Legendary Hollywood Icon Harrison Ford was born on July 13,1942 in Chicago, Illinois. His familyhistory includes a strong lineage of actors, radio personalities, and models.Harrison attended public high school in ParkRidge, Illinois where he was a member of the school Radio Station WMTH.Harrison worked as the lead voice for sports reporting at WMTH for severalyears.Acting wasn’t a major interest toFord until his junior year at Ripon College when he first took an acting class. Harrison Ford’s career started in 1964 when he travelled toCalifornia in search of a voice-over job.He never received that position, but instead signed a contract withColumbia Pictures where he earned $150 weekly to play small fill in roles invarious films.Through the 60’s Harrisonworked on several TV shows including Gunsmoke,Ironside, Kung Fu, and American Style. It wasn’t until 1967 that Harrison receivedhis first credited role in the Western film, A Time for Killing. Dissatisfied with the meager roles he was beingoffered, Ford took a hiatus from acting to work as a self-employed carpenter.This seemingly odd diversion turned out to be a blessing in disguise forHarrison’s acting career when he was soon hired by famous film producer GeorgeLucas. This was a turning point inHarrison’s life that led to him be casted in milestone roles such as Hans Soloand Indiana Jones.Since his most famousroles in the Star Wars Trilogy and Raidersof the Lost Ark, Harrison Ford has starred in over 40 films. Many criticize his recent work, saying hisperformances have been lackluster leading to commercially disappointing films. Harrison has always worked hard to protect his off-screenprivate life, keeping details about his children and marriages quite. He has a total of five children including onerecent adoption with third and current wife Calista Flockhart. In addition toacting Harrison Ford is passionate about environmental conservation, aviation,and archeology.
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