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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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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:
- His grandfather was from Canada.
- Purchased the horses he rode in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and _Hidalgo (2004)_ (qv) after the films were completed.
- Has been photographing for years, recently debuted with an exhibition at the Robert Mann Gallery in NYC. -- American Photo, July/August 2000.
- Has dual citizenship, American and Danish, as his father is a Danish citizen and his mother American.
- Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002.
- Voted #14 in Elle (France) Magazine's "15 Sexiest Men" poll (June 2007).
- His father's name is also Viggo. His mother's name is Grace.
- A skilled horseman, he did all his own stunts in Hidalgo, including a breakneck bareback ride that even the stuntman couldn't handle.
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