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Jon Voight Wiki Biography

Jon Voight was born on December 29, 1938 in New York, United States, of Slovakian descent. The famous American actor first came to prominence, and is perhaps still best known, for his role of Joe Buck in the film “Midnight Cowboy”(1969), for which Voight received an Oscar Award nomination. Voight`s talent has been further acknowledged by receiving two Golden Globe awards. Jon is also known for being the father of the very famous American actress Angelina Jolie. It is certainly true and internationally known that this daughter–father relationship is not the strongest one, as they have had many problems with each other.

So just how rich is Jon Voight? Sources estimate that Jon’s net worth is $45 million, which wealth he has managed to save from performances in movies, as well as in TV series and plays.

Although his father, Elmer, was a golfer, Jon became interested in an acting career in his youth. Hence, when he was a teenager, Jon already hoped that acting would become the leading source of his net worth. His debut in the film industry is considered to be “Fearless Frank”, released in 1965. Following this success, Jon kept on increasing his net worth with performances in other movies as well as acting in plays on Broadway. Jon Voight’s net worth was boosted with large incomes from starring in such movies as “Hour of the Gun”, “Out of It”, “Deliverance”, and “The Revolutionary”. Jon’s net worth also increased after appearances in “Enemy of the State”, “Pearl Harbor”, “Mission: Impossible” and “12 O`Clock High”.

The truth is that Jon Voight is a really talented actor. Not only has he received an Oscar nomination, but also gained nine Golden Globe nominations and won three of them. Jon has been nominated for four Academy Award during his career in acting and was rewarded with one of them, which was for Jon`s portrayal in “Coming Home”, a movie produced in 1978.

Jon Voight has received television credits, too. He has appeared in such TV series as “Naked City”, “The Defenders”, “NET Playhouse”, “Gunsmoke”, “Coronet Blue”, “Cimarron Strip”, “Return to Lonesome Dove”, “The Rainbow Warrior”, “Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story”, “Pope John Paul II”, and “Ray Donovan”. All these performances on TV have undoubtedly added solid sums to Jon Voight’s net worth, as most of them were very watchable.

In 2001 Jon Voight received A National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Career Achievement Award, while in 2007 the actor was rewarded with the Montreal World Film Festival Grand Prix award and in 2009 the CineVegas Marquee Award.

During the production of “The Sound of Music”, Jon met his future wife Lauri Peters. The couple married in 1962, but divorced five years later. From 1971 to 1980 Jon was married to Marcheline Bertrand, an actress. They have two children who are well known persons in film industry as well: James Haven (1973) and Angelina Jolie (1975). As already mentioned, apparently Voight does not have good relationships with his children.

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• [on Burt Reynolds] He’s sensitive. He hides that from the public. People do that all the time. Actors do that. Burt is very sensitive. He puts on a strong face. That’s all part of his macho reputation. He’s not a whiner.
• [on media comparisons between Megan Fox and his daughter Angelina Jolie] They’re both very beautiful and they’re both kind of sexy girls. Maybe Megan will start doing the things that Angie is so well known for. Angie is known for helping with kids and for her concern for others. I think that would be wonderful for all of the kids if Megan were to do the same.
• It seems to me that if Mr. Obama wins the presidential election, then Messrs. Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers and Pfleger will gain power for their need to demoralize this country and help create a socialist America.
• I was caught up in the hysteria during the Vietnam era, which was brought about through Marxist propaganda underlying the so-called peace movement.
• This is a perilous time, and more than ever, the world needs a united and strong America. If, God forbid, we live to see Mr. Obama president, we will live through a socialist era that America has not seen before, and our country will be weakened in every way.
• [on Barack Obama] He’s really extreme, but he’s always trying to say something to cover it. He’s like a Leftist from the Sixties. I was on the Left, that’s why I know who he is. He says he’ll talk to everybody like Hamas and Iran, but it’s simple-minded candy he’s throwing to the extreme left wing. He’d be the biggest disaster for Israel – and all democracies – that I can think of.
• If Washington is a two-party town, why can’t Hollywood be one too?
• In most ways it was a damn good picture. But if we remade Midnight Cowboy (1969) today, the whole relationship between Buck and Ratso would have to be sexualized or at least made, you know, like in love… to be sexually or erotically honest.

