1. He was born on July 13th 1942 atIllinois, Chicago His mother, Dorothy, was homemakerand former radio actress His father, Cristopher, was anadvertising executive and a formeractor, as well, His grandparents were of Irish CatholicChurch, and German descent

2. Ford was active in the boy scouts ofAmerica, and achieved its secondhighest rank; life scout. By 1960, he graduated from MainEast High School in Park Ridge, Ilionis He was the first student voice thatwas broadcast on high schools newradio station, WMTH. He attended Ripon College inWisconsin, and he took drama classduring college years. 3. He has gotten married three times. His first lucky wife, Mary Marquardtgave him two sons. Melissa Mathison was his wife afterMary, and she has added two morechild to his family. His current and third wife, CalistaFlockhart, and he are now parentingher adopted children, as well. Ford has 3 grandchildren. 4. In 1964, Ford travelled to LosAngeles to apply for a job inradio voice-overs. He signed 150$-a-weekcontract with ColombiaPictures new talentshow, playing bit roles. The first movie he acted inwas Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round 5. He received the Academy Awardthen BAFTA and Golden Globenominations for Best Actor for Witness, After, he received the Cecil B.DeMille Award at the 2002 GoldenGlobe Awards and one year later, hereceived a star on the HollywoodWalk of Fame. He has received three additional"Best Actor" Golden Globenominations for The Mosquito Coast,The Fugitive and Sabrina.