- Born
- Birth namePhilip Munro Forman
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Philip Forman was selected by Matthew Modine and Todd Field to represent their co-directorial debut; in a short film entitled "When I Was A Boy" (1993); to which Forman portrayed both the lead and narrator. This obscure short film was showcased at both The Sundance Film Festival and The Museum of Modern Art's New Directors/New Films Series. The results were such, that Matthew Modine decided to Produce and Direct another short film entitled "Smoking" (1994); again casting Philip Forman as the lead. This collaboration marked the second consecutive year in which their efforts would be showcased at The Sundance Film Festival.
Philip Forman trained extensively under Stella Adler in NYC (1981-84); was selected by Sanford Meisner to be among the 16 charter students to train in The West Indies, at his island home in Bequia (1985); was also trained under Robert Lewis, co-founder of The Actor's Studio in NYC (1987). Paul Newman, during his tenure as President of The Actor's Studio, invited Forman to become a Working Observer (1988). In the summer of 1990, Forman concluded his training in London at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
Forman's Screen Actor's Guild card lists him as being Philip Munro Forman; being that another actor by the name of Philip Forman had gained membership just 6 months earlier, in 1991.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Merchant Phil
- Persuaded 3-time Oscar-winning Cinematographer Freddie Young to do his Head-Shots in London, in preparation for a pre-production meeting with director Sir David Lean. The project was an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's "Nostromo". Lean's passing occurred just days before filming began.
- Walked Stella Adler's dogs for $75.00 a week, during his student days.
- Considered his first apartment in NYC to being like a lucky rabbit's foot. The prior tenant was Elizabeth McGovern. While living there, McGovern got her first film break in Robert Redford's "Ordinary People". As luck would have it, Forman's first film, "When I Was A Boy", had its premiere at Redford's Sundance Film Festival.
- Was given an impromptu private acting lesson, in public, by Peter O'Toole, at a Boston book signing, for "Loitering With Intent".
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