Lieutenant Dan - Forrest's first mate. Perhaps best remembered for his touching performance as "Bubba" opposite Tom Hanks in the Academy Award-winning Forrest Gump (1994), Mykelti Williamson is one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood, who has been steadily honing his craft since he first began acting professionally at the age of 18. This concept in casual American dining was created, designed and based upon the 1995 Academy Award motion picture “FORREST GUMP.” The concept is designed to appear as if the film’s main character “Forrest Gump” and his friend “Bubba” established their own Louisiana shrimp restaurant. Mykelti Williamson, Actor: Forrest Gump. As of July 2015, forty Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurants operate worldwide. Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Restaurant & Market is an American seafood restaurant chain inspired by the 1994 film Forrest Gump. This concept in casual American dining was created, designed and based upon the 1995 Academy Award motion picture “FORREST GUMP.” The concept is designed to appear as if the film’s main character “Forrest Gump” and his friend “Bubba” established their own Louisiana shrimp restaurant. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. To purchase Bubba Gump merchandise, please visit your nearest Bubba Gump location! The dining room and interior design of the restaurant is just like the scenes of the movie. Now you can also find some of Forrest’s Favorites on our NEW Online Shop! Forrest Gump - founder and captain of the first Jenny. Shop Forrest SHOP! Not many employees are named in the film, but a number are known in the novel. The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company (referred to in the novel canon as Gump Shrimp Company) was formed by Forrest Gump and named after himself and his best friend, Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue. Forrest Gump is a 1986 novel by Winston Groom.The title character retells adventures ranging from shrimp boating and ping pong championships, to thinking about his childhood love, as he bumbles his way through American history, with everything from the … Enjoy the Southern style American cooking, focused on variety of shrimp dishes in a homelike atmosphere where the food is delicious and plentiful.