Out of Work
After being Bubba, Mykelti Williamson couldn’t get an acting gig. His lip prosthetic made casting directors think he was too unattractive to be in any other roles. Eventually, though, he got back into the business.
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These Forrest Gump Facts Are Better Than a Box of Chocolates
The More You Know
- Michael Fassbender had makeup artists put alcohol on his mustache for a role.
- Forrest Gump has more CGI than Jurassic Park.
- Viggo Mortensen had no intention of working on The Lord of the Rings until his son begged him to do it.
- Jennifer Lopez was the first actress to have a movie and an album hit number one in the same week.