Peter Fonda

Peter was born on 23rd February, 1940, as a son to an acting pioneer, Henry Fonda Henry Fonda is an Academy Award winning American a >> Read More... , and Frances Ford Seymour. He has a sister, Jane Fonda Jane Fonda was born on 21st December, 1937 in New >> Read More... , and he is the father of the actress, Bridget Fonda, and Justin Fonda. His mother died when he was ten years old. Peter accidentally shot himself when he was 11 and then he moved to Nainital. He joined the University of Nebraska in Omaha and learned to act. He joined the Playhouse where his father had also started his career. He started off with Broadway, and his most popular were Blood, Sweat, and Stanley Poole. He ventured in films with romantic roles, and his debut was Tammy and The Doctor. Impressed by Peter, Robert Rossen, an Oscar-winning filmmaker, casted him in Lilith, The Victors, and The Young Lovers, where he was the lead. In the 1960s, Peter wasn’t an established personality, but he followed counter culture and grew his hair long. He was friends with the members of the band, Byrd, and thus, he kept visiting them. One day, they were on LSD and he said, “I know what it’s like to be dead”, which became the tagline for the song, She Said She Said, from the album, Revolver.

All this while he appeared in an ABC drama based on college days called ‘Channing’. Fonda has also sung a few songs such as, November Night for the Chisa Label, and Catch The Wind by Hugh Masekela.

He has worked in Roger Corman’s film, where he played the lead as Heavenly Blues in the film, The Wild Angels. His next Corman venture was ‘ The Trip The Trip aired on Bindass is a story of four girlf >> Read More... ’, based on the effects of LSD. His most appreciated and noticed work was in the film, Easy Rider. This film was directed by Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper was an American filmmaker, actor, ar >> Read More... , which was based on two motor bikers riding through the Southwest and Southern parts of US, and encountering narrow-mindedness. He has played the part of Captain America and Hopper played the part of Billy. The film was entirely shot on location. The screenplay of the film was written by Fonda, Hopper, and Terry Southern, who were nominated for the Academy Awards in the category of Best Original Screenplay. The film internationally hit the theaters in 1969 and collected around $40 million. His next flick was directed by Hopper and was called, The Last Movie, where he shared the screen with the singer, Michelle Phillips. His directorial venture, The Hired Hand, where Fonda played the lead with Warren Oates and Verna Bloom, received decent appreciation. In 1974, Fonda gave two hits back to back, which were, Dirty Mary, and Crazy Larry.

His next notable work was a drama that he directed and starred in, Wanda Nevada, with Brooke Shields Brooke Christa Shields was born in America on May >> Read More... . This film also featured his dad, Henry Fonda. Peter had a part as chief biker in the flick, The Cannonball. After doing various leather-jacket, bike-riding, high-on-life roles, he portrayed a father who is a beekeeper in the film, Ulee’s Gold (1997). This portrayal got him nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor. He appeared on TV in The Tempest Click to look into! >> Read More... , which was based on Shakespeare’s play. The Limey by Steven Soderbergh was Peter’s 1999 film. He then did a voiceover in the video game, GTA, for the aging, The Truth. In 2007, he performed with the cast, Christian Bale He’s known to be one of the most talented and most >> Read More... and Russell Crowe “Are you not entertained?” This is his notorious B >> Read More... , in the remake of Western, 3:10 to Yuma, as Byron McElroy, followed by Wild Hogs. He played the role of the villain in Ghost Rider. In 2009, he again played the part of a villain, The Roman, in The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, followed by a TV series, Californication. Apart from acting, he wrote on an autobiography called, Don Click to look into! >> Read More... ’t Tell Dad, in 1998.

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Peter Fonda is an American actor. He took birth in New York Click to look into! >> Read More... City on 23 February, 1940, to Henry Fonda and Frances Ford Seymour. Jane Fonda is his sister and Bridget Fonda is his daughter. He is of English, Scottish and Dutch descent, with a touch of Italian and French.

While growing up, he broke his back at the age of 6 and suffered from an accidental bullet wound when he was 11. He shifted to Nainital for recovery. He was there for a few months. He studied at the University of Omaha. He was a part of the Omaha Playhouse, where he worked in ‘Harvey’. Later, he took an apprenticeship at the Cecilwood Theatre in New York. Soon, he starred in ‘Blood, Sweat and Stanley Pool’, on Broadway, in 1961. His work was appreciated by the critics, and he bagged the Daniel Blum Theatre World Award and the New York Critics Circle Award. His film career took off in 1963 with Tammy and the Doctor. It was followed by movies like, The Victors (1964), Lilith (1964), The Wild Angels (1966), and The Trip (1967). He was the producer and co-scriptwriter for his next movie, Easy Rider (1969). Most of the scenes in the film were shot on location in America.

The movie was a big success all over and got an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

He made his entry into direction in 1971 with The Hired Hand. He also directed Idaho Transfer (1973), and Wanda Nevada (1979). His father, Henry Fonda, also starred in Wanda Nevada. Later, Peter Fonda starred in some projects like Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974), Race with the Devil (1975), and Outlaw Blues (1977). Then came Ulee’s Gold, in 1977, which earned him worldwide critical acclaim, as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

In 1998, he published his ‘Don’t Tell Dad’, and starred in The Tempest, a TV movie. He gave his voice for the character of The Truth in the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Click to look into! >> Read More... (2004). He appeared in movies like Ghost Rider (2007), Wild Hogs (2007), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), Copperhead (2013), and The Harvest (2013).

Peter Fonda has a house in Paradise Valley, Montana.