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Gary Sinise

Gary Sinise
Photo: Kriplozoik (Wikimedia Commons) · Public domain

About

Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, director, musician, and philanthropist with a career spanning five decades. He earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Lt. Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump (1994) and co-founded Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1974. In 2011 he established the Gary Sinise Foundation, which builds mortgage-free smart homes for severely wounded veterans and supports first responders. Since 2003 he has fronted the Lt. Dan Band, performing charity concerts for U.S. troops.

Born:
17 March 1955 (71 years)
Place of birth:
Blue Island, Illinois, USA
600+
concerts by Lt. Dan Band (since 2003)
4/4 stars
Gary Sinise Foundation rating from Charity Navigator (7 years in a row)
83+
free homes for veterans (R.I.S.E. program)

What's new

  • 2026-03

    Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes renewed his partnership with Gary Sinise Foundation for the 2026 season - donating 100 dollars for each strikeout with a goal to raise 150,000 dollars.

  • 2026-04

    Sinise served as the keynote speaker at the Coverings 2026 trade show in Las Vegas (April 1, 2026), where he spoke about service and community.

  • 2025-09

    By September 2025, Lt. Dan Band had performed a total of 600 concerts since its first performance at Great Lakes Naval Base in November 2003.

  • 2025-05

    Sinise admitted in an interview with People that he has not yet resumed his acting career - after the death of his son Mac (January 2024), he wants to stay close to his family in Tennessee.

  • 2024-01

    Sinise's son McCanna 'Mac' Anthony Sinise died on January 5, 2024, at age 33 after years of battling a rare spinal tumor Chordoma.

Tour

SidneyWheatonBridgeportOaklandAustinBaltimore

Tracks

Forrest Gump (1994)Role of Lieutenant Dan Taylor - Oscar-nominated performance, foundation of his entire music and charity career
Apollo 13 (1995)One of the key film roles - Ken Mattingly
Of Mice and Men (1992)Sinise directed the film and played the lead role of George Milton in it
CSI: NY (2004-2013)Nine seasons in the role of Detective Mac Taylor - his longest television engagement
Resurrection & Revival (2024)Album of music by his son Mac Sinise, released posthumously - Gary contributed to its completion and distribution

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

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