Harrison Ford is one of Hollywood’s leading men, with an acting career that has spanned more than 50 years and included iconic roles such as Indiana Jones and Han Solo.
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Harrison Ford Biography
He was born on 13th July, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. Harrison grew up in the suburb Des Plines. Moreover, he was born to Dorothy Nidelman, a radio actress, and Christopher Ford, an actor turned advertising executive.
Harrison graduated from Maine East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois in 1960. He later went and study English and Philosophy at Ripon College in Wisconsin. Harrison took a drama class in the final quarter of his senior year to get over his shyness and became fascinated acting.
However, Harrson wasn’t the best student in college, and he ended up leaving before completing his degree.
Harrison Ford Career
Harrisson travelled to Los Angeles to seek for job opportunities in radio voice-overs. He later got his first bit role as a bellboy in ‘Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round’.
In 1967, Harrison was credited as “Harrison J. Ford” in the 1967 Western film A Time for Killing. However, he played important roles in the super hits of the 70s: American Graffiti, Conversation, Apocalyse Now, Heroes, Force 10 from Navarone, Hanover Street, and The Frisco Kid (1979).
Ford abandoned the “J” and went to work for Universal Studios in the late 1960s and early 1970s, performing minor roles in a variety of television shows.
Harrison became a self-taught professional carpenter to support his then-wife and two young sons after becoming dissatisfied with the jobs assigned to him.
Throughout the late 1970s, Ford began to play larger roles in films such as Heroes (1977), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), and Hanover Street (1979).
Harrison began participating in many critically deridedand unsuccessful films in the late 1990s, including SixDays, Seven Nights (1998), Random Hearts (1999), and K19.
In the early 2000s, he starred in the latest sequel of Indiana Jones; the movie reached the top spot at the box office and in its opening weekend, earned 786 million worldwide.
Harrison Net Worth
As of 2022, Harrison Ford’s net worth is estimated to be approximately $300 million.
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