Viggo Mortensen

Summary

Viggo Mortensen is a human^[1]. He was born in Watertown^[2]. He was born on October 20, 1958^[3]. He worked as a film actor^[4], photographer^[5], poet^[6], writer^[7], and singer^[8]. He has Wikipedia articles in 71 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Watertown^[2], Viggo Mortensen…
• Viggo Mortensen was born on October 20, 1958^[3].
• Viggo Mortensen's father was Viggo Peter Mortensen^[10].
• Viggo Mortensen's mother was Grace Gamble Atkinson^[11].
• A child of Viggo Mortensen was Henry Mortensen^[12].
• Viggo Mortensen held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Viggo Mortensen held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark^[14].
• English was Viggo Mortensen's native language^[15].
• Spanish was Viggo Mortensen's native language^[16].
• Viggo Mortensen's professions included film actor^[4].
• Viggo Mortensen worked as a photographer^[5].
• Viggo Mortensen worked as a poet^[6].
• Viggo Mortensen's professions included writer^[7].
• Viggo Mortensen worked as a singer^[8].
• Viggo Mortensen's professions included composer^[17].
• Viggo Mortensen was educated at St. Lawrence University^[18].
• Viggo Mortensen's education included a stint at Watertown High School^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Viggo Mortensen is Far from Men^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Viggo Mortensen is Captain Fantastic^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Viggo Mortensen is Green Book^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Viggo Mortensen is The Lord of the Rings^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Viggo Mortensen is Thirteen Lives^[24].
• Viggo Mortensen received the Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog^[25].
• Viggo Mortensen received the Bodil Honorary Award^[26].
• Viggo Mortensen received the Actor Awards^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1958-10-20^[30]

• Genre(s): ambient, chillout, experimental, instrumental, new age, poetry, spoken word^[31]

• Community tags: ambient, chillout, experimental, instrumental, new age, poetry, spoken word^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 44b3288f-c16f-430d-81dd-545cf3d2963f^[33]

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Origins and Family

Viggo Mortensen's place of birth was Watertown^[2]. He was born on October 20, 1958^[3]. His father was Viggo Peter Mortensen^[10]. His mother was Grace Gamble Atkinson^[11]. Native languages include English^[15] and Spanish^[16].

Education

Educated at St. Lawrence University^[18], a private university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1856^[36], headquartered in Canton^[37] and Watertown High School^[19], a high school^[38], in United States^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film actor^[4], photographer^[5], poet^[6], writer^[7], singer^[8], and composer^[17].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Far from Men^[20], a film^[40], directed by David Oelhoffen^[41]; Captain Fantastic^[21], a film^[42], directed by Matt Ross^[43]; Green Book^[22], a film^[44], directed by Peter Farrelly^[45]; The Lord of the Rings^[23], a film trilogy^[46], directed by Peter Jackson^[47]; and Thirteen Lives^[24], a film^[48], directed by Ron Howard^[49].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog^[25], a grade of an order^[50], in Denmark^[51]; Bodil Honorary Award^[26], a class of award^[52], in Denmark^[53]; Actor Awards^[27], a group of awards^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1995^[56]; Satellite Awards^[57], a group of awards^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1997^[60]; Donostia Award^[61], a film award^[62], in Spain^[63], founded in 1986^[64]; and Golden Boot Awards^[65], a group of awards^[66], in United States^[67], founded in 1983^[68].

Personal Life

A child of Viggo Mortensen was Henry Mortensen^[12]. He was affiliated with the Democratic Party^[69].

Why It Matters

Viggo Mortensen has Wikipedia articles in 71 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[9]

FAQs

Where was Viggo Mortensen born?

Viggo Mortensen was born in Watertown^[2].

Who were Viggo Mortensen's parents?

Viggo Mortensen's father was Viggo Peter Mortensen^[10]. Viggo Mortensen's mother was Grace Gamble Atkinson^[11].

What did Viggo Mortensen do for work?

Viggo Mortensen worked as film actor^[4], photographer^[5], poet^[6], writer^[7], and singer^[8].

Where did Viggo Mortensen go to school?

Viggo Mortensen was educated at St. Lawrence University^[18] and Watertown High School^[19].

What awards did Viggo Mortensen receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog^[25], Bodil Honorary Award^[26], Actor Awards^[27], and Satellite Awards^[57].