Gary Sinise Helps Wounded Navy Seal Land Hawaii Five-0 Acting Gig: He's Someone 'I Admire Very Much'
Retired Navy Seal Jason Redman is getting ready for his close up.
Severely wounded in Iraq in 2007, the highly decorated special ops vet – and winner of the American History Channel’s 2017 Red Bandanna Hero Award — will be making his TV debut on Friday’s episode of the hit CBS series Hawaii Five-o – thanks to his longtime friend, actor Gary Sinise.
“Peter Lenkov, who runs Hawaii Five-0, used to be one of our top writers and producers over at CSI:ny,” Sinise tells People.
“He contacted me saying he was looking for a veteran for a part,” says Sinise, who has spent...
Severely wounded in Iraq in 2007, the highly decorated special ops vet – and winner of the American History Channel’s 2017 Red Bandanna Hero Award — will be making his TV debut on Friday’s episode of the hit CBS series Hawaii Five-o – thanks to his longtime friend, actor Gary Sinise.
“Peter Lenkov, who runs Hawaii Five-0, used to be one of our top writers and producers over at CSI:ny,” Sinise tells People.
“He contacted me saying he was looking for a veteran for a part,” says Sinise, who has spent...
- 12/15/2017
- by KC Baker
- PEOPLE.com
Twenty-four-year-old Welles Crowther died saving lives during the 9/11 terrorist attacks – and his legacy lives on in the winners of the annual Red Bandanna Hero Award.
In April, People teamed up with the American Heroes Channel (Ahc) and the Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust to honor Welles and celebrate everyday heroes.
On Oct. 28 at 10/9c, Ahc will air a television special produced by Time Inc. Productions, 9/11 Hero: The Red Bandanna Legacy, which will feature three Red Bandanna Heroes who have made an extraordinary difference in people’s lives, just as Crowther did when he helped people escape one of the burning World Trade Center towers.
In April, People teamed up with the American Heroes Channel (Ahc) and the Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust to honor Welles and celebrate everyday heroes.
On Oct. 28 at 10/9c, Ahc will air a television special produced by Time Inc. Productions, 9/11 Hero: The Red Bandanna Legacy, which will feature three Red Bandanna Heroes who have made an extraordinary difference in people’s lives, just as Crowther did when he helped people escape one of the burning World Trade Center towers.
- 10/18/2017
- by KC Baker
- PEOPLE.com
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