Jon Voight Biography
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His brother is songwriter Wes Voight who, under the alias
Chip Taylor, wrote
The Troggs' 1966 smash hit "Wild Thing". His other songs include "Angel of the Morning" (
Merrilee Rush), "I Can't Let Go" (
The Hollies), etc.

Father of actor
James Haven (b. 1973) and actress
Angelina Jolie (b. 1975) with
Marcheline Bertrand.

Godfather of
Skyler Shaye.

Attended Archbishop Stepinac High School, and all-boy school in White Plains, New York.

Beat out
Gene Hackman for the role of President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt in
Pearl Harbor.

His father was a professional golfer.

Honored at fund-raiser for
Joseph Papp Children's Humanitarian Fund in New York City, May 2002.

Graduated from Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. in 1960. Changed his major after his Freshman year from Speech and Drama to Art.

His grandfather was a Czech imigrant.

Played father to
Rick Schroder twice: The first time in
The Champ and the second time in
Return to Lonesome Dove.

In 1982, he (Presenter) accepted the Oscar for "Best Actress in a Leading Role" on behalf of
Katharine Hepburn, who wasn't present at the awards ceremony

In 1970, he accepted the Oscar for "Best Director" on behalf of
John Schlesinger, who wasn't present at the awards ceremony. Schlesinger directed Voight in
Midnight Cowboy.

Turned down the role of "Matt Hooper" in
Jaws. The role went to
Richard Dreyfuss.

In 1993, he took over the role of "Woodrow F. Call" from
Tommy Lee Jones in
Return to Lonesome Dove. Three years later, he was succeeded by
Jonny Lee Miller, who played the younger version of Call in
Dead Man's Walk. That same year, Miller married Voight's daughter,
Angelina Jolie, making Voight a short-term father-in-law to his own successor.

Has played a boxer in two films:
The All-American Boy and
The Champ. Was also in
Ali, but played the role of legendary sportscaster
Howard Cosell.

Has played a coach in two films:
Varsity Blues and
Glory Road.

Turned down the role of Oliver in
Love Story, despite being offered 10% of the gross.

A brother was a geology professor at Penn State.

In an episode of
Seinfeld, George (
Jason Alexander) buys a Chrysler Lebaron convertible he believes once belonged to
Jon Voight only to discover that the previous owner was actually "John" Voight, a periodontist.

On December 9, 2001, he appeared as a surprise guest in "The Muppet Show Live" dressed as a giant chicken with Gonzo the Great. The event was part of the first annual MuppetFest fan convention and a fundraiser for Save The Children.
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