Michael Conner Humphreys played the young Gump, paving the way for Hanks’ portrayal - but he stepped away from Hollywood as he feared becoming a stereotypical child star. Michael Conner Humphreys as young Forrest Gump: Hanks revealed in interviews that after hearing Michael's unique accented drawl, he incorporated it into the older character's accent. July 6 is a momentous day for more reasons than you may realise.On this day in 1940, the Storey Bridge in Brisbane was opened, in 1946 Sylvester Stallone was born, and in 1994 one of our all-time favourite movies was released.Michael Conner Humphreys played the young Gump, paving the way for Hanks’ portrayal - but he stepped away from Hollywood as he feared becoming a stereotypical child star.“I feel like there’s always a 50-50 chance that being a kid in Hollywood doesn’t turn out that great,” Humphreys said.“I may have been better off to just come out of it as an adult now - but I’m sure it all worked out for the best.”The former actor still has fond memories from his time on set - and he also still keeps in touch with his co-star Tom Hanks.“Just the travel involved overall was great,” Humphreys said.“At that point at eight-years-old, I hadn’t really been anywhere - so I was jetting back and forth between Los Angeles and South Carolina and other locations to shoot.“I met a lot of interesting people and got to see a film being produced.“And also, the Marine Corps helped with filming in South Carolina so I got to hang out on the Marine Corps base in that area and play around on fighter jets.”“There is the source novel for the original movie and Winston Groom did write a second book,” Humphreys said.“They had floated the idea of putting that into production, but I think once they looked at it, they realised it didn’t have grounds to be a good sequel - and they decided to leave it alone, which I would agree with.“I think the story wraps up pretty nicely. Credit: Paramount Pictures. He is an actor, known for Michael Conner Humphreys played the young Gump, paving the way for Hanks’ portrayal. by Helen Earnshaw | 4 April 2013. Tom Hanks patterned his Forrest Gump accent after Humphreys, who actually talks that way. Today, he lives in Corinth, Miss. Michael Conner Humphreys played young Forrest Gump in the 1994 movie 'Forrest Gump'. Served in 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division in Anbar Province, Iraq. Michael Conner Humphreys played young Forrest Gump in the 1994 movie 'Forrest Gump'. FORT RILEY, Kan. – As a boy, Michael Conner Humphreys made a splash on the silver screen as "Young Forrest Gump." The books are radically different than the films.“I don’t know if people would like the book version at all compared to what the film is.”Michael Conner Humphreys played the young Gump, paving the way for Hanks’ portrayal.Bugs Bunny voice actor Eric Bauza is carrying on the Looney Tunes legacyCarson Kressley on how Queer Eye helped a generationTips to maximise your Centrelink income during COVID Ed Sheeran and wife Cherry Seaborn 'expecting baby in weeks'Man in wheelchair rescued from oncoming train with split second to spareUK's first socially-distanced concert gives glimpse into COVID futureThe alarming impact of COVID on suicide rates in Australia Forrest Gump was one of the biggest movies of 1994 and it is still a much loved film nearly twenty years on - … Sally Field (Mrs. Gump) had just starred in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993). He is an actor, known for Forrest Gump (1994), Pathfinders: In the Company of Strangers (2011) and … The books are radically different than the films.“I don’t know if people would like the book version at all compared to what the film is.”Michael Conner Humphreys played the young Gump, paving the way for Hanks’ portrayal.Bugs Bunny voice actor Eric Bauza is carrying on the Looney Tunes legacyCarson Kressley on how Queer Eye helped a generationTips to maximise your Centrelink income during COVID Ed Sheeran and wife Cherry Seaborn 'expecting baby in weeks'Man in wheelchair rescued from oncoming train with split second to spareUK's first socially-distanced concert gives glimpse into COVID futureThe alarming impact of COVID on suicide rates in Australia Enlisted in the U.S. Army in November 2004 as an infantryman. Mykelti Williamson is also in Heat (1995) and Con Air (1997).