Jon Voight, like most Hollywood stars, started his acting career on stage and television. The difference between him was that he was quickly recognized by the academy, was nominated for four Oscars, and was crowned once. He is different from his daughter Angelina Jolie (Angelina Jolie) is arrogant and sexy, he is more of a kind of calm and refined, like a bottle of fine wine, the longer it is, the more pure and invading the heart and the spleen. He has a strong physique, cheerful personality, and charming personality. He is the embodiment of contemporary American dreams.
On December 29, 1938, Jon Voight was born in Yonkers, New York, the son of a Czech-American golf fan. He was shy from an early age, but fell in love with the performing arts. He was also active in the student drama industry when he was in high school and Catholic University. Graduated from Catholic University in 1960, and began to quietly learn acting from Sanford Meisner, a neighbor’s kindergarten teacher, and performed his first off-Broadway comedy at the Oysters in New York that year. Performance. People commented on him in this performance as if he "will neither leave nor speak". Fortunately, he persevered, and later received performance training in the "New York Community Theater". In 1961, he played the role of a singer in the popular Broadway musical "The Sound of Music" ("The Sound of Music"). Because of his natural Nordic descent and handsome appearance, he has been acting as a supporting role in some TV series. In 1966, he participated in the California National Shakespeare Festival. The following year, he won the Theatre World Award for his outstanding performances in "That Summer" and "That Fall".
In 1967, Voight staged his screen debut, in the "Hour of the Gun" ("Hour of the Gun"), directed by John Sturges, known as the "standard bearer of the new western." ") plays a small role as a bandit. Then he starred in the satire "Fearless Frank" ("Fearless Frank"). In 1969, Voight starred in the drama "Midnight Cowboy" by Oscar gold director John Schlesinger ("Midnight Cowboy"), in which he played a big-eyed pimp who dreamed of making big money in New York Joe Buck (Joe Buck), as a rookie, Voight portrayed the energetic young Buck of Texas to life and became famous overnight. The success of this film allowed him to be awarded the Best Actor Award from the New York Film Critics Association and the National Film Critics Association, and was nominated for the best actor at the 42nd Academy Awards for the first time. This also quickly brought to the market two of his films shot in the mid-1960s but never released.
Entering the 70s, his film schedule continued. But he refused to accept those films that only focused on youth and appearance. Instead, he chose some challenging roles, such as the black anti-war comedy "Catch-22" ("Catch-22", 1970) directed by the German Academy Award director Mike Nichols (Mike Nichols). Milo, an army officer in "The Revolutionary" (1970), political activist A in "The Revolutionary" (1970), and the adventurous thriller "Deliverance Four Warriors" directed by John Boorman in 1972. "), the selfish Ed Gentry (Ed Gentry) was one of his most favored characters in the early days.
In 1978, Voight portrayed a wounded soldier Luke Martin (Luke Martin) who returned from the Vietnamese battlefield in the war drama "Coming Home" directed by Hal Ashby. ). The film explores the subtle influence of the Vietnam War on Americans, and is highly representative. Most of the scenes in Voight’s films were shot in a wheelchair, but because he had a good grasp of Luke Martin’s disability, but his clear mind, amazing perseverance, and full of vitality, he acted Come freely. As a result, he won the three best actor titles at the 31st Cannes Film Festival in 1978, the 36th Golden Globe in 1979, and the 51st Oscar. After ten years of filming, he was awarded the title of film emperor.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Voight was more committed to various social and political activities, and the time for filming became less and less. In 1983, his "Table for Five" ("Table for Five") made him a box office star. In 1985, he played the criminal Manny in the adventurous action blockbuster "Runaway Train" directed by Soviet director Andrei Konchalovsky. With his outstanding performance, he won the first place again. Nominated for the 58th Oscar for Best Actor. In 1990, he released "Eternity" ("Eternity"), in which he also served as a screenwriter. This film tells the story of a TV reporter who tried to expose government corruption and fell in love with a model who happened to be the tool of the power he wanted to explode. The film has not been widely distributed, but its content fully reflects Voith's worldview. After that, he took part in a series of television filming work.
