It is possible for a kid from east Texas, raised in south central LA and Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits himself to them with his heart, to touch them and to have them happen.

His performance earned him the 2007 Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role making him the fourth African-American actor in history to do so joining the ranks of Sidney Poitier Denzel Washington and Jamie Foxx. On Inside the Actors Studio Whitaker said that a genetic test indicated he was of Igbo descent on his father's side and Akan descent on his mother's side. Ron Hubbard.

Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15 1961) is an American actor producer and director. Whitaker has also won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.