Photo: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Gary Sinise was born on March 17, 1955 in Blue Island, Illinois, United States. Gary Sinise is listed as a film actor, television actor and stage actor. The age as of 2026 is 71. Schooling on record includes Illinois State University. Awards on record include Presidential Citizens Medal, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (1996), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (1998) and 3 more.
My Take
What strikes me about Gary Sinise is how completely he inverted the usual celebrity arc. Most actors use a beloved role as a springboard to bigger fame; Sinise used Lieutenant Dan as a doorway into decades of service to veterans, work that earned him the Presidential Citizens Medal. As a performer he is a theater man at heart, grounded and unshowy and built for ensemble work, which is exactly why his screen characters feel so trustworthy. I find his career a quiet argument that craft and character can reinforce each other, and that an actor's legacy can be measured in lives touched as much as in awards won.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gary Sinise
- Name (Japanese)
- ゲイリー・シニーズ
- Reading
- げいりー・しにーず
- Born
- March 17, 1955 (age 71)
- Origin
- Blue Island, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / stage actor / actor / director
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
2. Background
- University
- Illinois State University
Awards & achievements
- Presidential Citizens Medal
- 1996 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
- 1998 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Drama League Award
- James Cardinal Gibbons Medal
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.garysinise.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/garysiniseofficial/
- Xhttps://x.com/GarySinise
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary%20Sinise
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180272
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Gary Sinise born?
Gary Sinise was born on March 17, 1955 and is 71 years old.
Where is Gary Sinise from?
Gary Sinise is from Blue Island, Illinois, United States.
What does Gary Sinise do?
Gary Sinise works as film actor, television actor, stage actor, actor, director.
Where did Gary Sinise study?
Gary Sinise attended Illinois State University.
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