amherst College
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2000· 1 entry
Sinise has been a regular celebrity narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional, appearing once at Disneyland in 2011 and fifteen times at Epcot (beginning in 2000, until most recently in 2025)
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for George Wallace (1998).
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1996· 1 entry
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for Truman (1996).
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1992· 1 entry
Sinise starred in the film adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel Of Mice and Men, which he also directed and produced
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1988· 1 entry
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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1985· 1 entry
Earned the Regional Theatre Tony Award alongside the Steppenwolf Theatre Company
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1983· 2 entries
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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Earned an Obie Award for his direction, and a year later appeared with John Malkovich in the PBS' American Playhouse production of the play
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1982· 1 entry
Sinise's career began to take off when he directed and starred in Steppenwolf's production of True West
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1974· 1 entry
Sinise and two friends, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry, founded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois
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1955· 1 entry
Born 1955-03-17.
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