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William Forsythe
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Born: Jun 7, 1955
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Brooklyn native William Forsythe began his acting careet in the fifth grade when he was coerced by his teacher to appear in the title role of the play "Julius Caesar." He soon began to excel in school plays and local community theater including the musicals "Oklahoma!," "Bye Bye Birdie," "Godspell" and "Bells Are Ringing." After graduating early from high school, he headed for Manhattan, studied acting and took roles in a variety of plays while sleeping on friends' couches -- and even on dark theater stages.
Among his many other plays are "The Matchmaker," "1776," "Grease," "Vox Humana," "Hair," "A Hatful of Rain" and "A Streetcar Named Desire." He arrived in Hollywood in the late 1970s where he continued to act on stage while supporting himself working various odd jobs, including dishwasher, singing busboy, singing waiter, bartender, alarm salesman and doorman.
Forsythe's first of 70 feature films was 1980's "King of the Mountain" starring Harry Hamlin and Dennis Hopper. Soon after, he was noticed by director Sergio Leone, who cast him as Cockeye in his epic film "Once Upon a Time in America" starring Robert De Niro. Hollywood then took notice and he began amassing many prestigious film credits. Some of Forsythe's most noteworthy films included "The Lightship," "Raising Arizona," "Patty Hearst" "Dead Bang," "Out for Justice," "Dick Tracy," "Stone Cold," "The Rock," "The Waterdance" (earning him and Independent Spirit Award Nomination), "Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo" and "Ci...[MORE]
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William Forsythe Nude and Sexy
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