Jon Voight
American actor
Jon Voight (born December 29, 1938) is an American actor. Voight came to publicity in the late 1960s with his Academy Award–nominated performance as Joe Buck, a would-be gigolo, in Midnight Cowboy (1969). He has received an Academy Award for Best Actor, having received it for his role in the 1978 film Coming Home, in which he played a paraplegic Vietnam War veteran. In the 1970s, he became renowned as a Hollywood star.
Jon Voight | |
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 Jon Voight in Los Angeles in October 2011 | |
| Born | Jonathan Vincent Voight December 29, 1938 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lauri Peters (m. 1962–1967, divorced) Marcheline Bertrand (m. 1971–1978, divorced) |
| Children | James Haven Angelina Jolie |
| Relatives | Barry Voight, Chip Taylor (brothers) |
Early life and familyEdit
His mother was of German ancestry; his father was of Slovak ancestry. Voight is the middle of three brothers: volcanologist Barry Voight was born in 1937; musician Chip Taylor was born in 1940.
Voight's son James Haven and daughter Angelina Jolie are actors.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Jon Voight bio". The New York Times online. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
Other websitesEdit
- Jon Voight on IMDb
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