Viggo Mortensen Biography

- With part of his earnings from The Lord of the Rings, he founded the Perceval Press publishing house — named for the knight from the legend of King Arthur — to help other artists.

- Mortensen is fluent in English, Danish, and Spanish, and conversant in Norwegian. He also speaks French, Italian, and Swedish.

- He is affectionately known as "Chooba" by many of his closest peers, the name having originated during his role as a wheelchair-ridden snitch in Carlito's Way.