By Sredna Nesegleh
Harrison Ford is one of the most prolific actors in the world. He has been in dozens of movies, both successful and unsuccessful. Most people know him from his role of Han Solo in Star Wars or as Indiana Jones in this series of movies, but he has played many different roles with great success. Acting is not his only skill, however, as he can also produce, fly airplanes, do high quality carpentry work, and more.
Harrison and His Early Life
Ford came into the world on July 13, 1942 at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Dorothy and Christopher Ford were former actors and they gave Harrison and his brother, Terence, a very good childhood. Harrison was in the Boy Scouts and achieved the second highest ranking possible. During his high school years at Maine East High School, he became the first student voice broadcasted on the high school's new radio station. This was his first foray into entertainment and he caught the acting bug when he took a drama class during his senior year at Ripon College. He then moved to Los Angeles after graduation to try his hand at voice-overs, without much success.
Starting His Career
Harrison and His Early Life
Ford came into the world on July 13, 1942 at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Dorothy and Christopher Ford were former actors and they gave Harrison and his brother, Terence, a very good childhood. Harrison was in the Boy Scouts and achieved the second highest ranking possible. During his high school years at Maine East High School, he became the first student voice broadcasted on the high school's new radio station. This was his first foray into entertainment and he caught the acting bug when he took a drama class during his senior year at Ripon College. He then moved to Los Angeles after graduation to try his hand at voice-overs, without much success.
Starting His Career
Harrison moved to Los Angeles after his graduation from college to apply for voice-over jobs. He did not get a job doing voice-overs, but he did join Columbia Pictures' New Talent program, which gave him access to bit jobs on movies. He played many uncredited roles in movies during the early 1960's, but his first credited role was in 1967 in A Time for Killing, which was a western. Roles in television shows quickly followed and he can be found playing parts in Gunsmoke, American Style, Kung Fu, and Love, American Style. He was not happy with the roles that he was getting, so he became a self-taught carpenter to support his family. He worked for many important people, among those, George Lucas, who would go on to be an important person in his journey to stardom.
From Making Cabinets to Making Movies
His cabinets that he created for George Lucas must have been really nice, because they had a big part of Harrison getting the role in Star Wars that changed his entire life. He was cast in the role of Han Solo by George Lucas, and this moved him from carpentry to superstar. He starred in the other movies in this series and went on to star in the title role of Indiana Jones in this series of movies. This helped him to solidify his stardom. Dozens of other movies followed these, including Air Force One, Patriot Games, Extraordinary Measures, and Cowboys & Aliens.
The Personal Life of Harrison Ford
Ford tends to keep his personal life just that - personal, but he has been married three times, the latest of which is his marriage to Calista Flockhart. He has five children and three grandchildren. His interests include aviation, as well as environmental causes, politics, archaeology, and community work.
Han Solo and Indiana Jones are two of the characters that Harrison Ford has made his own to the great delight of entertainment lovers everywhere. He has a great personal life that is full of joy and fun, and makes time for his career in acting and producing movies and programs that are well loved by people all over the world. His multi-dimensional skills and talents
From Making Cabinets to Making Movies
His cabinets that he created for George Lucas must have been really nice, because they had a big part of Harrison getting the role in Star Wars that changed his entire life. He was cast in the role of Han Solo by George Lucas, and this moved him from carpentry to superstar. He starred in the other movies in this series and went on to star in the title role of Indiana Jones in this series of movies. This helped him to solidify his stardom. Dozens of other movies followed these, including Air Force One, Patriot Games, Extraordinary Measures, and Cowboys & Aliens.
The Personal Life of Harrison Ford
Ford tends to keep his personal life just that - personal, but he has been married three times, the latest of which is his marriage to Calista Flockhart. He has five children and three grandchildren. His interests include aviation, as well as environmental causes, politics, archaeology, and community work.
Han Solo and Indiana Jones are two of the characters that Harrison Ford has made his own to the great delight of entertainment lovers everywhere. He has a great personal life that is full of joy and fun, and makes time for his career in acting and producing movies and programs that are well loved by people all over the world. His multi-dimensional skills and talents
His cabinets that he created for George Lucas must have been really nice, because they had a big part of Harrison getting the role in Star Wars that changed his entire life. He was cast in the role of Han Solo by George Lucas, and this moved him from carpentry to superstar. He starred in the other movies in this series and went on to star in the title role of Indiana Jones in this series of movies. This helped him to solidify his stardom. Dozens of other movies followed these, including Air Force One, Patriot Games, Extraordinary Measures, and Cowboys & Aliens.
The Personal Life of Harrison Ford
Ford tends to keep his personal life just that - personal, but he has been married three times, the latest of which is his marriage to Calista Flockhart. He has five children and three grandchildren. His interests include aviation, as well as environmental causes, politics, archaeology, and community work.
Han Solo and Indiana Jones are two of the characters that Harrison Ford has made his own to the great delight of entertainment lovers everywhere. He has a great personal life that is full of joy and fun, and makes time for his career in acting and producing movies and programs that are well loved by people all over the world. His multi-dimensional skills and talents, including being a pilot, are what makes him so interesting and keeps people lining up at the movie theater time and time again. Harrison Ford is one actor that you want to keep an eye on as he continues to entertain.
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The Personal Life of Harrison Ford
Ford tends to keep his personal life just that - personal, but he has been married three times, the latest of which is his marriage to Calista Flockhart. He has five children and three grandchildren. His interests include aviation, as well as environmental causes, politics, archaeology, and community work.
Han Solo and Indiana Jones are two of the characters that Harrison Ford has made his own to the great delight of entertainment lovers everywhere. He has a great personal life that is full of joy and fun, and makes time for his career in acting and producing movies and programs that are well loved by people all over the world. His multi-dimensional skills and talents, including being a pilot, are what makes him so interesting and keeps people lining up at the movie theater time and time again. Harrison Ford is one actor that you want to keep an eye on as he continues to entertain.
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