Frederic Forrest

Birth Name:

Frederic Fenimore Forrest

Birth Place:

Waxahachie, Texas, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Attended Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas
While his parents did not condone his aspirations to become an actor, he eventually graduated from TCU with a degree in television studies and moved to New York City to study under Lee Strasberg
Quote: "It's a continual problem when you don't have the lead․ There is always the possibility you will get cut․ You have no control․"
Best known for his role in 1979's "Apocalypse Now" and later "The Rose", a role that would land him an Oscar nomination as a supporting actor
Made his off-Broadway debut after initially moving to New York and would eventually break into features with several small, low budget films in the late 1960s
Collects James Dean memorabilia and hats
Shares the same home town, Waxahachie, Texas, as director and producer Robert Benton
Supported himself while studying at the Actor's Studio by working as a page for NBC Studios in Rockefeller Plaza

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