Legendary Hollywood Icon Harrison Ford was born on July 13,\u00a01942 in Chicago, Illinois. His family\u00a0history includes a strong lineage of actors, radio personalities, and models.\u00a0Ford attended public high school in Park\u00a0Ridge, Illinois where he was a member of the school Radio Station WMTH.\u00a0Ford worked as the lead voice for sports reporting at WMTH for several\u00a0years.\u00a0Acting wasn’t a major interest to\u00a0Ford until his junior year at Ripon College when he first took an acting class. Ford’s career started in 1964 when he travelled to\u00a0California in search of a voice-over job.\u00a0He never received that position, but instead signed a contract with\u00a0Columbia Pictures where he earned $150 weekly to play small fill in roles in\u00a0various films.<\/p>\n
Through the ’60s Ford\u00a0worked on several TV shows including Gunsmoke,\u00a0Ironside, Kung Fu, and American Style. It wasn’t until 1967 that he received\u00a0his first credited role in the Western film, A Time for Killing. Dissatisfied with the meager roles he was being\u00a0offered, Ford took a hiatus from acting to work as a self-employed carpenter.\u00a0This seemingly odd diversion turned out to be a blessing in disguise for\u00a0Harrison’s acting career when he was soon hired by famous film producer George\u00a0Lucas. This was a turning point in\u00a0Ford’s life that led to him be casted in milestone roles such as Han Solo\u00a0and Indiana Jones.<\/p>\n
Since his most famous\u00a0roles in the original Star Wars trilogy and Raiders\u00a0of the Lost Ark, Ford has appeared in over 40 films. Many criticize his late-career work, saying his\u00a0performances have been lackluster, leading to commercially disappointing films. Ford has always worked hard to protect his off-screen\u00a0private life, keeping details about his children and marriages quiet. He has a total of five children including one\u00a0recent adoption with third and current wife Calista Flockhart. In addition to\u00a0acting, Ford is passionate about environmental conservation, aviation,\u00a0and archeology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Legendary Hollywood Icon Harrison Ford was born on July 13,\u00a01942 in Chicago, Illinois. His family\u00a0history includes a strong lineage of actors, radio personalities, and models.\u00a0Ford attended public high school in Park\u00a0Ridge, Illinois where he was a member of the school Radio Station WMTH.\u00a0Ford worked as the lead voice for sports reporting at WMTH for several\u00a0years.\u00a0Acting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-8154","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n