Actor and activist Gary Sinise is being celebrated on his 65th birthday. The well-known actor, who co-founded the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago and played the iconic veteran role of Lieutenant Dan Taylor in “Forest Gump,” has made the second chapter of his life about service.
Sinise entertained veterans’ touring with the “Lt. Dan Band,” and founded the Gary Sinise Foundation, which describes its mission as “honoring our defenders, veterans, first responders, and their families, and those in need.” In 2019, he published his book “A Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service,” which became a New York Times bestseller.
