Gary Sinise is opening up about his decision to step away from Hollywood. The Forrest Gump star, 69, revealed in an interview with Fox News that his choice to take a break from acting in 2019 came as both his wife and his son were fighting cancer.

Actor Gary Sinise told Fox News Digital why he left Hollywood for Nashville after both his son and wife were diagnosed with cancer. His son, McCanna "Mac" Sinise, died in January.

Gary Sinise is opening up about his decision to step away from Hollywood to care for his wife and late son during their cancer battles. The CSI: NY actor recently told Fox News that he paused his acting career in 2019 and moved to Nashville in 2021 to be with his son,

In a candid interview, Sinise revealed that he paused his career to care for his wife, Moira, and son, McCanna Anthony “Mac” Sinise, after both were diagnosed with cancer. Struggling to manage their health, Sinise described feeling as though his "hands were full".

Gary Sinise opened up about the decision to step away from Hollywood to be with his family during difficult times. Speaking with Fox News, the Forrest Gump actor said he put his career on pause in 2019 and made the move from Los Angeles to Nashville in 2021 to care for his late son McCanna,

"Traveling away from the family wasn’t possible with what we were going through,” the actor recently shared in an interview

Gray Sinise opens up about his decision to leave Hollywood to care for his wife and son during their cancer battles. The CSI: NY actor revealed to Fox News the reason for pausing his acting career in 2019 and moving to Nashville in 2021 that was to look after his son,