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.

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, McCanna Anthony Sinise, who died in January from a rare spinal cancer called Chordoma, and his wife, Moira Harris, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Gary Sinise opened up about his decision to step away from Hollywood in 2019, attributing it to the increasingly difficulty of being away from his family after both his wife Moira Harris and son McCanna Anthony 'Mac' Sinise were diagnosed with 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.

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, who died in January from a rare form of bone cancer, and his wife Moira Harris, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

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,

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Gary Sinise opened up about his family's fight with cancer, revealing that he put his acting career on hold, and moved his family from Los Angeles to Nashville,