Jon Voight Biography

Born asJonathan Vincent Voight
Occup.Actor
FromUSA
BornDecember 29, 1938
Yonkers, New York, USA
Age85 years
Jon Voight was born on December 29, 1938, in Yonkers, New York, USA, to Barbara Voight and Elmer Voight. He was the oldest of 3 children, and also his dad was a golf pro and also owner of a fairway.

After finishing from high school, Voight participated in Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. to study acting. He left after two years to go after a profession in cinema, showing up in a number of Off-Broadway manufacturings in the very early 1960s.

In 1967, Voight appeared in his breakout function as male woman of the street Joe Buck in the film Midnight Cowboy, for which he received an Academy Award election for Best Actor. He continued to find success in movie, starring in Deliverance (1972), The Champ (1979), Runaway Train (1985), and Heat (1995).

Voight also got acknowledgment on tv, winning four Emmys for his role as television exec Chip Newman in the television collection Ray Donovan (2013-2020). He has actually also shown up in various other TV programs, consisting of 24, Alias, and also Seinfeld.

In addition to his acting job, Voight is likewise known for his political advocacy. He has actually been a singing advocate of Republican politics, recommending President Donald Trump in the 2020 United States governmental election. He has likewise been important of the Democratic Party as well as has been a solid supporter for Israel.

Voight has actually been wed twice, first to starlet Lauri Peters from 1962 to 1967, and then to actress Marcheline Bertrand from 1971 to 1980. He has two youngsters, including starlet Angelina Jolie, with whom he has actually had a strained relationship in the past.

Throughout his job, Voight has been acknowledged for his payments to the entertainment industry, getting accolades such as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and also induction right into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. He remains a prominent number in Hollywood as well as political circles.

Our collection contains 21 quotes who is written / told by Jon.

Related authors: Donald Trump (Businessman), Rick Schroder (Actor), James Haven (Director), Angelina Jolie (Actress)

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21 Famous quotes by Jon Voight

Small: You start where you can get an opportunity, you take everything that you can do to gain entrance.
"You start where you can get an opportunity, you take everything that you can do to gain entrance. You do the little work and you try to find people who can teach you"
Small: You can get digital technology that almost is film quality, and go make little films and do everything
"You can get digital technology that almost is film quality, and go make little films and do everything you can to find a little understanding of your own voice and it will grow - Don't take no for an answer - Take every opportunity you can to do something"
Small: The real truth is that the Obama administration is professional at bullying, as we have witnessed with
"The real truth is that the Obama administration is professional at bullying, as we have witnessed with ACORN at work during the presidential campaign. It seems to me they are sending down their bullies to create fist fights among average American citizens who don't want a government-run health care plan forced upon them"
Small: Ive gone through a lot of stuff in my life
"I've gone through a lot of stuff in my life"
Small: I was a guy who needed to go to class, because I had some raw talent that I thought was identifiable, w
"I was a guy who needed to go to class, because I had some raw talent that I thought was identifiable, when I finally made a decision to be an actor. And yet I wanted to learn how to really do the stuff. You know, 'How do I get to be a serious actor?'"
Small: We are witnessing a slow, steady takeover of our true freedoms. We are becoming a socialist nation, and
"We are witnessing a slow, steady takeover of our true freedoms. We are becoming a socialist nation, and whoever can't see this is probably hoping it isn't true. If we permit Mr. Obama to take over all our industries, if we permit him to raise our taxes to support unconstitutional causes, then we will be in default. This great America will become a paralyzed nation"
Small: The people who voted for President Obama are just beginning to wake up to exactly what they brought in.
"The people who voted for President Obama are just beginning to wake up to exactly what they brought in. The 'change' they envisioned is not the 'change' they have gotten"
Small: It seems to me that if Mr. Obama wins the presidential election, then Messrs. Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers
"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"
Small: Obama is a very good actor. He knows how to play it. And he is very adept at creating this Obama - this
"Obama is a very good actor. He knows how to play it. And he is very adept at creating this 'Obama' - this character who is there whenever the world needs something"
Small: If Washington is a two-party town, why cant Hollywood be one too?
"If Washington is a two-party town, why can't Hollywood be one too?"
Small: Ive been very fortunate - You only can do what youre offered, you know?
"I've been very fortunate - You only can do what you're offered, you know?"
Small: Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. Its difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But its the
"Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have"
Small: Theres the young Jon Voight and the old Jon Voight
"There's the young Jon Voight and the old Jon Voight"
Small: Theres a real question at stake now. Is President Obama creating a civil war in our own country?
"There's a real question at stake now. Is President Obama creating a civil war in our own country?"
Small: Its grown into a personal relationship, yeah. Im crazy about Jerry. I think hes a unique character
"It's grown into a personal relationship, yeah. I'm crazy about Jerry. I think he's a unique character"
Small: I play a detective, very close to myself actually
"I play a detective, very close to myself actually"
Small: This is a perilous time, and more than ever, the world needs a united and strong America. If, God forbi
"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"
Small: Do not let the Obama administration fool you with all their cunning Alinsky methods. And if you dont kn
"Do not let the Obama administration fool you with all their cunning Alinsky methods. And if you don't know what that method is, I implore you to get the book 'Rules for Radicals,' by Saul Alinsky. Mr. Obama is very well trained in these methods"
Small: Angelina is my daughter and I am always wishing her the best
"Angelina is my daughter and I am always wishing her the best"
Small: This lie of political correctness is bringing this country down. You just want to break through it all
"This lie of political correctness is bringing this country down. You just want to break through it all"
Small: I was caught up in the hysteria during the Vietnam era, which was brought about through Marxist propaga
"I was caught up in the hysteria during the Vietnam era, which was brought about through Marxist propaganda underlying the so-called peace movement"