Peter Fonda mini-bio: Accidently shot himself in the stomach when he was 10
Son of Henry Fonda
Father of Bridget Fonda and Justin Fonda
Uncle of Troy Garity
Born at 12:09pm-EST
Brother of actress Jane Fonda
Educated at the University of Omaha.
He joined the Omaha Playhouse and appeared in their production of "Harvey". Then, he went to New York and became an apprentice at the Cecilwood Theatre. A year later, he was on Broadway in "Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole". Next, he went to Hollywood to test for the role of John Kennedy in PT 109 (1963).
John Lennon wrote "She Said, She Said" about an acid trip he'd been on during which Fonda kept telling him, "I know what it's like to be dead, man".
Uncle of Vanessa Vadim, former brother-in-law of Roger Vadim.
Broke his back twice in motorcycle accidents.
Was arrested once for defacing a sign at a Denver airport that said, "Feed Jane Fonda to the Whales".
Ex-brother-in-law of Tom Hayden.
Known to be extremely talkative and gregarious in reality, he based his performance in Ulee's Gold (1997) extensively on his father, Henry Fonda, as his character Ulysses is a laconic, tough, and very reserved man who has troubles communicating with his children and grandchildren. Even stranger, one of Henry's real-life hobbies was beekeeping.
Smoked marijuana on-camera in the film Easy Rider (1969).
At age 6, broke his back while attending boarding school.
Brother of Frances (Pan) Brokaw and Amy Fonda
His father-in-law was Noah Dietrich, Howard Hughes's confidant for over thirty years.
Turned down the role of Oliver in "Love Story", despite being offered 10% of the gross.
Former brother-in-law of Ted Turner
Stepson of Shirley Fonda
Peter Fonda was a mentor at the 2nd annual HatcH audiovisual festival in Bozeman, MT. HatcH is a film and arts festival that focuses on mentoring and inspiring student, independent, and up-and-coming filmmakers and artists. Peter also attended to present the Spirit of Montana HatcH award to Johnny Depp, who was unable to attend. Peter Fonda was the 2004 recipient of the award, which celebrates actors and filmmakers who have mentored and inspired young and aspiring artists and actors.
Father-in-law of composer Danny Elfman.
Godfather of his daughter Bridget Fonda is Larry Hagman.
2000: Inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall Of Fame.
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