![]() Starred in Forest Whitaker's Waiting to Exhale (1995) partnered with Al Pacino in Michael Mann's Following his critically acclaimed performance in Forrest Gump (1994), Williamson Miracle Mile (1988) with Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham, Number One with a Bullet (1987), Wildcats (1986) and Free Willy (1993). He would subsequently appear in the feature The First Power (1990) with Lou Diamond Phillips, Streets of Fire (1984), opposite Diane Lane, Michael Paré and Willem Dafoe. He made his film debut in the Walter Hill-directed feature Following graduation, Williamson began acting professionally, makingĪppearances on television shows such as Starsky and Hutch (1975), Hill Street Blues (1981) and China Beach (1988),Īmong others. A superbĪthlete, he excelled at both football and basketball, but the actingīug led him to quit sports and dance with the cheerleading squad, much At theĪge of 15, Williamson and his family settled in Los Angeles. Put him in a church play that he realized that what the people on the Was seeing on the small screen were reality. Like many youngsters, he wasĮnamored with the concept of television, and thought that the images he The son of an Air Force Staff Sergeant (father) and certified publicĪccountant (mother), Williamson was born in St. ( Tim Daly) in CBS' update of the classic 1960's action series The Fugitive (2000). Philip Gerard, the hardnosedĭetective determined to recapture escaped convict Dr. Williamson is one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood, who hasīeen steadily honing his craft since he first began acting Opposite Tom Hanks in the Academy Award-winning Forrest Gump (1994), Mykelti Blue, making her faint, and allowing her to retire.Perhaps best remembered for his touching performance as "Bubba" Forrest also gives Bubba's share of the profits to Mrs. After a bout of little success and a hurricane which wiped out all the competition, Forrest and Lt. After Forrest's discharge, he does fulfills his promise to go into the shrimping business, and Lt. Dan sarcastically replies that he himself will be Forrest's first mate. Dan how he plans to fulfill his promise to Bubba and go into the shrimping business, to which Lt. While Forrest is in special assignment, he tells a crippled Lt. Bubba then asks Forrest why it all had to happen and also says that he wants to go home, dying shortly afterward. Dan and the others are and dodging a napalm strike that Lt. Dan, Forrest finds Bubba laying down in the grass, having been shot in the chest to which he picks Bubba up and takes him to the river where Lt. After finding and rescuing Dallas, Tex, Cleveland, and Lt. ![]() Forrest does, but soon is all by himself and rushes back to find Bubba. Dan orders the soldiers to pull back and Bubba tells Forrest to run. The next day the rain stops and the soldiers are immediately ambushed by the Vietnamese. One rainy evening, Bubba asks Forrest to come into the shrimping business with him as his First Mate and split profits. Eventually the two are sent to Vietnam, where they get caught in a rain that continues for four months. He is diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorder.ĭuring their basic training, Bubba talks about the shrimp fishing business and recites every dish one can make with shrimp. He was portrayed by Mykelti Williamson in the movie.īubba was drafted into the United States Army, and was sitting on the bus heading to basic training when he first met Forrest, offering him a seat next to him. He knew everything there was to know about the shrimping business, and directly inspired the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company.īubba appears as a major character in both the Forrest Gump novel and feature film. That- that's about it.īenjamin "Bubba" Buford Blue (MaJune 7, 1967) was Forrest Gump's companion during the Vietnam War. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea.
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