Legendary Hollywood Icon Harrison Ford was born on July 13 1942 in Chicago Illinois His family history includes a strong lineage of actors radio personalities and models Ford attended public high school in Park Ridge Illinois where he was a member of the school Radio Station WMTH Ford worked as the lead voice for sports reporting at WMTH for several years Acting wasnt a major interest to Ford until his junior year at Ripon College when he first took an acting class Fords career started in 1964 when he travelled to California in search of a voiceover job He never received that position but instead signed a contract with Columbia Pictures where he earned 150 weekly to play small fill in roles in various films Through the 60s Ford worked on several TV shows including Gunsmoke Ironside Kung Fu and American Style It wasnt until 1967 that he received his first credited role in the Western film A Time for Killing Dissatisfied with the meager roles he was being offered Ford took a hiatus from acting to work as a selfemployed carpenter This seemingly odd diversion turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Harrisons acting career when he was soon hired by famous film producer George Lucas This was a turning point in Fords life that led to him be casted in milestone roles such as Han Solo and Indiana Jones Since his most famous roles in the original Star Wars trilogy and Raiders of the Lost Ark Ford has appeared in over 40 films Many criticize his latecareer work saying his performances have been lackluster leading to commercially disappointing films Ford has always worked hard to protect his offscreen private life keeping details about his children and marriages quiet He has a total of five children including one recent adoption with third and current wife Calista Flockhart In addition to acting Ford is passionate about environmental conservation aviation and archeology
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