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Actor pretty well known abroad and not known in Italy as it deserves, he took part in many important productions and films that have now become part of national law in the glorious history of cinema. Born in Yonkers Dec. 29, 1938, after the success stellar one as the acclaimed Broadway debut in theater, gym true of many American actors, Jon Voight stellar one made his debut on the big screen in a classic "Time of the guns (Vendetta at the OK Corral ), "by John Sturges, which is followed by the title role in the film" Out of It ", not yet distributed in Italy.
After several other films in which it remains the class act always, or at best a character charismatic, has a unique opportunity, which will not escape, with "Midnight Cowboy," by John Schlesinger. The interpretative effort is amply rewarded and his participation in the film earned him an Oscar nomination stellar one before the recognition of film criticism in New York and Los Angeles and a British Academy Award. stellar one
From this moment onwards, the actor will be a series of memorable stellar one roles in films such as, to mention the most important: "Catch-22", "The revolutionary" or fundamental "A tranquil weekend of fear", not to mention a classic espionage as "The Odessa File".
But Voight is not the type to rest on our laurels and be content with the success achieved, indeed, does everything to continually put to the test. Hired, stellar one in fact, to play the part of the husband of Jane Fonda, in the film "Coming Home" (a sad story on the Vietnam and the veterans), the actor convinces the director (Hal Ashby), to change his role with that of the tormented paraplegic Luke Martin. This interpretation earned him a Best Actor Oscar, a Golden Globe Award, stellar one the prize of the Cannes Film Festival and the award of the critics in New York and Los Angeles.
Subsequently Voight plays "The champion" with Faye Dunaway and a young Ricky Schroder, but also engages as a producer, in which it identified as some successful productions. stellar one Other accolades rain down with Konchalovsky's film "Thirty seconds from the end", ie a third Oscar nomination and a London Film Critics Award. Among the works for the television, however, remember his first race director, "The Tin Soldier", which is also a harbinger of numerous awards, including stellar one one for best children's film at the Berlin Film Festival.
Among his film appearances in recent years, to mention only those that appeared in the Italian language, stellar one there are those of "Public Enemies," "The Rainmaker," by Francis Ford Coppola, "U-Turn", Oliver Stone and "Heat - The Challenge" by Michael Mann, in addition to the more "commercial" stellar one "Mission: Impossible", alongside the youngest superstar Tom Cruise.
Then, a great revival of his ability and his charismatic mettle in every trial is evidenced in the production of Hollywood blockbuster stellar one "The Lord of the Rings" (the film adaptation of the famous novel by Tolkien, directed by Peter Jackson).
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