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Viggo Mortensen Net Worth

Viggo Mortensen Net Worth and Salary: Viggo Mortensen is a Danish–American actor, poet, musician, author, photographer, and painter who has a net worth of $40 million dollars. Mortensen is perhaps best known for his role as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Viggo Mortensen Early Life

Early Life:  Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. was born on October 20, 1958, in Watertown, New York to Grace and Viggo Mortensen Sr. His mother was American. His father was Danish. His parents met in Norway.  He is the oldest of three boys of Grace and Viggo Sr. The family lived all over the world while Viggo was growing up and eventually settled in Argentina. Viggo attended primary school in South America. In 1969, his parents divorced and their mother took her sons and moved back to the United States. Viggo and his siblings spent the rest of their childhoods in New York. He graduated from Watertown High School in 1976 and then enrolled at St. Lawrence University, which was about 200 miles away from home. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Politics. He then spent two years in Europe, living in England, Spain, and Denmark before he moved back to the U.S. to pursue a career in acting.

Net Worth Stats and More

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Viggo Mortensen Info
Net Worth$40 Million
SalaryN/A
Date of BirthN/A
GenderMale
Height5 ft 10 in (1.8 m)
ProfessionActor, Author, Musician, Painter, Photographer, Poet, Singer
NationalityUnited States of America

Favorite Quotes from Viggo Mortensen

Why does Viggo Mortensen have a net worth of $40 Million? Perhaps these quotes can explain why:

I'm an optimist; I always hope that each new script is going to be a great story.

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Like most people I can be lazy, so it's nice to have a goal or deadline or reason to work out. I feel better when I get to exercise, or when I'm outdoors. I like to hike, swim and run, and I love to play soccer.

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The Road' was a movie that has a good reputation, even though it wasn't released very well, but that's a movie I'm very proud of.

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The Road' is about that fear that all parents can have - 'What's going to happen to your child if you're not around?'

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Travel is one of the best anti-war weapons that there are. I've been to Iran, and if you're there you see little kids, cops, old people, cemeteries. Once you see that, you can't say, 'Oh, Iran, let's bomb them.'

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