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Viggo Mortensen
Age: 51
Height: 5' 11"
Birth Place: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Born: Oct. 20th, 1958
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Viggo Mortensen's Main TV Roles
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at
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BIOGRAPHY: Since his screen debut as a young Amish Farmer in Peter Weir's Witness (1985), Viggo Mortensen's career has been marked by a steady string of well-rounded performances. Critics have continually recognized his work in over thirty movies, including such diverse projects as Jane Campion's The Portrait of a Lady (1996), Sean Penn (I)'s The Indian Runner (1991), Brian De Palma's Carlito's Way (1993), Ridley Scott's G.I. Jane (1997), Tony Scott (I)'s Crimson Tide (1995), Andrew Davis (I)'s A Perfect Murder (1998), Ray Loriga's La pistola de mi hermano (1997), and Tony Goldwyn's A Walk on the Moon (1999).
Born in New York to a Danish father and an American mother, Mortensen spent the early part of his childhood in Manhattan. His family traveled a great deal and he spent several years living in Venezuela, Argentina and Denmark. He began acting in New York, studying with Warren Robertson (I). He appeared in several plays and movies, and eventually moved to Los Angeles, where his performance in "Bent" at the Coast Playhouse earned him a Drama-logue Critic's Award. Mortensen is also an accomplished poet, photographer and painter.
TRIVIA:
- Choosen by Empire Magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Movie Stars in the world (#69) 2007.
- Was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in June 2004.
- As Viggo lived in Argentina as a child, he is a fan of Argentine soccer team San Lorenzo (real name of the team: "San Lorenzo of Almagro", from Buenos Aires City).Viggo usually wear clothes and accessories with this team's colors (red & blue) the last time in public, at the Rome Festival, in the "Alatriste" Premiere.
- Ranked #17 on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sex Symbols in the world.
- Is a big fan of the New York Mets and the Montreal Canadiens. When filming _A History of Violence (2005)_ (qv), he showed up on the Toronto set wearing a Canadiens' jersey.
- While filming "The Lord of The Rings" trilogy in New Zealand, he would go surfing with the other actors in their spare time. One day he suffered an accident which left a bruise on the right side of his face. As a result, director 'Peter Jackson (I)' (qv) had to shoot only the left side of his face in the entire Moria sequence.
- Ranked #19 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100]
- Writes poetry in his spare time.
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