In the late 1990s, he first released Michael Mann's action thriller "Heat" ("Heat", 1995), which is a very popular cop action film, which has a deep understanding of the inner world of the characters. Exploration and display. Starring Oscars Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, plus Voight, this film has three Oscars to join, no wonder it is so popular. Next, in 1996, Voight and Tom Cruise co-starred in another blockbuster blockbuster-the adventure film "Disc on Disc" directed by Brian De Palma (Brian De Palma) "("Mission: Impossible"), plays the traitor Jim (Jim) in the play. In 1997, Voight released several influential films in one breath: Luis Llosa's horror thriller "Anaconda" ("Anaconda"), famous director Oliver Stone ( Oliver Stone's thriller "U-Turn" ("U-Turn"), David Hogan's action film "Most Wanted" ("Most Wanted") and director Francis Ford- Francis Ford Coppola's satirical film "The Rainmaker" ("The Rainmaker"), these films are both popular and acclaimed, showing Voight's deductive skills and influence.
In 1998, Voight played the US Security Agency intelligence chief Thomas (Thomas) in the action thriller "Enemy Of The State" directed by Tony Scott, and Will- Smith (Will Smith) and Gene Hackman (Gene Hackman) starred together. This film focuses on the shady scenes of government officials abusing power and corruption, using high-tech techniques to demonstrate endless tracking and anti-tracking to make people's eyes wide open. In 1999, Voight played the stern and iron-blooded football coach Bud in the drama "Varsity Blues" directed by Brian Robbins. This is a film that caters to the tastes of American teenagers. Through the story of a high school American football team, it interprets their joys, sorrows, sorrows and the different concepts of the second generation. It embodies the so-called "American spirit" and wins Favored by the younger generation of movie fans.
In 2001, Voight participated in the filming of the epic war blockbuster "Pearl Harbor" directed by Michael Bay, and won the role of President Roosevelt from Gene Hackman. An experience of being president. Later, he collaborated with his daughter Angelina Jolie to launch the action thriller "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" ("Lara Croft: Tomb Raider") directed by Simon West. The film is adapted from the well-known popular computer game "Tomb Raider" in which he plays Lara's father, the archaeologist Duke Croft (Croft). Then, he performed in the male model comedy "Zoolander" ("Zoolander") directed by Ben Stiller (Ben Stiller).
In 2001, Voight’s most exciting performance was in the biopic "Ali" directed by Michael Mann, in which he played the ace commentator Howard Kossel ( Howard Cosell, together with Will Smith, performed the struggle of the legendary boxing champion Muhammad Ali in the 60s and 70s, and put the life trajectory of the greatest fighter in the history of American sports on the screen. His excellent performance in this film won an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor.
Jon Voight’s first wife was Lauri Peters, who married in 1962, and the two divorced in 1967. The second wife, Marcheline Bertrand, joined Voight in 1973, and went separate ways five years later. But had two children: Angelina-Jolie and James-Haven (James Haven). Among them, Angelina Jolie has inherited her father's business, and she is no less popular on the screen than Voit. Angelina Jolie, who has frequently exploded in the media, has a tendency to win over the blue.
Winning record:
In 2002, he was nominated for the 74th Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "Boxing King Ali".
In 1986, he was nominated for the 58th Oscar for Best Actor for
"Breaking Train". In 1986, he was nominated for the 43rd Oscar for Best Supporting Actor . Best Actor Award at the Golden Globe Awards (drama category)
In 1979, he won the 51st Oscar for Best Actor Award
for "Homecoming". In 1979, he won the 36th Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for "Homecoming" ( Drama)
In 1978, he won the Best Actor Award at the 31st Cannes Film Festival for
“Homecoming”.
In 1970, he was nominated for Best Actor at the 42nd Oscar for “Midnight Cowboy”. In 1970, he was nominated for “Midnight Cowboy”. The 27th Golden Globe Awards The Most Promising Newcomer Award
In 1970, he won the 23rd British Film Academy's Most Promising Newcomer Award
for "Midnight Cowboy". In 1970, he won the National Film Critics Association's Best Actor Award for "Midnight Cowboy".
In 1970, he won the Best Actor Award of the New York Film Critics Association for "Midnight Cowboy"
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