Gary Sinise
American actor, musician, author and founder of the Gary Sinise Foundation
Gary Sinise (American actor, musician, author and founder of the Gary Sinise Foundation) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Iraq War, Graceful Warrior, Chordoma.
In their words
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Sinise says he shaped his CSI: NY character as a Marine veteran of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing.
“My detective on that show, Mac Taylor, was a Marine and he was a Beirut veteran”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:20:33
Sinise says he never felt the Hollywood community turned its back on him for supporting the troops during the Bush years.
“I don't recall ever feeling like the community turned its back on me or anything”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:18:02
Iraq War
Sinise says a national news reporter told him positive stories from Iraq weren't reported because bad news sells.
“I said, why aren't you reporting any of these good things that are happening? He was very honest with me. Bad news sells”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 39:53
Sinise recounts that news coverage of a supply convoy attack omitted that the convoy had been delivering school supplies.
“The gunfight was on the news that night and the whole purpose for the convoy never made it to the nightly news”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 37:13
Graceful Warrior
Sinise says Graceful Warrior is less about cancer than about hope and perseverance.
“it's not a book about cancer in as much as it's a purse about hope and courage”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 2:04:00
Chordoma
Sinise describes metastatic chordoma, which killed his son, as extremely rare.
“Maybe only 90 people per year are diagnosed with metastatic chordoma”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 2:03:52
Gary Sinise Foundation
Sinise says mental wellness is a major focus of his foundation, which proactively reaches out to service members.
“Mental wellness is a big part of what we do at the Gary Sinise Foundation”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 19:11
Veteran suicide
Sinise argues that peer-to-peer support among battle buddies is key to combating veteran suicide.
“I think it's up to peer-to-peer support. We have – you have battle buddies in the war that you're close with”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:50:35
Grateful American
Sinise recounts learning Grateful American had reached number three on the New York Times bestseller list while dining with his former drama teacher.
“the call comes in that Grateful American hit the New York Times bestseller list at number three”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:33:40
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Sinise credits a chance encounter with a drama teacher, which he attributes to God, for launching his acting career.
“God put me in that hallway at the right time, and that teacher walked by, told me to audition for the play, and I ended up making a living at it”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:28:01
Korean Demilitarized Zone
Sinise describes the DMZ as a stark line between free South Korean soldiers and North Korean soldiers he regards as slaves.
“they're free over here. These guys behind me are free. And these guys over here, they're slaves”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 58:04
Saddam Hussein's palaces
Sinise says Saddam Hussein diverted so much water to his palace grounds that local farmers lacked water for crops.
“There was so much water around his palace that some of these farmers out there didn't have any water”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 53:04
USO
Sinise recounts that the USO only returned his calls once he identified himself as the actor who played Lieutenant Dan.
“Hi, this is Gary Sinise. I'm the guy who played Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump. I'd like to do a tour. And then they called me back”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 41:27
2021 United States withdrawal from Afghanistan
Sinise says the U.S. handed Afghanistan back to the Taliban along with $80 billion of military equipment, leaving veterans questioning their sacrifice.
“And we give it back to the Taliban along with $80 billion of hardware, American military equipment”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 22:54
Vietnam veterans
Sinise argues that Americans must protect those who serve, since without volunteers a draft would be required as in Vietnam.
“We should protect and defend our defenders. Look at what they do for us”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 7:11
Forrest Gump
Sinise argues that Forrest Gump was the first film to portray a Vietnam veteran with a happy ending.
“Forrest Gump was the first time that a story about a Vietnam veteran was a happy ending story”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2579 - Gary Sinise (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 14:06
Appearances
#2579 - Gary SiniseThe Joe Rogan Experience · Nov 10, 2026 · 2 h 16 min
Actor Gary Sinise tells Joe Rogan about supporting veterans, USO tours in Iraq, founding Steppenwolf Theatre, and losing his son, chronicled in Graceful Warrior.
Often appears with
- Joe Rogan · 1 shared episode