Afemo Omilami Biography

Character actor Afemo Omilami built a career out of portraying gritty, urban types in Hollywood features, often with an aggressive edge, such as taxi drivers, longshoremen, barkeeps, drill sergeants, and angry spouses. Omilami debuted onscreen in the late '70s and evolved into an increasingly common screen presence as the years passed. The dozens of projects in which he appeared include the Tom Hanks-Shelley Long disaster comedy The Money Pit (1986), the Sydney Pollack-directed legal thriller The Firm (1993), Best Picture winner Forrest Gump (1994) (as a screaming drill sergeant), and the Ray Charles biopic Ray (2004). In 2007, Omilami joined the cast of director Deborah Kampmeier's rape-themed period drama Hounddog. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

• 1. Drill Sergeant: Gump! What's your sole purpose in this army?
  2. Forrest Gump: To do whatever you tell me, Drill Sergeant.
  3. Drill Sergeant: Goddammit Gump, you're a Goddamn genius. That's the most outstanding answer I've ever heard. You must have a goddamn I.Q. of a hundred and sixty. You are goddamn gifted, Private Gump.
  From Forrest Gump. Submitted by Kevin H (4 months ago)

• 1. Drill Sergeant: Gump! What's your sole purpose in this army?
  2. Forrest Gump: To do whatever you tell me, drill sergeant!
  3. Drill Sergeant: God damn it, Gump! You're a god damn genius! This is the most outstanding answer I have ever heard. You must have a goddamn I.Q. of 160. You are goddamn gifted, Private Gump. Listen up, people...
  From Forrest Gump. Submitted by David L (8 months ago)