Nobody gets a pass in life or on DL - including your faves and the children of your faves. Maybe he is on a cortisone medication. Viggo's son is 30 and Viggo is 61. The 60-year-old star took his 31-year-old son Henry Mortensen to the Movie For Grownup Awards presented by AARP the Magazine held at the Beverly . At one point during shooting of The Two Towers, Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, and Brett Beattie (stunt double for John Rhys-Davies) all had painful injuries, and during a shoot of them, running in the mountains, Peter Jackson jokingly referred to the three as "the walking wounded." He had three options: Russell Crowe, Jason Patrick andViggo Mortensen. Viggo Mortensen reveals how his son shut down X-Men director Bryan Singer in meeting. Since his screen debut as a young Amish farmer in Peter Weir's Witness (1985), Viggo Mortensen's career has been marked by a steady string of well-rounded performances. He's a right looking slob. [10][11] He attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, earning a bachelor's degree in 1980 in Spanish studies and politics. That's what I admire about straight men: they can love a partner, friend, or child no matter what they look like. the actor recalled. He became well known for his role as the brave warrior Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (200103), and went on to star in David Cronenberg's A History of Violence (2005) and Eastern Promises (2007). So he's all right with me. Actor Viggo Mortensen made his film debut in Witness (1985). Winning an Oscar is one of the biggest events in an actor's life. X, one of the best '80s L.A. punk bands. It's shocking to see James with a teenage kid, because he's still so boyish that I forget he's in his early 40's with a family. She should have shown support for him by being on his arm and speaking glowingly about him. This meaningful and symbiotic bond makes the actor's dual loss all the more devastating. "But to me, that's not exciting. That his father is sex on a stick only exacerbates this. Viggo Mortensen, in full Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr., (born October 20, 1958, New York City, New York, U.S.), American actor known for his striking demeanour and understated persuasiveness in roles ranging from shockingly brutal to heroic. Yes the son could be a candidate for a makeover at the DL salon but unlike some of us he may well grow into, rather than lose his looks. ), We've been serving up this steaming pile of Gay celebrity gossip, politics and POINTLESS BITCHERY since 1995 (were you even born in 1995?) Deeply, darkly energetic shows and surrounding scene. Ultimately, he said, it was important for him to cherish every moment. Does Tom suffer from MPD? In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea. So beautiful as boys and girls - and a tendency to turn into potatoes when they hit muddle age. [66] He wrote an open letter just before Election Day 2016 in which he listed the reasons he disagreed with Hillary Clintons policies and could not support her in the race against Donald Trump, though he thought that Clinton would be elected president. A History of Violence (2005) - IMDb His maternal grandfather was a Canadian from Nova Scotia.His paternal grandmother was from Trondheim, Norway. I was wondering how his son would have gone from such a pretty face to what he is now (which isn't that bad despite what DL says. Viggo Mortensen, 60, shows off his son Henry, 31, at AARP Awards Kudos to Viggo for trusting his former partner enough to claim that troll baby as his own. Mortensen has since been involved in a long-term relationship with Spanish actress Ariadna Gil. Before the movie begins, there is darkness and nothing is happening," he reflected. Viggo Mortensen on Falling a drama about forgiveness and the "Eva Menses" deserves a round of applause. Actor Viggo Mortensen made his film debut in Witness (1985). Mortensen's dad died in 2017. In 2006, he starred as Captain Diego Alatriste in the Spanish language film Alatriste, based on the series of novels The Adventures of Captain Alatriste, written by the Spanish writer Arturo Prez-Reverte. Viggo Mortensen's Son Shut Down Bryan Singer During 'X-Men' Meeting Well, OK, but is that the kid's fault? The couple had a son, Henry Mortensen, per The New York Times . The man owns a pistol with two bullets remaining, which he will use for murder/suicide of him and his son if he feels that that is a better fate for them than life in the alternative. The couple married on July 8, 1987. He's not a handsome kid, but he's also not live-under-a-bridge ugly. Lots of grad students and post-grads look like this in university towns. The specter of dementia hovers over Viggo Mortensen. Exene was never fat then, and she was downright tiny, especially in proximity to god-like Billy Zoom. Despite being an arty match, the pair divorced in 1998. Early life. Per Esquire, he decided to go public with his activism after being moved by the story of a mother, Cindy Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq. In 1987, Mortensen guest starred as a police detective on the hit TV series Miami Vice. In addition to almost being killed thanks to Jackson's madcap ingenuity, Mortensen has been heavily critical of the film process as a whole, deeming it sloppy and unprofessional. He just has extremely unfortunate facial structure that makes him look heavier than he is. Because at times, he looks and sounds like he really believes his own lies when he vehemently denies being the person Joey Cusack. Mortensen married singer Exene Cervenka in the late 1980s, but they later divorced. [24], In September 2007, the film Eastern Promises, directed by David Cronenberg, was released to critical acclaim for the film itself and for Mortensen's performance as a Russian gangster on the rise in London. One of his grandmothers was from Trondheim, Norway. Same smile. They had to tell Exene in the middle of the show that her sister had just died. