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| Classically trained actor and co-founder of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company (along with pal John Malkovich), Sinise had his big break as amputee Lt. Dan alongside Tom Hanks in the Oscar winning film, Forrest Gump (1993) which turned Sinise from a "nobody" into a "somebody" overnight. Sinise since has appeared in high profile Ron Howard films such as Ransom (1995) and Apollo 13 (1996), and recently as Nicholas Cage's naval officer buddy in Snake Eyes. Now a "Big Hollywood Name", Sinise draws a sell-out crowd when he returns to Steppenwolf for special theatrical showcases, such as his 1996 lead performance as Stanley Kowalski in Steppenwolf's rendition of the Tennessee Williams classic, A Street Car Named Desire and 2000's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Before he became a household celebrity name, Sinise secured a few directorial film credits which include a film adaptation of the Steinbeck novel Of Mice and Men (1991) in which Sinise also stars alongside buddy John Malkovich as well as the less known flick Miles From Home (1989) starring Nothing Sacred TV star Kevin Anderson, Helen Hunt, and Richard Gere. For a time during the '90's, beginning with 1993's Forrest Gump --for which Sinise was nominated for a supporting Academy Award&--Sinise could do no wrong. As the decade came to a close though, Sinise had begun to make a Nicolas Cage like career transformation (even starring with the man in DePalma's 1998 failed experiment, Snake Eyes), opting for high profile roles in movies that had little, if any potential artistry. Following the dismal Reindeer Games came Sinise's decision to anchor the cast in Mission to Mars, a huge budgeted disappointment that left audiences wondering how a talented group of Hollywood insiders could get together and make such a poor movie.
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