In "Forrest Gump" (1994), he played Forrest's son, trading lines with two-time Oscar-winner Tom Hanks.

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Among them: a homosexual AIDS victim in the 1993 tearjerker Philadelphia, a slow-talking Southerner in the 1994 hit Forrest Gump and a heroic captain in 1998's Saving Private Ryan.

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He won two Oscars in the decade - back to back in 1994 and 1995 for roles in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump.

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And they rallied with him as a slow-witted Southerner in the 1994 runaway hit Forrest Gump.

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"Benjamin Button, " a noughties update of "Forrest Gump" could also pick up an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Eric Roth who won the accolade for "Forrest Gump" in 1995.

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Though CBS ' (nyse: CBS - news - people ) The Late Show host is widely believed to have bombed during his one attempt to host the Oscars, the show, in which box office hit Forrest Gump beat out Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption for Best Picture, was the second-most-watched in the last 25 years.

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Today, the resort-like town is best known for its role in several movies, among them The Prince of Tides, Forrest Gump and Forces of Nature, which was filmed in and around Castle.

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In a clever invention from screenwriter Eric Roth ("The Good Shepherd" and "Forrest Gump"), Queenie runs a caring home for the elderly, so Master Benjamin fits in reasonably well, though one old lady is disconcerted by his fondness for her granddaughter Daisy.

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Forrest Gump was O'Donnell's affectionate nickname when he played for Celtic, in honour of his tireless running - a characteristic of the film's main character, played by Tom Hanks.

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