Posted August 22, 200618 yr Biography for Viggo Mortensen Date of birth (location) 20 October 1958, Manhattan, New York, USA Birth name Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. Nickname Vig Height 5' 11" (1.80 m) Viggo is the eldest son of Grace and Viggo P. Mortensen. His father, who farmed in Denmark, met his mother, a New Yorker, in Norway. They wed and moved to New York where Viggo Jr. was born, before moving to South America where Viggo Sr. managed chicken farms and ranches in Venezuela and Argentina. Two more sons were born, Charles and Walter, before the marriage grew increasingly unhappy. When Viggo was seven, his parents sent him to a a strict boarding school, isolated in the foothills of the mountains of Argentina. Then, at age eleven, his parents divorced. His mother moved herself and the children back to her home state of New York. Viggo attended Watertown High School and became a very good student and athlete. He graduated in 1976 and went on to St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. After graduation, he moved to Denmark - driven by the need for a defining purpose in life. He began writing poetry and short stories while working many odd jobs, from dock worker to flower seller. But, in 1982, he fell in love and followed his girlfriend back to New York City, hoping for a long romance and a writing career. He got neither. In New York, Viggo found work waiting tables and bar tending and began taking acting classes. Three years later, he made his film debut with a small part in Witness (1985). Moving to Los Angeles in 1987, he appeared in Salvation! (1987) and married his co-star, Exene Cervenka. The two had a son, Henry Mortensen. But after ten years of marriage, the couple divorced. In 1999, Viggo got a phone call about a movie he didn't know anything about: The Lord of the Rings. At first, he didn't want to do it, because it would mean time away from his son. But Henry, a big fan of the books, told his father he shouldn't turn down the role. Viggo accepted the part and immediately began work on the project, which was already underway. Eventually, the success of Lord of the Rings made him a household name - a difficult consequence for the ever private and introspective Viggo. Mortensen is also an accomplished poet, photographer and painter. Info from IMDB
August 22, 200618 yr Author He is so friggin HOT!!!! First caught my eye in GI Jane (where he gives Demi Moore a hard time), than Lord of the Rings!!! Wow, a REAL guy!!!! sigh...... oh my word....
August 17, 200717 yr he's a great actor and good looking too. i liked him in "the lord of the rings" and "hildago".
January 2, 200817 yr Some pics I unfortunately forgot where I found them, guess it must be either bwgreyscale or livejournal or allstars-online.net ...
January 9, 200817 yr Really?Maybe I should go and see it at the cinema - I was going to wait for the movie's DVD release ...
January 12, 200817 yr I won't say that he's hot or anything. He looks like my dad, so that's just creepy but I can post you guys pictures.
February 6, 200817 yr Viggo is the best!!! Go and watch: A walk on the moon! It's so great! No artist is like him! He is fascinating!
May 28, 200816 yr Oh yes, THAT is what I call a man! He is such a talented bloke, I deeply admire him. Thanks for the pics!
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