Michael Conner Humphreys (born March 1, 1985) is an American actor
best known for playing young Forrest Gump in the 1994 film of the same
name, a performance for which he was nominated for a Young Artist
Award.Humphreys was born in the small town of Independence,
Mississippi. In 1993, when he was eight years old, he attended an open
casting call in Memphis, Tennessee for "a young Tom Hanks with light
eyes and a quirky disposition." The casting team, particularly taken
by his thick Southern accent, selected Humphreys to play the role of
young Forrest Gump in the movie adaptation of Winston Groom's 1986
novel. As part of his preparation to play the character as an adult,
Tom Hanks worked to emulate Humphreys's speech and
mannerisms.Alongside his Forrest Gump costars Hanna Hall and Haley
Joel Osment, he received a nomination at the 16th Youth in Film
Awards, though he was ultimately bested in his category by Matthew
McCurley from the movie North. Save for high school productions and an
uncredited role in the 2003 television adaptation of the John Grisham
novel A Painted House, Humphreys did not pursue a further career in
acting.
best known for playing young Forrest Gump in the 1994 film of the same
name, a performance for which he was nominated for a Young Artist
Award.Humphreys was born in the small town of Independence,
Mississippi. In 1993, when he was eight years old, he attended an open
casting call in Memphis, Tennessee for "a young Tom Hanks with light
eyes and a quirky disposition." The casting team, particularly taken
by his thick Southern accent, selected Humphreys to play the role of
young Forrest Gump in the movie adaptation of Winston Groom's 1986
novel. As part of his preparation to play the character as an adult,
Tom Hanks worked to emulate Humphreys's speech and
mannerisms.Alongside his Forrest Gump costars Hanna Hall and Haley
Joel Osment, he received a nomination at the 16th Youth in Film
Awards, though he was ultimately bested in his category by Matthew
McCurley from the movie North. Save for high school productions and an
uncredited role in the 2003 television adaptation of the John Grisham
novel A Painted House, Humphreys did not pursue a further career in
acting.
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