Viggo Mortensen Biography

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Viggo Mortensen biography: Viggo Mortensen is probably most well known for is roles in the Lord of the Rings films and in the film Hidalgo.

Quotes:I don't plan my career I wait and hope the right thing will find me.

I'm the one that said yes to these movies,and now I'm having to pay the price for it.I mean if I had my druthers,I wouldn't do any movies anymore, frankly.

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Career Highlights

Non-acting careers:Worked as a Truck driver while living in Denmark.

Big break:Hidalgo.

Defining characters:Frank Hopkins,Nikolai,Everett Hitch and Tom Stall.

Best movies:Hidalgo, Lord of the Rings and A History of Violence.

Best TV:Vanishing Point,Once in a Blue moon,An evening at the Academy awards.

Stage credits:Nominated for Oscar.Another 12 wins and 26 nominations.

Endorsements:

Other notable appearances/credits:28 days.

Top awards:When he won British Independent film award.

Other:Lived in South America from age two to age eleven.

Viggo Mortensen Relationships

Family: He has 2 younger brothers named Walter and Charles.

Romance(s):His wives name is Exene Cervenka.

Frequent collaborator(s):

Other affiliations:Worked as a Truck Driver when he lived in Denmark.

Fun Facts About Viggo Mortensen

He writes poetry in his spare time.
Lived in South America from age 2 to age 11
Worked as a truck driver when he was living in Denmark.
He is the ex-husband of Exene Cervenka the singer of the punk band X.
Father of Henry Mortensen.
Is also a Jazz musician he was released 3 CDS so far
Is nickname is Vig Guido.
Is birth name was Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr.
He was born the 20th October 1958
Broke two toes during the filming The lord of the rings:The Two Towers in the scene where he kicks a Orc Helmet.
He played Frank Hopkins in Hidalgo and had a horse called Hidalgo.

Viggo Mortensen's Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Category/Recipient(s)	Result
2008	Oscar	Best performance by an actor in a leading role Eastern Promises (2007)	Nominated
2008	Saturn award	Best actor for Eastern promises (2007)	Nominated
2006	Saturn Award	Best actor for A History Of Violence (2007)	Nominated
2004	Saturn Award	Best actor for The Lord Of The Ring:Return of the King(2003)	Nominated
2003	Saturn Award	Best actor for The Lord Of The Ring:The Two Towers (2002)	Nominated

Viggo Mortensen's Upcoming Projects

Appaloosa (2008)
Alatriste (2006)
Good (2008)
Poe (2009)
The Road (2009)

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