Gary Sinise

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Gary Sinise
Sinise in May 2011
Born
Gary Alan Sinise

(1955-03-17) March 17, 1955 (age 69)
Occupation(s)Stand-up comedian, actor, director, voice artist, comedian
Years active1982–present
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse
Moira Harris (m. 1981)

Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, voice artist, and comedian. He as in the movies Of Mice and Men, Forrest Gump, George Wallace, and Open Season. Since 2004, Sinise has starred in CBS's CSI: NY as Detective Mac Taylor.

Sinise has won many awards including an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. He was awarded the Presidential Citizen Medal by George W. Bush for work he did supporting the U.S. Military and supporting Iraqi children.[1]

Personal life[change | change source]

Sinise has been married to actress Moira Harris since 1981 and they have three children: Sophie Anne (b. 1988), McCanna Anthony (b. 1990), and Ella Jane (b. 1992).

Filmography[change | change source]

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Family Secrets Motorcyclist TV movie
1984 True West Austin American Playhouse TV broadcast of play
1986 Crime Story Howie Dressler 2 episodes
1989 The Final Days Richard Ben-Veniste TV movie
1989 My Name Is Bill W. Ebby, Bill's best friend Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie
1991 The Grapes of Wrath Tom Joad TV movie
1992 Of Mice and Men George Milton Also directed
1992 A Midnight Clear Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
1992 The Witness Young Soldier TV short
1993 Jack the Bear Norman Strick
1994 Forrest Gump Lieutenant Dan Taylor Won: Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor,
National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor,
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor,
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture,
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role,
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor,
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
1994 The Stand Stu Redman TV mini-series
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
1995 Truman Harry S. Truman TV movie
Won: CableACE Award for Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries,
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film,
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie
1995 Apollo 13 Ken Mattingly Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1995 The Quick and the Dead The Marshal
1996 Ransom Detective Jimmy Shaker
1996 Albino Alligator Milo
1997 George Wallace George C. Wallace TV movie
Won: CableACE Award for Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries,
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie,
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film,
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
1998 Snake Eyes Commander Kevin Dunne
1999 The Green Mile Burt Hammersmith
1999 It's the Rage Morgan
1999 That Championship Season Tom Daley TV movie
2000 Bruno Dino Battaglia
2000 Impostor Spencer Olham
2000 Mission to Mars Jim McConnell
2000 Reindeer Games Gabriel Mercer
2002 A Gentleman's Game Foster Pearse DVD Premiere Award for Best Actor
2002 Path to War George Wallace TV movie (uncredited)
2002 Made-Up Duncan Tivey
2003 Fallen Angel Terry TV movie
2003 The Human Stain Nathan Zuckerman
2003 Mission: SPACE Capcom Movie short
2004,
2005
CSI: Miami Detective Mac Taylor Episodes 2.23 "MIA/NYC NonStop" and
4.07 "Felony Flight"
2004 The Forgotten Dr. Jack Munce
2004–
present
CSI: NY Detective Mac Taylor All 184 episodes
2004 The Big Bounce Ray Ritchie
2006 Open Season Shaw (voice)
2008 When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions Narrator TV mini-series
2009 On the Road in Iraq With Our Troops and Gary Sinise Himself TV documentary
2009 WWII in HD Narrator TV mini-series ("Battle Stations" segment)
2011 None Less Than Heroes: The Honor Flight Story Narrator Video documentary
2011 Lt. Dan Band: For The Common Good Himself Movie documentary

References[change | change source]

  1. "New Recipients Of Presidential Citizen Medals". WBKO. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2008.

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