#SONNET NOEL WHITAKER PROFESSIONAL#
Brother – Forest Whitaker:įorest had originally planned to play professional American football and was on a football scholarship at California State Polytechnic University. Later, an older photo appeared, revealing that they didn’t resemble one other at all. It was, however, a fraud, and the two photographs were simply various appearances Forest wore throughout his career. The news that Forest had a twin brother or that Kenn resembled Forest spread swiftly. His professional activities have been unknown since then.įorest and Kenn received a lot of attention in 2018 after a Twitter user tweeted a photo comparing the two. He dropped out of acting after the film since he wasn’t getting any important roles. He had a brief role in the 1999 film “Life,” which featured Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy and portrayed the story of two friends who were wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life in prison. However, it did not perform well at the box office. The picture was designed as a political satire and received great reviews from critics, earning it an Academy Award nomination. Continued Acting Work and Mistaken Identity:Ī year later, Kenn landed a role in “Bulworth,” a film starring Don Cheadle and Halle Berry that chronicles the life of a California Senator running for re-election while avoiding an assassin hired to assassinate him. The plot follows a former marine who is suspected of assassination and is forced to serve under a top-secret squad in order to avoid death row. He pursued acting opportunities after seeing his brother love his profession, and made his debut appearance in 1997 in the film “Most Wanted,” which starred Jon Voight and Keenen Ivory Wayans, who was also credited with the screenplay. Following his older brother’s interest in acting during college, he became interested in it as well. The family had Ghanaian Akan origin and Nigerian Igbo descent. His mother was a special education teacher, while his father was an insurance salesman.
He had three brothers and sisters, two of whom were boys, including the eldest, Forest. Kenn was born in Longview, but his family eventually relocated to Carson, California. While he only has a few acting credits, this has helped him accumulate cash, and he is likely to have pursued other career lines nevertheless, his other pursuits have not been made public.