Full Name: Viggo Peter Mortensen Nicknames: Vig Birthdate: October 20th, 1958 Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, USA Height: 5’11” Weight: Unknown Parents: Viggo (Danish) and Grace (American, related to Buffalo Bill Cody). They divorced in 1969, at which time Viggo moved to upstate New York with his mother and brothers. Thanks to Valentina for this fact Siblings: Two younger brothers Pets: A dog, Brigit; a horse, TJ; another horse, Uraeus (aka Brego from LotR); and maybe a third horse, Kenny (Hasufel from LotR) Thanks to Valentina for this fact Hair color: Brown, although dyed orange or blond at times Eye color: Green Marital status: Exene Cervenka, lead singer of the punk band X (divorced). Has one child named Henry. Fun Facts: His parents met in 1957 at a ski resort in Norway; his mother was working at the American Embassy there. Thanks to Valentina for this fact He’s a Jazz musician and has 3 CDs. He is a photographer. He also writes poetry. One of his poetry books is called "Recent Forgeries" Thanks to Sian Pham for this fact One of his books is called "The Horse Is Good" Thanks to Arideth109 for this fact Was a truck driver when he was in Denmark. He cracked his tooth when filming FotR, but asked to have it glued back on so he could finish the scene. He broke two toes in TTT when he kicked the steel helmet by the orc pyre. He speaks English, Spanish, Elvish, and Danish fluently. Was convinced by his son, an avid Tolkien fan, to take the part of Aragorn Has lived in Venezuela, Argentina, and Denmark. At the end of FotR, Viggo takes the dead Boromir's vambraces and straps them onto his own forearms, as a way of carrying Boromir's spirit with him. Was one of the only LotR actors to grow out his own hair instead of donning a wig. Did all of his own stunts, and used a steel sword instead of an aluminum or rubber sword. Liked the Elvish language so much that he requested more lines in Elvish Always kept his sword with him and was questioned by police several times Was so impressed with the horse he rode in TTT that he bought it from the owners Also bought the horse he rode in "Hidalgo" because he loved it so much Thanks to little_arwen for this fact One of his horses is a palomino Thanks to Arideth109 for this fact Spends every Halloween with his son, and even makes sure all his movie contracts have a clause that says he doesn't have to film on Halloween Thanks to OrliGirl for this fact On the LotR set he earned the nickname "No-Ego Viggo" because of his low-maintenance personality Thanks to little_arwen for this fact Almost drowned in a TTT river scene when the current pulled him about fifteen feet underwater Thanks to G-Baby for this fact Speaks French almost fluently Thanks to Josianne for this fact Sites to see: The Many Faces of Viggo Mortensen Musings of Viggo