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- Birth Date: October 20, 1958
- Birth Place: New York City, NY
- Birth Name: Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr.
- Children: Henry Mortensen
- [http: //www.oscar.com/nominees/?pn=detail&nominee;=Mortensen%20Viggo%20-%20Actor%20Leading%20Role%20Nominee%20-%20Eastern%20Promises Nominated] for an Academy Award for his role in Eastern Promises
- Has a publishing house called Perceval Press
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Viggo Mortensen is an actor, poet and musician best known for his performances in the Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Film Series and David Cronenberg'sEastern Promises.
Early life and career
Viggo spent much of his childhood in Argentina with his American mother and Danish father, who managed farms and ranches. His parents divorced when he was 11, and Viggo moved to Copenhagen, Denmark with his father. After returning to the US for high school, Viggo began work as a truck driver in Denmark, but ultimately came back to the US to attend St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. He majored in Spanish but also participated in a lot of theater during this time.Mortensen was featured in a number of films during the 1990s as a supporting actor, but his breakthrough moment came when he was cast as a replacement for Stuart Townsend in the role of Aragorn in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings.
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Viggo Mortensen Questions
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Who was the original actor cast to play Aragon in LOTR? Not Viggo. 4 AnswersStuart Townsend was originally cast as Aragon! In one of the extended editions they show a short video clip of Stuart as Aragon. The most common story as to why... read more
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Viggo Mortensen on Amazon
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Eastern Promises (Widescreen Edition) - $12.98
Viggo Mortensen and Academy Award® nominee Naomi Watts star in this electrifying thriller from critically acclaimed director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence). Criminal mast...Amazon
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VIGGO MORTENSEN 8X10 COLOR PHOTO - $5.99
Amazon.com: VIGGO MORTENSEN 8X10 COLOR PHOTO: Kitchen & DiningAmazon
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Viggo Mortensen Timeline
- Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- (1985) Witness: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (1987) Salvation! : IMDb
- (1988) Prison: IMDb
- (1988) Fresh Horses: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (1990) Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (1991) The Indian Runner: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (1993) The Young Americans: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (1994) The Crew: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (1995) The Prophecy: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (1995) Crimson Tide: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (1996) The Portrait of a Lady: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (1997) G.I. Jane: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (1998) A Perfect Murder: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (1998) Psycho: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (1999) A Walk On The Moon: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2000) 28 Days: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2001) The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2002) The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2003) The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2004) Hidalgo: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2005) A History of Violence: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2006) Alatriste: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2007) Eastern Promises: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
- (2008) Good: Mahalo | IMDb
- (2008) Appaloosa: IMDb
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Viggo Mortensen DVDs and Merchandise
- Amazon.com: Viggo Mortensen DVDs and Books
- Google Product Search: Viggo Mortensen DVDs
- Yahoo! Shopping: Viggo Mortensen DVDs
- Barnes & Noble: Viggo Mortensen Books
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Viggo Mortensen ser undergangen i øjnene. En tidlig anmeldelse af THE ROAD (premiere 28/1): http://downtownmag.dk/archives/the-road/
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It'll be like "The Road" but with more people & less cannablism & no Viggo Mortensen. Oh. *loses interest, goes back to #amysfuckingthesis*
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@_mulherde40 Eu dirira: Ave Maria! (Sobre Nicolas Cage e Viggo Mortensen.
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Viggo Mortensen: ‘There’s never any excuse for not being kind’ http://utahmoviereview.com/index.php?type=story&aid=000915
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Concordo! RT @_mulherde40: Homem com cara de homem http://bit.ly/8rRIrI Viggo Mortensen e Nicolas Cage
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