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Newt's World

Episode 646: The Best of Newt’s World – Gary Sinise

Newt's World

Gingrich 360

News, Politics

4.66.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

For nearly 40 years, actor Gary Sinise has been an advocate on behalf of America’s service members. His portrayal of Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump formed an enduring connection with service members throughout the military community. Following the attacks of September 11th, 2001, Sinise’s dedication to our nation’s active duty defenders, veterans, first responders and their families has become his personal crusade of support, service and gratitude for all those who protect our freedom and serve our country through the garysinisefoundation.org

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0:00.0

This is the best of Neutrural.

0:03.0

Coming up, my conversation with Gary Sinise.

0:06.0

On this episode of Newt's world, Gary Sinise's stage, film and television career

0:19.2

has spanned more than four decades. At the age of 18, he co-founded Chicago Steppenwolf

0:26.4

Theater Company and as Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump, he received

0:30.9

nominations for Golden Grove, Screen Actors Guild, and Academy Awards

0:35.3

and earned the Best Supporting Actor Award from the National Board of Review

0:39.8

and the Commander's Award from the Disabled American Veterans.

0:43.7

His other film credits include Apollo 13,

0:46.4

ransom, snake eyes, imposter,

0:48.9

the Green Mile Mission to Mars and the Human State.

0:52.2

His most recent film and television work include I still believe

0:56.4

Good Joe Bell and the Netflix series 13 reasons why. He starred as Jack Garrett on the series Criminal Minds Beyond Borders and

1:06.1

for nine seasons as Detective Mack Taylor on the hit series CSI New York, both of

1:12.2

which aired on CBS. He is an Emmy Golden Globe and

1:15.9

two-time SAG award winner for his roles in Truman and George Wallace.

1:21.4

For nearly 40 years Gary has been an advocate on behalf of America's

1:25.7

service members beginning in the early 1980s, supporting local Vietnam veterans

1:30.7

groups in the Chicago area, and into the 1990s when his portrayal

1:34.9

of lieutenant Dan formed an enduring connection with service members throughout

1:39.8

the military community and as he worked on behalf of the Disabled American Veterans

1:44.5

Organization, which he continues to actively support today.

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