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The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company is an American seafood restaurant chain inspired by the 1994 film Forrest Gump, based in Houston, Texas, and a division of Landry's Restaurants since 2010. [2] As of October 2022, 35 restaurants operate worldwide: twenty-two in the U.S., four in Mexico, three in Japan and one each in Mainland China, Hong Kong ...
In one Vietnam War scene, Gump carries Bubba away from an incoming napalm attack. To create the effect, stunt actors were initially used for compositing purposes. Then, Hanks and Williamson were filmed, with Williamson supported by a cable wire as Hanks ran with him.
Tilman Joseph Fertitta was born in Galveston, Texas, [13] on June 25, 1957. [14] He is of Sicilian descent. [15] His father, Vic, owned a seafood restaurant on Galveston Island, and after school, Tilman would peel shrimp in his father's restaurant.
Landry acquired Bubba Gump Shrimp Company in 2010. In 2010, Landry's, Inc., acquired three new restaurants: Bubba Gump Shrimp Company , a collection of seafood restaurants themed on the movie Forrest Gump , [ 22 ] [ 23 ] The company also acquired Claim Jumper , a national chain of family restaurants. [ 24 ]
Within the portfolio are many luxury hotels and well known restaurant brands such as Rainforest Café, Del Frisco's, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, Morton's The Steakhouse, among others. Additionally, the company is the largest shareholder of food delivery app ASAP. [3] It is headquartered at The Post Oak tower in Uptown Houston.
Mykelti Williamson (/ ˈ m aɪ k ə l t i /; born Michael T. Williamson; March 4, 1957) is an American actor best known for his roles in the films Forrest Gump, 12 Angry Men (1997), Con Air, and Ali, and the television shows Boomtown, 24, and Justified.
Gary Alan Sinise (/ s ɪ ˈ n iː s /; born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, director, producer, and musician.Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Morton's was co-founded in 1978 by Arnold J. Morton and Klaus Fritsch. [9] Before they became friends and restaurant entrepreneurs, Morton and Fritsch worked together at the Playboy Club in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. While the club was in the process of changing its menu, Fritsch prepared a hamburger for Morton to sample. Morton said the burger ...