Jon Voight Important Facts

• $17,000
• Former father-in-law of actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton.
• As of 2015, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Midnight Cowboy (1969), Deliverance (1972) and Coming Home (1978). Of those, Midnight Cowboy (1969) is a winner in the category.
• Became a father for the 2nd time at age 36 when his [now 2nd ex] wife Marcheline Bertrand gave birth to their daughter Angelina Jolie Voight, aka Angelina Jolie, on June 4, 1975.
• Became a father for the 1st time at age 34 when his [now 2nd ex] wife Marcheline Bertrand gave birth to their son James Haven Voight, aka James Haven, on May 11, 1973.
• Worked as partner at Paul Productions. [2007]
• In 2000, Voight became involved with the Florida Holocaust Museum and worked very closely with then-Executive Director Larry Wasser (deceased 2003) and President John Loftus, famous U.S. Justice Department official, author and former prosecutor. Voight serves today as an advisory member of their Board. His contributions in supporting the Florida Holocaust Museums programs have made a long-lasting impact to helping the children in Florida become better citizens through character education.
• Has been asked, in real life, for “Billy Flynn’s” autograph… and given it (Flynn was his fictional boxer-character from The Champ (1979)).
• Good friends with fellow actor Eric Martic.
• A hawk on the war on terror, he voted for George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. He actively supported Rudy Giuliani’s campaign to win the Republican nomination in 2008, but later endorsed the eventual nominee Senator John McCain. He also attended the Republican National Convention in 2008. He was also one of the few American celebrities to declare his support for Donald Trump as president and spoke at his inauguration in 2017.
• Grandfather of Maddox Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Pax Jolie-Pitt (aka “Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt”), Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt and Knox Léon Jolie-Pitt.
• Godparents of his daughter Angelina are Maximilian Schell and Jacqueline Bisset.
• Was considered for the role of Clark Kent/Superman in Superman (1978), which went to Christopher Reeve.
• On December 9, 2001, he appeared as a surprise guest on Muppets Tonight (1996) 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.
• In an episode of Seinfeld (1989), 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.
• His eldest brother Barry Voight, a volcanologist, was a geology professor at Penn State University.
• Turned down the role of Oliver Barrett IV (played by Ryan O’Neal) in Love Story (1970), despite being offered 10% of the gross.
• Has played a coach in two films: Varsity Blues (1999) and Glory Road (2006).
• Has played a boxer in two films: The All-American Boy (1973) and The Champ (1979). Was also in Ali (2001), but played the role of legendary sportscaster Howard Cosell.
• In 1993, he took over the role of Woodrow F. Call from Tommy Lee Jones in Return to Lonesome Dove (1993). Three years later, he was succeeded by Jonny Lee Miller, who played the younger version of Call in Dead Man’s Walk (1996). That same year, Miller married Voight’s daughter, Angelina Jolie, making Voight a short-term father-in-law to his own successor.
• Turned down the role of Matt Hooper in Jaws (1975), which went to Richard Dreyfuss.
• In 1970, he accepted the Oscar for Best Director on behalf of John Schlesinger, who was not present at the awards ceremony. Schlesinger directed Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969).
• In 1982, he (Presenter) accepted the Oscar for “Best Actress in a Leading Role” on behalf of Katharine Hepburn, who was not present at the awards ceremony.
• Has played father to Ricky Schroder twice: The first time in The Champ (1979) and the second time in Return to Lonesome Dove (1993).
• His paternal grandfather, George Voytka, was a Slovak immigrant, and his paternal grandmother, Nellie, was of Slovak ancestry. His mother Barbara Kamp (Barbara Voight) (born in New York, 7 January 1910 and died in Palm Beach County, Florida, 3 December 1995) was the daughter of Joseph Kamp, a German immigrant, and wife Margaret Franz, also the daughter of German immigrants.
• Attended and graduated from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1960. Changed his major after his freshman year from Speech and Drama to Art. Fellow classmate was Henry Gibson.
• Honored at a fundraiser for Joseph Papp Children’s Humanitarian Fund in New York City in May 2002.
• His father Elmer Voytka, later Voight (born 29 October 1909 and died June 1973), was a professional golfer.
• Was cast as President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Pearl Harbor (2001) after Gene Hackman declined the role. Hackman’s wife was of Japanese ancestry, and appearing in a film about the Japanese attack that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II would have been painful for her, so Hackman turned down the role.
• Attended Archbishop Stepinac High School, an all-boy school in White Plains, New York.
• Godfather of Skyler Shaye.
• His younger 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) and “I Can’t Let Go” (The Hollies).

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