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...About Viggo Mortensen...
 ::BIOGRAPHY::
Birthdate: October, 20 1958
Birthplace: Manhattan, NY USA
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: : Green-Blue (Hazel?)
Spouse: Christine Cervenka aka "Exene" singer (divorced)
Children: Henry Blake Mortensen
Education:St. Lawrence U. 1980 Degrees in goverment/spanish.
Official Biography:
Since his screen debut as a young Amish Farmer in Peter Weir's Witness, 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 Portrait of a Lady, Sean Penn's Indian Runner,
Brian DePalma's Carlito's Way, Ridley Scott's G.I. Jane, Tony Scott's Crimson Tide, Andrew Davis' Perfect Murder, Ray Loriga's La Pistola de mi Hermano, and Tony Goldwyn's A Walk on the Moon.
Born in New York to a Danish father and an American mother, Mortensen spent the early part of his childhood in Manhattan.
His family travelled a great deal and he spent several years living in Venezuela, Argentina, and Denmark. He began acting in New York, studying with Warren Robertson.
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. He is currently working on his third book of poetry,
and will be showing new photographs and paintings in 2001/2002 at Track 16 Gallery in Los Angeles, as well as at the Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art in Athens.
Filmography
Miami Vice(1984), George Washington(1984), Witness(1985), Salvation(1987), Prison(1988), Fresh Horses(1988), Oh,What a Day!(1989)
Let's Get Lost(1989), Leatherface3(1990), The Reflecting Skin(1990), Young Guns 2(1990), Tripwire(1990), Once In A Blue Moon(1990),
The Indian Runner(1991), Deception(1993), Boiling Point(1993), The Young Americans(1993), Two Small Bodies(1993), Ewangelia wedlug Harry'ego(1993),
Carlisto's Way(1993), Desert Lunch(1994), Floundering(1994), The Crew(1994), American Yakuza(1994), Crimson Tide(1995), Black Velvet Pantsuit(1994),
The Prophecy(1995), The Passion Of Darkly Noon(1995), Gimlet(1995), Albino Aligator(1996), The Portrait Of A Lady(1996), Daylight(1996),
Vanishing Point(1997), G.I. Jane(1997), LA Pistola De Mi Hermano(1997), A Perfect Murder(1998), Psycho(1998), A Walk On The Moon(1999),
28 Days(2000), The Fellowship Of The Rings(2001), The Two Towers(2002), The Return Of The King(2003), Ocean Of Fire(2004), Suden Darkness(???), The Bridges(???)
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