Following his graduation in 1956, he enrolled at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he majored in art and graduated with a B.A.
Voight was raised as a Catholic, and attended Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York, where he first took an interest in acting, playing the comedic role of Count Pepi Le Loup in the school's annual musical, The Song of Norway. Voight's maternal grandfather, and Voight's maternal grandmother's parents, were all immigrants from Germany. Voight's paternal grandfather was a Slovak immigrant from Košice, then under Austro-Hungarian rule Voight's paternal grandmother was also of Slovak descent.
He has two brothers, Barry Voight (born 1937), a former volcanologist at Pennsylvania State University, and Wesley Voight (born March 21, 1940), known as Chip Taylor, a singer-songwriter who penned "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the Morning".
ELMER VOIGHT PROFESSIONAL
Voight was born in Yonkers, New York, the son of Barbara (née Kamp 1910–1995) and Elmer Voight (né Voytka 1909–1973), a professional golfer. Voight gave critically acclaimed biographical performances during the 2000s (decade), appearing as sportscaster Howard Cosell in Ali (2001), as Nazi officer Jürgen Stroop in Uprising (2001), and as Pope John Paul II in the television miniseries of the same name (2005). During the 1990s, he most notably starred as an unscrupulous showman attorney in The Rainmaker (1997). During the 1970s, he became a Hollywood star with his portrayals of a businessman mixed up with murder in Deliverance (1972), a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home (1978), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, and a penniless ex-boxing champion in the remake of The Champ (1979).Īlthough his output slowed during the 1980s, Voight received critical acclaim for his performance as a ruthless bank robber in Runaway Train (1985). Voight came to prominence in the late 1960s with his performance as a would-be gigolo in Midnight Cowboy (1969). Voight is the father of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven. He has won one Academy Award, out of four nominations, and three Golden Globe Awards, out of nine nominations. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates.Jonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight (born December 29, 1938) is an American actor. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Year should not be greater than current year If a new volunteer signs up in your requested photo location, they may see your existing request and take the photo. You can still file a request but no one will be notified. Sorry! We do not have any photo volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. GREAT NEWS! We have 2 volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. GREAT NEWS! We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. GREAT NEWS! We have 2 volunteers within ten miles of your requested photo location.Īlso an additional volunteer within fifty miles.Īlso an additional 2 volunteers within fifty miles. GREAT NEWS! We have a volunteer within ten miles of your requested photo location.
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