Mykelti Williamson, who played Bubba in Forrest Gump, opened up about why he's never been to the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurants Williamson said he's never been "properly invited" to the chain ...

Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get. This weekend, the Kemah Boardwalk got something unexpected: several Forrest Gump lookalikes running for military service ...

A major seafood chain restaurant is reportedly setting up shop along the southern coast of Texas. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. would join what many consider an oversaturated market and islandgoers have mixed ...

There’s a new seafood favorite coming to South Padre Island. Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, the chain seafood eatery created in homage to the fictional shrimp company seen in the 1994 feature film Forrest ...

Williamson said he had to fight to be seen for his role as Bubba, but when he and Tom Hanks auditioned together, their connection was immediate Williamson told his agent, “If I can't get in on this ...