{
 "id": "forest-whitaker-b826a9d2",
 "name": "Forest Whitaker",
 "kind": "person",
 "disambiguation": "US actor",
 "identifiers": {
  "mbid": [
   "b826a9d2-bbb0-473e-aeba-1153d0fdd77f"
  ],
  "wikidata": [
   "Q182763"
  ],
  "isni": [
   "0000000121028377"
  ],
  "discogs": [
   "463631"
  ]
 },
 "aliases": [
  "Ghost Dog"
 ],
 "facts": {
  "area": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "United States",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "b826a9d2-bbb0-473e-aeba-1153d0fdd77f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98"
    }
   ]
  },
  "award": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "star on Hollywood Walk of Fame",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q17985761",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q586140",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    },
    {
     "value": "NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q17011862",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    },
    {
     "value": "Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q593098",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    },
    {
     "value": "Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q13452531",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "Global Citizen Awards",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q48965436",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q7243506",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    },
    {
     "value": "Crystal Award",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q106517969",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "Academy Award for Best Actor",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q103916",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    },
    {
     "value": "BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q400007",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q654620",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    },
    {
     "value": "Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q5569281",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_date": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "1961-07-15",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "b826a9d2-bbb0-473e-aeba-1153d0fdd77f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "precision": "day"
    },
    {
     "value": "1961-07-15",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "precision": "day",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_place": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Longview",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "b826a9d2-bbb0-473e-aeba-1153d0fdd77f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "ed7d5aee-4f80-4771-8f05-7f004bcce746"
    },
    {
     "value": "Longview",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q852645",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "citizenship": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "United States",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q30",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "country": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "US",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "b826a9d2-bbb0-473e-aeba-1153d0fdd77f",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24"
    }
   ]
  },
  "description": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "American actor",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01"
    }
   ]
  },
  "genre": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "drama fiction",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q21010853",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "comedy film",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q157443",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "occupation": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "television actor",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q10798782",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    },
    {
     "value": "film actor",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q10800557",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "voice actor",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q2405480",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "film producer",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q3282637",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "karateka",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q9017214",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "film director",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q2526255",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "actor",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q33999",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "television director",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q182763",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q2059704",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  }
 },
 "discography": [],
 "links": [
  {
   "kind": "IMDb",
   "url": "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001845/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "VIAF",
   "url": "http://viaf.org/viaf/85707023"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs",
   "url": "https://www.discogs.com/artist/463631"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Whitaker"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://twitter.com/ForestWhitaker"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ForestWhitaker"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001845/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://www.instagram.com/forestwhitaker/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92111558"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6k48mtq"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13954386h"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://d-nb.info/gnd/129591971"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=503446"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n92111558"
  },
  {
   "kind": "social network",
   "url": "https://twitter.com/ForestWhitaker"
  },
  {
   "kind": "streaming",
   "url": "https://music.apple.com/at/artist/82440146"
  },
  {
   "kind": "wikidata",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182763"
  },
  {
   "kind": "wikipedia",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Whitaker"
  }
 ],
 "citation": {
  "canonical_url": "https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/forest-whitaker-b826a9d2",
  "cite_as": "Forest Whitaker, Musician Dictionary, https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/forest-whitaker-b826a9d2",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): free to use with credit",
  "sources": [
   {
    "name": "musicbrainz",
    "dump": "20261024-001001",
    "date": "2026-10-24",
    "license": "CC0 1.0 (core data; supplementary fields removed)"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-28T151314",
    "date": "2026-10-28",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-29T161131",
    "date": "2026-10-29",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-29T182648",
    "date": "2026-10-29",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-30T103005",
    "date": "2026-10-30",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-31T103005",
    "date": "2026-10-31",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-01T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-01",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-02T113003",
    "date": "2026-11-02",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-03T113003",
    "date": "2026-11-03",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   }
  ]
 }
}