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Film Actor Gary Sinise on His Theater Roots

Sinise is up for an Oscar for his supporting role in "Forrest Gump." He also starred in a film version of "Of Mice and Men." Terry spoke to him in 1992 about his early stage work in Chicago. (Rebroadcast)

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 24, 1995: Interview with Samuel L. Jackson; Review of the CD box set "The Envelope Please"; Interview with Chazz Palminteri; Interview with Gary Sinise; Review of…
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Actor Samuel L. Jackson

Jackson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Jules Winnfield in "Pulp Fiction." He also also stars in the new film "Losing Isaiah," and will be in two upcoming films "Kiss of Death" and "Die Hard With a Vengeance." We replay our 1991 interview with him, after Jackson appeared in Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever." (Rebroadcast)

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Actor Chazz Palminteri on Gangsters and the Working Man

Actor Chazz Palminteri was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Woody Allen's film "Bullets over Broadway." He got his start with a theatrical piece which he later made into the movie "A Bronx Tale." We revisit our 1994 interview with him. (Rebroadcast)

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Actor and Director Gary Sinise Moves from Stage to Screen

Sinise was a founding member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater Company and is best known for his starring role in the Tony-award winning production of "The Grapes of Wrath." Sinise's latest project is as producer, director, and star of the new film "Of Mice and Men," which also stars John Malkovich. The screenplay, written by Horton Foote, is based on the John Steinbeck novel.

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