Gary Sinise Net Worth

Gary Sinise's Quotes

• Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on time. The trick is to always keep the engine running.
• Sometimes, you're in great demand. Then suddenly, your career hits the brakes.
• Wherever I go for the military, they always call me Lt. Dan. They just can't help it.
• [on his work ethic]: There's always the ongoing actor frustration of finding the great role to do next. I don't go to work a lot. I wait as long as I can until the money runs out or a great part comes along.
• If we have any hope of preserving our own country, we have to look at our history constantly so that we don't repeat that again and that we stand up for this country with everything we have to make sure that tyranny never wins out, that freedom always prevails.

Interesting Facts about Gary Sinise

1. Shares his March 17 birthday with Ken Mattingly whom he portrayed in Apollo 13 (1995), Rob Lowe with whom he co-starred in The Stand (1994), and Casey Siemaszko with whom he co-starred in Of Mice and Men (1992).
2. His Steppenwolf theater company, started by high-school graduates in a Catholic-school basement, is currently an institution housed in an $8 million theater.
3. Attended and graduated from Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Illinois (1974).
4. Gary appeared on screen with his spouse, Moira Sinise, in Crime Story (1986), portraying a married couple. Moira had a small role in Miles from Home (1988), the first feature Gary directed, but Moira's role was left on the cutting-room floor. Moira appeared as the "Girl in the Red Dress" in Of Mice and Men (1992).
5. Son of Robert L. Sinise.
6. Father of Sophie Sinise, McCanna Anthony Sinise and Ella Sinise with Moira Sinise.
7. Won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a miniseries or dramatic special for portraying George Wallace the very night the real George Wallace died.
8. Gary Sinise was born on March 17, 1955. In the movie Apollo 13 (1995), Gary Sinise played original Apollo 13 pilot, Ken Mattingly. Mattingly was born on March 17, 1936.
9. Received an honorary degree (Doctor of Humane Letters) from Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts (2003).
10. Was considered for the starring role in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). When he did not get the role, he recommended that the producers hire William Petersen, which they did. Ironically, he is currently the star of CSI: NY (2004), the spin-off of Petersen's successful television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000).
11. He played Governor George Wallace in George Wallace (1997). He reprised the role in Path to War (2002) (uncredited).
12. Has been nominated for Tony Awards three times: in 1990, as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play), for portraying Tom Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath," a role he recreated in the television version of the same title, American Playhouse: The Grapes of Wrath (1991); in 1996, as Best Director for a revival of Sam Shepard's "Buried Child," and in 2001 as Best Actor (Play), for portraying Randle McMurphy in a revival of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.".
13. Kimo Williams first worked with Gary as composer for a Steppenwolf production of "A Streetcar Named Desire." After learning of Gary's talents on the bass, Kimo encouraged him to do more playing and they enjoyed the occasional jam session over the years. As Gary began what has turned out to be an extraordinary commitment to the USO, these jams eventually led to gigs in the Chicago area, gathering local talent and performing for troops and their families.
14. Shares a birthday with Rob Lowe, with whom he co-starred in The Stand (1994).
15. Founded Operation Iraqi Children (www.operationiraqichildren.org) in early 2004 with "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" author Laura Hillenbrand.
16. While most of the CSI: NY (2004) cast is from New York, Sinise is one of three exceptions. The others are Melina Kanakaredes (who was born in Ohio) and Anna Belknap (who was born in Maine). However, Sinise, Belknap and Kanakaredes have all lived in NY at some point in time.
17. The two episodes of Crime Story (1986) that he directed are the only times he has been credited as "Gary A. Sinise.".
18. Performed in a band called "Half Day Road" as a teen. Band broke up before their first album "Half Day Road" could be recorded.
19. Formed the "Lt. Dan Band," a band consisting of several singers, guitarists, drummers and keyboardists. The band has a total of 13 members. Sinise plays bass guitar. The name is, of course, in homage to his character in Forrest Gump (1994), Lt. Dan Taylor.
20. On December 10, 2008, was awarded the United States of America Presidential Citizens Medal (which was established on November 13, 1969 to recognize U.S. citizens who have performed exemplary deeds of service for the nation. The medal is bestowed by the President and may be conferred posthumously. The Presidential Citizens Medal is one of the highest honors the President can confer upon a civilian, second only to the Presidential Medal of Freedom.) for his work with the USO and Operation Iraqi Children.