Mykelti Williamson opened up about how he auditioned for 'Forrest Gump' with Tom Hanks and how he realized the pair were ...

In the movie, when Tom Hanks’ title character enlists in the U.S. Army, he befriends Williamson’s Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue, who’s obsessed with shrimp. Though Bubba dies in combat, Forrest ...

In the film, the protagonist, Forrest, opens a restaurant, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., in memory of his friend Bubba, played by Mykelti Williamson. The character dies in the Vietnam War. During the ...

Since Forrest Gump went on to make over USD 670 million at the box office and won six Oscars, including Best Picture, Williamson also starred in 2016's Fences with Viola Davis and Denzel Washington, ...

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran actor Mykelti Williamson has signed with More Medavoy Management for representation. Known for his iconic role as Bubba in the Oscar-winning Forrest Gump, Williamson will next ...

Ahead of the film's premiere, actor Mykelti Williamson, known for his iconic role as Bubba in Forrest Gump, and producer Kip Konwiser sat down with News 9 to discuss the inspiration behind the ...

Mykelti Williamson, who played Bubba in Forrest Gump, opened up about why he's never been to the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurants Williamson said he's never been "properly invited" to the chain ...

SEE ALSO: 'The Last Rodeo' rides into theaters nationwide Memorial Day weekend Ahead of the film's premiere, actor Mykelti Williamson, known for his iconic role as Bubba in Forrest Gump ...

Hanks and Williamson also worked together to find a different version of Forrest and Bubba’s relationship than what was written in the 1986 novel of the same name that the movie was based on.