Rhonda Erbrick, chairwoman of the theater’s board, said Penny “captivated all of our hearts at Birmingham Festival Theatre” and was dedicated to the craft. It stars Reese Witherspoon, who plays an Alabama-born fashion designer living in NYC. During its theatre run in the States, it made over 130 million, then in its. 'Sweet Home Alabama' premiered on Septem20 years ago today. Penny also performed on stage for the Birmingham Festival Theatre. Sweet Home Alabama was released in September 2002.On its opening weekend, the film earned 35 million (in US dollars). When he wasn’t performing on screen, Penny took roles in theatrical productions in Birmingham. The Columbia graduate is also credited on “My Cousin Vinny” and “The Legend of Bagger Vance” and the TV series “In the Heat of the Night.” ![]() He played small-town lawyer Wallace Buford in “Sweet Home Alabama” in 2002 and had a small role in the 1994 classic “Forrest Gump.” The 2002 film Sweet Home Alabama tells of a fashion designer in New York City who must return to her small hometown to get a divorce from her high school boyfriend. Penny is credited in over 30 films and television series. I had these very small roles, but they sure helped pay the mortgage.” “Then the movies began to come,” Penny said in an interview with AL.com in 2008. ![]() Penny as Wallace Buford in the 2002 film “Sweet Home Alabama.” IMDb We also checked other leading streaming services including Prime Video, Apple TV+, Binge, Google Play, Foxtel Now and Netflix, Stan. Our data shows that the Sweet Home Alabama is available to stream on Apple TV and Disney+. Penny retired after 32 years in education in 1990 to focus on his acting career. Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey, Candice Bergen. Penny found side work as a TV commercial actor for a local department store and for a United Way campaign in Atlanta in the 1980s, according to AL.com. A spokesperson for the couple confirmed that. ![]() See retired Bridget Fonda in rare outing after gushing about ‘civilian’ lifeīob Penny, an actor who had roles in “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Forrest Gump” died on Christmas Day at 87.īorn in 1935, the Alabama native spent the majority of his early days as a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, teaching poetry and English, according to his obituary from Laughlin Service Funeral Home in Huntsville, Ala. Boston Bombing survivor Jeff Bauman and wife Erin Hurley, whose relationship will be featured in the upcoming movie Stronger, are getting divorced.
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