What The Actor Who Played Young Forrest From Forrest Gump Looks Like Now

If you weren't around in 1994, or are too young to remember the cultural force that was this quirky (and sometimes syrupy sweet, let's be honest) film, let us bring you up to speed. 

Forrest Gump was a smash at the box office, and it was an even bigger hit during awards season. The film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and took home six (including Best Actor for Hanks, Best Picture, and Best Director). Forrest Gump's popularity continues today, with frequent rebroadcasts on TV and cable — thanks in part to its stellar cast of stars who are still working today. But Humphreys, beloved though he was on set, was not a member of Hollywood royalty. In fact, as he shared in a 2015 Daily Mail interview, his family was too poor to attend the Oscars ceremony. "As an eight-year-old I didn't mind, that's the perspective, I guess, of a child," he explained, adding, "But we did watch it at home and were glad that it received as many awards as it did." 

Though Humphreys may not have gone to the Academy Awards, he did get to have an experience on set that influenced the course of his life.