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BIOGRAPHY
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| Birthdate: October, 20 1958
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| Birthplace: Manhattan, NY USA
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| Hair Color: Brown
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Eye Color: : Green-Blue (Hazel?)
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Spouse: Christine Cervenka aka "Exene" singer (divorced)
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Children: Henry Blake Mortensen
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Education:St. Lawrence U. 1980 Degrees in goverment/spanish.
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Official Biography:
Since his screen debut as a young Amish Farmer in Peter Weir's
Witness, Viggo Mortensen's career has been marked by a steady string of
well-rounded performances. Critics have continually recognized his work in
over thirty movies, including such diverse projects as Jane Campion's
Portrait of a Lady, Sean Penn's Indian Runner, Brian DePalma's Carlito's
Way, Ridley Scott's G.I. Jane, Tony Scott's Crimson Tide, Andrew Davis'
Perfect Murder, Ray Loriga's La Pistola de mi Hermano, and Tony
Goldwyn's A Walk on the Moon.
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Born in New York to a Danish father and an American mother, Mortensen
spent the early part of his childhood in Manhattan. His family travelled a
great deal and he spent several years living in Venezuela, Argentina, and
Denmark. He began acting in New York, studying with Warren Robertson.
He appeared in several plays and movies, and eventually moved to Los
Angeles, where his performance in "Bent" at the Coast Playhouse earned
him a Drama-logue Critic's Award. Mortensen is also an accomplished
poet, photographer, and painter. He is currently working on his third book
of poetry, and will be showing new photographs and paintings in
2001/2002 at Track 16 Gallery in Los Angeles, as well as at the Deste
Foundation for Contemporary Art in Athens.
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