Mykelti Williamson      3/4/1957 , St-Louis, Missouri  Birth
Name  Michael Tyler Williamson     Mykelti Williamson was born
on March 4, 1957, in St. Louis, Missouri. He became interested
in acting at the age of nine and his family relocated to Los
Angeles to pursue his dream. His first acting credits as a child
include appearances on the PBS show The Righteous Apples, which
was about a multi-racial singing group. In his late teen years,
he started dancing on Soul Train as an alternate, along with
Fred Berry of What's Happening!! fame. In the early 1980s,
Williamson began acting in several television series such as
Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, and Starsky and Hutch. His film
debut was in 1984 film Streets of Fire. Williamson's other
memorable film credits include roles in ATL, Get Rich or Die
Tryin', August Rush, and Con Air. His most famous role was the
part of Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in 1994's critically
acclaimed movie Forrest Gump with Tom Hanks. In spite of his
successful film career, Mykelti Willi