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Viggo Mortensen
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Viggo Mortensen is an accomplished poet, painter and photographer. But it's his acting that has captured the public's eye. Here's a look at some of his roles: "Witness" (1985). Best scene: Eyeballing Kelly McGillis' flirtation with Harrison Ford. "The Indian Runner" (1991). Playing the bad brother, Mortensen carves out a niche for himself at the simmering villain.
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Viggo Mortensen is slated to be a guest on 'The Late Show with David Letterman' tonight on CBS. He is there to promote his latest film 'Eastern Promises', which is currently premiering at the Toronto and Montreal Film Festivals, and opens this weekend. 'The Late Show' airs on CBS at 11:35PM.
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Viggo Mortensen has dual citizenship in the United States and Denmark. His father is Danish and his mother is American. As thekingofmoney says, he moved to Copenhagen with his father, when his parents divorced. He then travelled back to the US to finish high school, whereupon he went back to Esbjerg, Denmark and became a truckdriver. Afterwards he went to the US to start his acting career. He speaks both English and Danish with an American accent.
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Viggo Mortensen has had several exceptional roles involving swords including playing Aragorn in all three Lord of the Rings. Recently Viggo starred as rapier wielding Diego Alatriste in the film Alatriste due for DVD release soon. While training for both movies, he worked closely with Bob Anderson. Hollywood sword master Bob Anderson has worked on many films over the past fifty years, from the films of Errol Flynn to the Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean.
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Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Jodie Whittaker and Mark Strong have gathered together in Budapest today for a massive party. Not really – they’ve actually all travelled to the Hungarian capital to begin work on the screen adaptation of C.P Taylor’s play, Good. Set during the height of German nationalism, the movie will see Mortensen take the lead role of Professor and family man John Halder – an author whose literary output endears him to a string of powerful political leaders in The Third Reich.
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Viggo Mortensen stars as Jimmy Kowalski, a Desert Storm veteran with racing in his blood, dark secrets in his past, a pregnant wife at home, and a vintage 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger to deliver. But when his wife is suddenly hospitalized, a desperate Kowalski speeds cross-country with police from four states, a vengeful trooper [Steve Railsback of HELTER SKELTER and ED GEIN], and the FBI in hot pursuit. Now with the help of an outspoken radio DJ [Jason Priestley], the man a nation hails as ‘the last American hero’ and the Feds label a ‘possible terrorist’ rockets toward a final roadblock where the speed limit is the floorboard, and life, death and freedom all come together at the VANISHING POINT. Christine Elise [ER], Keith David [ARMAGEDDON] and Peta Wilson [LA FEMME NIKITA] co-star in this explosive Fox-TV remake of the legendary cult classic that fans call ‘the ultimate car chase movie’!
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