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Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen (born October 20, 1958 in New York City), is a Danish-American theater and movie actor, a published poet, photographer and painter. He is divorced and has a son, Henry Blake.

He is best known for his role as Aragorn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He was a last-minute replacement for the role, and wouldn't have taken the part if it hadn't been for his son's enthusiasm for J. R. R. Tolkien's trilogy.

After several years of experience in live theater, he began his movie career as an Amish farmer in Peter Weir's Witness. He has also appeared in Jane Campion's film The Portrait of a Lady, Sean Penn's Indian Runner, Brian DePalma's Carlito's Way, Tony Scott's Crimson Tide, Ridley Scott's G.I. Jane, Tony Goldwyn's A Walk on the Moon and Philip Ridley's Reflecting Skin.

Mortensen's performance in Bent at the Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles, won him a Dramalogue Critics' Award.

Mortensen's bibliography includes

  • Ten Last Night (1993), his first collection of poetry;
  • Hole in the Sun (2002, ISBN 0972143610), color and black and white photographs of a back yard swimming pool;
  • SignLanguage (2002, ISBN 1889195499), a catalog from an exhibition of his works, which combines photographs, paintings, and poetry into a multimedia diary of his time in New Zealand while filming The Fellowship of the Ring;
  • Miyelo (2003, ISBN 097214367X), a series of panoramic photographs of a Lakota Ghost Dance.

His marriage in 1987 to punk rocker Exene (Christene) Cervenka, ended in an amicable divorce in 1998. They have a son, Henry, born in 1988. [1] (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0614042viggo1.html)

Mortensen spent some childhood years in Venezuela, Argentina, and his father's native Denmark, before returning to high school in Watertown, New York (where he was captain of the swim team). He graduated from St. Lawrence University in 1980. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Danish.


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He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Danish. See also: Other Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood. Lawrence University in 1980. Pidgeon has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6414 Hollywood Blvd. He graduated from St. In accordance with his wishes, his body was donated to the UCLA, Medical School for medical research. Mortensen spent some childhood years in Venezuela, Argentina, and his father's native Denmark, before returning to high school in Watertown, New York (where he was captain of the swim team). Walter Pidgeon died in 1984.

[1] (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0614042viggo1.html). He retired fully in 1971, and died in Santa Monica, California. They have a son, Henry, born in 1988. He was nominated again in 1944 for Madame Curie, but he left Hollywood in the mid-1950s for the stage. His marriage in 1987 to punk rocker Exene (Christene) Cervenka, ended in an amicable divorce in 1998. Miniver (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor). Mortensen's bibliography includes. He starred opposite Greer Garson in Blossom in the Dust and in Mrs.

Mortensen's performance in Bent at the Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles, won him a Dramalogue Critics' Award. It wasn't until he starred in How Green Was My Valley that he became well-known. Jane, Tony Goldwyn's A Walk on the Moon and Philip Ridley's Reflecting Skin. He made several silent movies in the 1920s, then made some early talkie musicals, then played second fiddle to the main male star in such films as Saratoga and The Girl of the Golden West. He has also appeared in Jane Campion's film The Portrait of a Lady, Sean Penn's Indian Runner, Brian DePalma's Carlito's Way, Tony Scott's Crimson Tide, Ridley Scott's G.I. Born near Saint John, New Brunswick, he began his career by studying at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. After several years of experience in live theater, he began his movie career as an Amish farmer in Peter Weir's Witness. Walter Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 - September 25, 1984) was a Canadian actor.

Tolkien's trilogy. R. He was a last-minute replacement for the role, and wouldn't have taken the part if it hadn't been for his son's enthusiasm for J. R. He is best known for his role as Aragorn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

He is divorced and has a son, Henry Blake. Viggo Mortensen (born October 20, 1958 in New York City), is a Danish-American theater and movie actor, a published poet, photographer and painter. Miyelo (2003, ISBN 097214367X), a series of panoramic photographs of a Lakota Ghost Dance. SignLanguage (2002, ISBN 1889195499), a catalog from an exhibition of his works, which combines photographs, paintings, and poetry into a multimedia diary of his time in New Zealand while filming The Fellowship of the Ring;.

Hole in the Sun (2002, ISBN 0972143610), color and black and white photographs of a back yard swimming pool;. Ten Last Night (1993), his first collection of poetry;.