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. "I was telling a friend of mine about this: 'I guess it's only a matter of time before I get it,'" he told GQ, though he said that a blood test suggested he didn't have the genetic markers for the disease. Some of the published books co-authored by Mortensen are Sons of the Forest and Skovbo. There are plenty of ugly and overweight men in the world and they aren't all on DL. "[25] Mortensen's performance in Eastern Promises resulted in his winning the Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film award from the British Independent Film Awards. The man has taught his son that they are the "good people" who have fire in their hearts, which in combination largely means that they will not resort to cannibalism to survive. Viggo is popularly known as Aragorn, a role he portrayed in The Lord of the Rings film series. His early childhood was peripatetic, with stints in Venezuela and Denmark as well as Argentina . Henriksen plays Willis, an ornery, snowy-haired farmer and widower in the cold expanses of upstate New York: he is a lion in winter, or maybe a junkyard dog in winter. After reading this thread I was expecting that Viggo and Exene would be nominated for sainthood. to be the son of a father with that bone structure and to have been fucked out of getting any of it. [54], Mortensen has talked about his family's struggles with dementia, seeing both of his parents, three of his four grandparents, aunts, uncles, and his stepfather battle the disease. If this was anyone else's offspring guy with broken footthe prancing ponies would be joining in. Last time he was nominated Viggo took his 13 year old niece to the Oscars and his mother to the other ceremonies. I looked like my mum until I was 30, then morphed into looking like my father, especially my eyes and mouth. The last film she had watched with her son before he died was "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." "Movies are light and time. Viggo Mortensen was 42 in 1999, and he turned 63 last October. Per Esquire, Mortensen's parents divorced when he was 11 and their relationship soon became acrimonious. There was a time, however, when Peter Jackson and the rest of the Lord of The . (Director's Commentary, TTT) Apparently Viggo's son is also an orc, in ROTK I think. Learn More{{/message}}, {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. One friend in particular who is the typical NYC Jewish man, and his tiny Jewish frau. Wrong. He needs to cut his fucking hair and start exercising. From the outset, Viggo Mortensen's life was marked by darkness, especially that of the quintessentially Nordic kind. A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Some features on this site require registration. He's an actor too. For instance, he is far more content wearing vintage clothes he bought decades ago than wowing on the red carpet with designer tuxes. "One of the most effective tools that the Cheney-Bush junta has used to marginalize dissenting or even mildly inquisitive American citizens has been the accusation of being unpatriotic. His wife wakes up and comes into the bathroom. Accordingly, he struggled for years to make ends meet, only really finding fame as he was steadily approaching middle age. 1. in archaeology and has been working at Perceval Press, which was founded by his father. Which makes me hope he has better things to do with his life than acting. He is an average and overweight person big deal. Moving to Los Angeles to take up acting, Mortensen earned critical praise for his stage performance in Bent. After Crowe and Patrick turned down the role, Mortensen received the phone call that would change his life, although Mortensen, having not read the books, had no idea if he should accept. The film is dedicated to his brothers, Charles and Walter Mortensen. His chin is MIA. ZERO. You know nothing about Viggo's kid or your NYC 'friends in particular'. [55] Two years earlier, Mortensen's mother had also died from complications of the condition. He told The Telegraph that it was her who first instilled a love of cinema in him, as she would frequently take him to the movie theater. Top 25 Viggo Mortensen Films - IMDb This roused immense anger in the young Mortensen, as he believed his father was deliberately disrespecting his mom with these dalliances. The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Viggo Mortensen - Nicki Swift (and tho it pains me to say it and be such a bitch - but those Eastern European genes will out. John Hillcoat (The Proposition) directs from a screenplay provided by Joe Penhall. He would be the spitt'n imagine of his father if he was the same weight as his father. Sure, he had a little help with his tuition from the XY side of his family tree, but XX (along with XY) had a lot to do with why he was the kind of kid who could flourish in programs of study of that kind. That was the kid who played his son in a movie in my pic at R126 That's actually a picture of Kodi Smith Mcphee. The Road (2009): In a post-apocalyptic world, a father tries to keep he and his son alive as they make their way to Florida hoping for warmer weather.