'Young Forrest Gump' Leaving Army, Earns Role

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Tampa Tribune
May 11, 2008 By Associated Press
As a boy, Michael Conner Humphreys made a splash on the silver screen as "Young Forrest Gump." As an adult, he somewhat mirrored the life of his movie character: He joined the Army and fought in an unpopular war.
Humphreys' enlistment ends June 4, and Hollywood is already calling. He's landed a role in an independent film, playing, of course, a soldier.
"Pathfinders" is the story of the men of the 504th Parachute Regiment who jumped into Normandy early on D-Day to disrupt German activities and find the way for the coming invasion force.
"It's a small start. I'm still going to go to school at the University of North Alabama, but if acting snowballs and it goes somewhere else, that'd be fine," he said.
 
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