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Jon Voight Biography

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Date of Birth: 1938, December-29
Years: 81 years
Nation of birth: United States of America
Height: 6 feet 2 inches
Name Jon Voight
birth name Jonathan Vincent Voight
nick’s name Jon
Dad Elmer Voight
Mother Barbara Voight
Nationality Ameriacn
Place of birth / city Yonkers, New York
ethnicity White
Profession Actor
Net worth $45 million
eye color Blue
Hair color ballad
weight in kg 81 kilograms
Married Yes
Married to Marcheline Bertrand (d. 1971), Lauri Peters (d. 1962)
Kids Angelina JolieJames Haven
Divorce Lauri Peters (d. 1967)
Education Archbishop Stepinac High School Catholic, University of America
Awards Academy Award for Best Actor 1979
Films Midnight Cowboy 1969
tv show Ray Donovan since 2013
Brothers Chip Taylor and Barry Voight

Jonathan Vincent Jon Voight was born on December 29, 1938. This energetic 77-year-old man was born in Yonkers, New York of the United States belonging to the United States citizenship. Since 1963, he has been active as an actor throughout the industry and has also been awarded an Oscar and also nominated multiple times for his performance. Jon is the winner of the Golden Globe about 4 times in his life and about 10 of them he was nominated. He is also the father of the most popular actress in Hollywood ie Angelina Jolie as well as actor James Haven an inspiring father of his children. Jon is the son of Barbara who was born in 1910 and later died in 1995 similarly, his mother name is Elmer Voight who was born in 1909 and died in 1973. His brothers names are Barrey Voight and Wesley Voight.

Jon was raised in a Catholic family and had a wealthy family. He later joined Archbishop Stepinac High School to continue his high school studies. Along with this, he also became part of the Catholic University of America which was located in Washington DC for the completion of his undergraduate degree in the subject of Bachelor of Arts during the year 1960 and as soon as his graduation was completed he moved towards New York to build his achievement in the field of film career. Above all, Jon is recognized for his work in top-rated films like Runaway Train, The Rainmkaer, and Howard Cosell, which was rated top box office films.

Jon is a married man and has two wives in his life. He first felt in an affair with Lauri Peters and later got married after a series of dates in 1962. But due to Jon’s extramarital stories, they got divorced in the year 1980. Similar to this for the second time. he again gave his life a second chance by again being in an affair with his girlfriend Marcheline Bertrand which also resulted in getting married in 1971. But this also like the previous marriage did not work out properly and many rumors spread behind the reason for their divorce in the bio, but there is no real fact explained behind the separation of this couple.

Jon is 6 feet 2 inches tall and his ethnicity is White. Jon’s earnings as a net worth are totally unbelievable and ranked him among the richest celebrities in town. His salary also increases year by year. As of today, Jon’s earned net worth is mentioned to be an estimated US$45 million as of early 2016.

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