Peter Fonda Trivia

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  • Son of Henry Fonda
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  • Stepson of Shirley Fonda
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  • Brother of actress Jane Fonda
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  • Father-in-law of composer Danny Elfman.
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  • He was a mentor at the 2nd annual HatcH audiovisual festival in Bozeman, MT. HatcH is a film and arts festival that focuses on mentoring and inspiring student, independent, and up-and-coming filmmakers and artists. He also attended to present the Spirit of Montana HatcH award to Johnny Depp, who was unable to attend. Fonda was the 2004 recipient of the award, which celebrates actors and filmmakers who have mentored and inspired young and aspiring artists and actors.
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  • Godfather of his daughter Bridget Fonda is Larry Hagman.
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  • Uncle of Vanessa Vadim.
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  • 2000: Inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall Of Fame.
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  • Former brother-in-law of Ted Turner
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  • Turned down the role of Oliver in Love Story (1970), despite being offered 10% of the gross.
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  • His father-in-law was Noah Dietrich, Howard Hughes`s confidant for over thirty years.
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  • Brother of Frances (Pan) Brokaw and Amy Fonda
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  • At age 6, broke his back while attending boarding school.
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  • Smoked marijuana on-camera in the film Easy Rider (1969).
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  • Known to be extremely talkative and gregarious in reality, he based his performance in Ulee`s Gold (1997) extensively on his father, Henry Fonda, as his character Ulysses is a laconic, tough, and very reserved man who has troubles communicating with his children and grandchildren. Even stranger, one of Henry`s real-life hobbies was beekeeping.
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  • Ex-brother-in-law of Tom Hayden and Roger Vadim.
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  • Was arrested once for defacing a sign at a Denver airport that said, "Feed Jane Fonda to the Whales".
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  • Broke his back twice in motorcycle accidents.
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  • John Lennon wrote "She Said, She Said" about an acid trip he`d been on during which Fonda kept telling him, "I know what it`s like to be dead, man".
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  • He joined the Omaha Playhouse and appeared in their production of "Harvey". Then, he went to New York and became an apprentice at the Cecilwood Theatre. A year later, he was on Broadway in "Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole". Next, he went to Hollywood to test for the role of John Kennedy in PT 109 (1963).
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  • Educated at the University of Omaha.
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  • Uncle of Troy Garity
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  • Born at 12:09pm-EST
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  • Father of Bridget Fonda and Justin Fonda
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  • Son of Henry Fonda. Brother of Jane Fonda.
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  • Accidently shot himself in the stomach when he was 10
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  • Spouse: Portia Rebecca Crockett (11 November 1975 - present); Susan Brewer (8 October 1961 - 16 April 1972) (divorced) 2 children
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  • Born in NYC
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