Forrest Gump
1994
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Benjamin "Bubba" Buford Blue (March 2, 1943 — June 7, 1967) was Forrest Gump's companion during the Vietnam War. He knew everything there was to know about the shrimping business, and directly inspired the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company.
Williamson is best known as Private Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the Academy Award–winning 1994 film Forrest Gump. He also received favorable reviews when he played Negro league baseball player Josh Gibson in the HBO film Soul of the Game (1996).
Mykelti Williamson. Actor: Forrest Gump. Perhaps best remembered for his touching performance as "Bubba" opposite Tom Hanks in the Academy Award-winning Forrest Gump (1994), Mykelti Williamson is one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood, who has been steadily honing his craft since he first began acting professionally at the age of 18.
Forrest Gump : Bubba was my best good friend. And even I know that ain't something you can find just around the corner. Bubba was going to be a shrimping boat captain, but instead, he died right there by that river in Vietnam.
During basic training, he befriends a fellow soldier named Benjamin Buford Blue (nicknamed "Bubba"), who convinces Forrest to go into the shrimping business with him after their service. In 1967, they are sent to Vietnam, serving with the 9th Infantry Division in the Mekong Delta region.
Michael T. 'Mykelti' Williamson (born March 4, 1957) is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue in the 1994 film Forrest Gump, as Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith in the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful crime drama Boomtown, and recently for appearing as the head of CTU for season 8 of the hit ...
Sep 30, 2023 · According to Winston Groom who penned the original Forrest Gump novel, "Bubba‘s death was absolutely essential to defining Forrest going forward." The tragic loss of his best friend shaped Forrest into the loyal, selfless, and driven man audiences rooted for through the years.
Dec 30, 2023 · In this heart-wrenching scene from 'Forrest Gump,' we witness the emotional moment when Bubba, Forrest's loyal friend and fellow soldier, is gravely wounded in Vietnam.
Now on Digital, Blu-ray™& DVDGet it now: http://paramnt.us/ForrestGumpBlu-rayStupid is as stupid does, says Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks in an Oscar-win...
Jan 31, 2021 · His given name was Benjamin Buford Blue, but people called him Bubba, "just like one of them old Redneck boys." He knew everything there was to know about the shrimping business. Yes, he was...
