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Jon Voight
American actor (born 1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jon Voight (born December 29, 1938) is an American actor. Voight came to publicity in the late 1960s with his Academy Award–nominated performance as Joe Buck, a would-be gigolo, in Midnight Cowboy (1969). He has received an Academy Award for Best Actor, having received it for his role in the 1978 film Coming Home, in which he played a paraplegic Vietnam War veteran. In the 1970s, he became renowned as a Hollywood star.
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![]() Jon Voight in Los Angeles in October 2011 | |
Born | Jonathan Vincent Voight (1938-12-29) December 29, 1938 (age 85) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1963–present |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Lauri Peters (m. 1962–1967, divorced) Marcheline Bertrand (m. 1971–1978, divorced) |
Children | James Haven Angelina Jolie |
Relatives | Barry Voight, Chip Taylor (brothers) |
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Voight is a Republican who supports anti-communism.[2]