Mykelti Williamson, who played Bubba in Forrest Gump, opened up about why he's never been to the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurants Williamson said he's never been "properly invited" to the chain ...

Less than two months after Joe's Crab Shack wrapped its 26-year run in Jacksonville Beach, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. has opened ...

Forrest Gump's mama famously said that life is like a box of chocolates — you never know what you're going to get. The same holds true when it comes to opinions about the fried shrimp at Bubba Gump ...

Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get. This weekend, the Kemah Boardwalk got something unexpected: several Forrest Gump lookalikes running for military service ...

There's a new seafood favorite coming to South Padre Island. Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, the chain seafood eatery created in homage to the fictional shrimp company seen in the 1994 feature film Forrest ...

Williamson said he had to fight to be seen for his role as Bubba, but when he and Tom Hanks auditioned together, their connection was immediate Williamson told his agent, “If I can't get in on this ...

A major seafood chain restaurant is reportedly setting up shop along the southern coast of Texas. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. would join what many consider an oversaturated market and islandgoers have mixed ...