Gary Sinise
publication date: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 (part of Fall 2019)
category: Movies
clue: Long before working in police forensics in New York, he was a prison guard, an astronaut, a kidnapper, a wounded soldier, and a shrimp fisherman.
explanation: Sinise starred in CSI:NY, The Green Mile, Apollo 13, Ransom, and Forrest Gump. more…
intended difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, and Erik Bates
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