Nickname:	Vig
Known for:	A History of Violence / The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring / The Lord of the Rings: T
Birth name:	Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr.
Birthday:	20 October 1958, Manhattan, New York, USA
Height:	5' 11" (1.80 m)

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Free Image Hosting - Upload your favorite celebrity pictures. Viggo Mortensen is leading the race to replace Kevin Costner in the sequel to Dances With Wolves.


LORD OF THE RINGS star VIGGO MORTENSEN is leading the race to replace KEVIN COSTNER in the sequel to DANCES WITH WOLVES.The Holy Road is the follow-up to the hit 1990 western, which Costner directed and starred in, but Costner didn’t want to reprise his John Dunbar character.Free Willy director Simon Wincer will take over
Viggo Mortensen deserved a special Academy Award to recognize his naked fight scene in Eastern Promises, according to Christina Ricci. Ricci was blown away by the actor's performance in the movie and feels he deserved a special mention after losing out on the Best Actor Oscar to Daniel Day-Lewis.


VIGGO MORTENSEN deserved a special Academy Award to recognise his naked fight scene in EASTERN PROMISES, according to CHRISTINA RICCI.Ricci was blown away by the actor’s performance in the movie, and feels he deserved a special mention after losing out on the Best Actor Oscar to Daniel Day-Lewis.She says, "This year there was a category
American actor VIGGO MORTENSEN has hit out at film stars who sign up to big budget Hollywood projects solely for the pay cheque - insisting he’s far too focused on his art to worry about his salary.Eastern Promises star Mortensen is adamant he will never make a film just to fund a luxurious lifestyle, because
Viggo Mortensen is set to snub the Oscars. The 49-year-old actor - who is up for a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of a ruthless Russian gangster in "Eastern Promises" - will boycott next month's prestigious Academy Awards if the Hollywood writers' strike is still unresolved.

He said: "If there's a strike I will not go but I have a feeling they'll solve it. I hope they do. I'm sure my mother would like to see me on TV."
Oscar nominee Viggo Mortensen will refuse to cross picket lines to attend the Academy Awards, if striking writers protest at next month's Oscars.


Viggo Mortensen is set to snub the Oscars. The 49-year-old actor - who is up for a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of a ruthless Russian gangster in 'Eastern Promises' - will boycott next month's prestigious Academy Awards if the Hollywood writers' strike is still unresolved.

He said: "If there's a strike I will not go but I have a feeling they'll solve it. I hope they do. I'm sure my mother would like to see me on TV."
Oscar nominee VIGGO MORTENSEN will refuse to cross picket lines to attend the Academy Awards, if striking writers protest at next month’s (Feb08) Oscars.Mortensen, who on Tuesday (22Jan08) received a Best Actor nomination for his performance in Eastern Promises, desperately wants to attend Hollywood’s premier awards show on 24 February, but not if Writers Guild
Daredevil actor VIGGO MORTENSEN angered director ED HARRIS on the set of new movie APPALOOSA, by challenging a stuntman to a dangerous horseriding race.After perfecting his equestrian skills on the set of movie Hidalgo, Mortensen dared a co-star to a race while standing on the horses’ saddles - and invited cast and crewmembers to bet
THE LORD OF THE RINGS star VIGGO MORTENSEN is set to replace ROBERT DOWNEY JR.in SYLVESTER STALLONE’s new movie about horror author EDGAR ALLAN POE, according to internet reports.The movie, which Stallone will direct, has been a pet project for the Rocky star for years - and now it looks like it will hit the
Viggo Mortensen's naked fight scene for 'Eastern Promises' was "slippery, painful and embarrassing." The 'Lord of the Rings' actor, who had to shoot a four-minute nude fight in a steamy Turkish bath for the movie, insists it would have ruined the film if he had kept his towel on.

Viggo, who plays a Russian mob member in the film, said: "That scene was slippery, painful and embarrassing. I always knew the scene should be as realistic as the rest of the movie, so I couldn't feasibly keep the towel on."
Viggo Mortensen's naked fight scene for 'Eastern Promises' was "slippery, painful and embarrassing."

The 'Lord of the Rings' actor, who had to shoot a four-minute nude fight in a steamy Turkish bath for the movie, insists it would have ruined the film if he had kept his towel on.
British censors have been criticized over their decision to allow violent film Eastern Promises starring Naomi Watts and Viggo Mortensen to be screened uncut.


British censors have been criticised over their decision to allow violent film EASTERN PROMISES starring NAOMI WATTS and VIGGO MORTENSEN to be screened uncut.The David Cronenberg film centres on the Russian mafia in London, and includes shocking scenes including one in which a knife is twisted into a man’s eye and two victims have their
Filed under: Who'd You Rather? "Office" funnyman John Krasinski turns 28 today, and "Lord of the Rings" star Viggo Mortensen turns 49.The question is ... ...
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Viggo Mortensen has been mistaken for a member of the mafia.

The actor - who plays a Russian mobster in new film "Eastern Promises" - sports fake tattoos for the role and kept them on after shooting when he went out for dinner in London.
NEW YORK (AP) - Viggo Mortensen is looking out the window. Across the street from his Manhattan hotel, he notices a man on a balcony and wonders aloud what the man is doing, what his life is. The moment makes him ponder, ''What does that mean?''


Viggo Mortensen was left battered and bruised during a naked film fight in a bathhouse. The actor stripped for the brutal scene in new Russian Mafia thriller Eastern Promises and admits director David Cronenberg and his hit-happy co-stars weren't pulling any punches.