He campaigned for Dennis Kucinich in the 2008 United States presidential election, and later endorsed Barack Obama for President. Mortensen was born in New York City. He then attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, earning a bachelor’s degree in Government and Spanish. Mortensen also talked about his work with Bob Anderson, the swordmaster on The Lord of the Rings, Alatriste, Pirates of the Caribbean and many others. in 2009, Mortensen performed in The People Speak, a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States. His paintings are frequently abstract and often contain fragments of his poetry in them.
Viggo Mortensen blasts editing Viggo Mortensen says a poor performance by an actor can often be the result of bad editing. Viggo Mortensen believes an actor’s performance can be rui… [link]
