Thankfully, Mortensen avoided this chilling fate unscathed, albeit narrowly. If this is the same son, then they did look alike when he was younger. He told The Telegraph that it was her who first instilled a love of cinema in him, as she would frequently take him to the movie theater. Mortensen was born in Watertown, New York on October 20, 1958,[3] the son of Grace Gamble (ne Atkinson; July 8, 1928 April 25, 2015) and Viggo Peter Mortensen Sr. (May 8, 1929 March 2, 2017). He's an actor too. Viggo Mortensen, in full Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr., (born October 20, 1958, New York City, New York, U.S.), American actor known for his striking demeanour and understated persuasiveness in roles ranging from shockingly brutal to heroic. [20], In The Two Towers DVD extras, the film's swordmaster, Bob Anderson, described Mortensen as "the best swordsman I've ever trained." The loss devastated Mortensen, who penned a tribute to his prematurely departed friend. Otherwise, you'll just have to find some other site The man wakes up to a sound and a glow coming from outside the window of their room. Below is the list of top Viggo Mortensen films. OMG, James Marsden's son is gay as a tree full of parrots! [9], When Mortensen was 11 and his brothers 8 and 6, their parents divorced. The couple had a son, Henry Mortensen, per The New York Times. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. But it might surprise you to learn that he wasn't . Actor Viggo Mortensen made his film debut in Witness (1985). "They were of a certain age already when we were shooting and that's 20 years ago now.". He continued, "I hope to be able to follow your beautiful example in watching, listening and feeling, all the days and all the nights given to me here on earth. Aunt Martha (r90), please stop posting, you're using [bold]my[/bold] iPad again. It happens guys! A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Viggo Mortensen is one of the greatest actors of our time, having appeared in more than 50 films, including The Lord of the Rings franchise, Eastern Promises. Early life. Viggo's son in the Movie | The Tolkien Forum Folks, please. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. It was rather sweet when he planted a big kiss on his dad during Best Actor. [1] He has stated that he was raised speaking English and Spanish, and sometimes feels that, when speaking Spanish, he "can get to the heart of the matter better". A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family. Speaking of dates, where the hell was Eva Mendes? He has Viggo's eyes, nose and mouth. In 1987, Viggo Mortensen married a fellow quirky creative: punk musician Exene Cervenka. [6][7], The family moved to Venezuela, then Denmark, and eventually settled in Argentina. Best Known For: Viggo Mortensen is an award-nominated actor best known as Aragorn from 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy. His mother was American, while his father was Danish. Like father, like son! Exene married Viggo at the prime of his beauty. Per Esquire, Mortensen's parents divorced when he was 11 and their relationship soon became acrimonious. "As a baby, I crawled out of the crib twice, and they had to look for me," he once told GQ. "It was weird for her," he reflected. He just has a fat pudgy face he unfortunately inherited from his mom. Jane, Daylight, A Walk on the Moon, American Yakuza, Charles Robert Carner's remake Vanishing Point, Philip Ridley's films The Reflecting Skin and The Passion of Darkly Noon, the remake films A Perfect Murder and Gus Van Sant's Psycho (the 1998 remakes of two Alfred Hitchcock's movies Dial M for Murder and Psycho), 28 Days, and The Prophecy, with Christopher Walken. All of his other kids look like him, but not this one. There faces are completely different. [17], During the 1990s, Mortensen appeared in supporting roles in a variety of films, including Jane Campion's The Portrait of a Lady, Young Guns II, Prison, Boiling Point, Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Sean Penn's The Indian Runner, Danny Cannon's The Young Americans, Carl Colpaert's The Crew, which won the So Paulo Film Festival Audience Award, Brian de Palma's Carlito's Way, Crimson Tide, G.I. Why feel sorry for him, OP? While it was reported in April 2009 that Mortensen had, at least temporarily, retired from film acting,[28] Mortensen said he was misquoted.
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