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Harrison Ford

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Recent Role:
Himself on OK! TV
Gender:
Male
Born:
7-13-1942
Birthplace:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
AKA:
Harrison J. Ford, Jethro the Bus Driver
Harrison was born in Chicago in 1942. His mother Dorothy (1917-2004) was a housewife and former radio actress of Russian-Jewish stock and his father Christopher (1906-1999) was an advertising executive and former actor, of Irish Catholic stock. He has a brother named Terence.

He was a lackluster student at Maine Township High School in Park Ridge IL. After dropping out of Ripon College in Wisconsin (without a degree), where he did some acting and later summer stock (including as Mac the Knife in The Threepenny Opera), he signed a Hollywood contract with Columbia and

More later Universal. He started out with minor roles in movies and TV and, discouraged, he turned to a career in professional carpentry (a craft he still continues to do as a hobby). He came back big four years later, however, as Bob Falfa in American Graffiti (1973). Four years after that he hit colossal with the role of Han Solo in Star Wars (1977). He continues to be a huge box office draw, rarely featuring in a non-protitable film.

First wife: Mary Marquardt (18 June 1964-1979) (divorced) 2 children (Benjamin (Chef/restaurateur), b. 1967, Willard (Teacher), b. 1969). Harrison and Melissa maintain a friendly relationship, with Harrison continuing to support Mary, particularly now (2008) as Mary has MS.

Second wife: Melissa Mathison (14 March 1983- 6 January 2004) (divorced) 2 children (Malcolm Craswell (Model), b. 1987 and Georgia, b. 1990). Their divorce turned out to be one of the most expensive in the history of Hollywood. As of 2007, Harrison is engaged to actress Calista Flockhart. Calista has an adopted son, Liam, whom Harrison is very close to.

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    Harrison Ford, - Harrison Ford is known as one of the best actors in the world. No doubht about it, starring in some of the most succesfull movies of all time. Such as the Star Wars films, three of the six. and the indian jones films. Not just those he has starred in dozens of films that have been a commerical succes. Being the editor to a great actor like him is a honor. Over the years he has dedicated time and effort to his performence and it has paid off, not trying to be a huge actor always in the news. Overall a great actor

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    one of the best actors of all time in my books... 5 stars... HARRISON FORD ROCKS!

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    Harrison Ford is one of the all time greats. If all he'd ever done was Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars then that'd be enough to immortalize him.

    Indiana Jones and Han Solo are two of the greatest guy's guy character of all time. He's handsome without being a pretty boy and confident without being smug. He projects an image in those movies of what most men wish they could be.

    The fact that his career has had so many other great roles, from the Fugitive to American Graffiti just shows his talent and longevity.

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    Han Solo one of the greatest characters of all time. Come on we all love that cocky pilot! Indy? Worlds greatest adventurer. Blade Runner one of the best Sci Fi's ever. With just this lot under his banner you can't not like him. He's a supurb actor and after watching countless roles he has performed I can't think of a single fault and that is why I am confident Indy 4 will not... that is why I am confident Indy 4 can not be bad (when talking of his peformance) You don't need to read this review because if you haven't yet fell in love with his films you have not lived.

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    Harrison Ford is one of the best Actor ever! It's hard to pick which of his movies are the best. You can say it's Star Wars, Indina Jones, Air Force one, Or what ever the movie may be. I always look forward to watch his movie what ever may be. He even Suprise me when he played a badguy in his film, I won't say which. I give this actor five stars.

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