Harrison Ford

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Harrison Ford has, in the last few years, established himself as one of the most consistently successful film actors in the world. His performances in such films as Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark have earned him both critical and popular acclalm.
Bom ín Chicago, he followed the conventional middle-class route through high school and college. After what he describes as a "total academic breakdown" he dropped out before graduating. Determlned to avoid any sort of nlne-to-five job, Ford declded to try his hand at acting.
After several years in Hollywood playing bit parts and supporting roles in unmemorable films George Lucas offered him a key part in the classic American Graffiti. This proved to be the turning point In Ford's career for it was this introduction to Lucas that led to hls role in Star Wars, the film that transformed him into one of the world's biggest box office stars.
Since then Ford has constantly sought to extend the range and depth of his acting abilities... Tovább

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Harrison Ford has, in the last few years, established himself as one of the most consistently successful film actors in the world. His performances in such films as Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark have earned him both critical and popular acclalm.
Bom ín Chicago, he followed the conventional middle-class route through high school and college. After what he describes as a "total academic breakdown" he dropped out before graduating. Determlned to avoid any sort of nlne-to-five job, Ford declded to try his hand at acting.
After several years in Hollywood playing bit parts and supporting roles in unmemorable films George Lucas offered him a key part in the classic American Graffiti. This proved to be the turning point In Ford's career for it was this introduction to Lucas that led to hls role in Star Wars, the film that transformed him into one of the world's biggest box office stars.
Since then Ford has constantly sought to extend the range and depth of his acting abilities with varied and successful roles in Bladerunner, Witness and Raiders of the Lost Ark. His role as Indiana Jones has burned its way into the public consciousness in a way that only Sean Connery's portrayal of James Bond has succeeded in doing before.
Despite his astonishing success, and his unmatched appeal to both men and women, Ford remains a very private man who eschews the phoney gilt of Hollywood. In this thorough and searching biography Paul Honeyford appraises Ford's career to date, from struggllng actor to his present status as one of the world's most popular and charismatic stars. The author has spoken to many people close to Ford, and is able to shed new light on a notoriously dark horse. Vissza