US EditionForrest Gump’s Gary Sinise Details Leaving Hollywood Amid His Son’s Cancer Battle
- Gary Sinise, known for roles including Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump, paused acting in 2019 to care for his son Mac amid cancer battle.
- In 2018, Mac Sinise was found to have chordoma, an uncommon type of bone cancer, and after battling the disease for five years, he passed away in January 2024.
- During the cancer fight, Gary's wife Moira survived stage 3 breast cancer, and the family relocated to Tennessee seeking comfort and closeness.
- Gary described seeing Mac's MRI as "a monster grabbing my son’s spine" and has released his son's music album Resurrection & Revival to honor him.
- Since Mac's death, Gary remains uncertain about returning to acting, prioritizing family and Mac's memory while living in rural Tennessee.
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Gary Sinise Publishes the Music of His Missing Son to Honor His Memory
Gary Sinise, the actor known for his roles in movies such as "Forrest Gump" and "CSI": NY , interrupted his career in 2019 after his wife and son had a terrible diagnosis: both had cancer. His wife Moira survived the breast cancer in the third stage, but unfortunately her son Mac died in January 2024 due to a rare bone cancer. Moved to Tennessee in 2023, Sinise faced mourning by publishing the music composed by her son, before his death at 33 ye…
Gary Sinise Stopped Acting in 2020 Amid Son’s Cancer Battle, Says a Comeback ‘May Come Along but It’s Harder to Leave Home. I Just Want to Be Around Family’
Gary Sinise stopped acting to care for his son, Mac, who died from a rare form of bone cancer in 2024.
Actor Gary Sinise reveals why he left Hollywood and why he won’t come back after his son’s death: “I just want to be with my family”
In recent years, actor Gary Sinise (Blue Island, Illinois, 70) and his family have experienced the worst moments of their lives. In 2020, the world-renowned performer for playing Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump (1994) made the decision to leave Hollywood. But it wasn’t until last November, in an interview with Fox News, that he revealed the reasons for that march: his wife, Moira Harris, and his son, McCanna Mac Anthony Sinise, were diagnosed wit…
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