By Daily Press staff
Young professionals may find themselves motivated next week if they listen to an actor’s take on the trials and tribulations of making it to the big time.
The Santa Monica Junior Chamber of Commerce (Santa Monica Jaycees), a local nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of individual leadership skills through community service, has announced that it will hold its first general membership meeting of the new year at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 10, at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel.
In addition to reviewing regular organization business and activities, Santa Monica Jaycees members and guests also will listen to a keynote presentation from world-renowned veteran of stage and screen and motivational speaker, Robert Forster. Forster’s speaking engagement is part of the Santa Monica Jaycees’ comprehensive individual development program, which attempts to provide members with useful information and seminars on a wide range of personal and professional issues, as well as intellectually and socially stimulating extracurricular activities.
In a prolific acting career which has spanned five decades, Forster’s greatest achievement has been his 1997 Oscar nomination for best supporting actor for his role as Max Cherry in Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown,” which also starred Samuel L. Jackson, Pam Grier and Robert DeNiro. His performance in the film not only garnered worldwide critical acclaim, but also helped revive his career, which originally began on Broadway back in 1964. Following “Jackie Brown,” Forster also won accolades for his role in David Mamet’s “Lakeboat” and his work in “Diamond Men” with Donnie Wahlberg. In recent years, the actor has starred with Rose McGowan in Strange Hearts,
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 5, 2005. Read the original PDF.