Harrison Ford Biography

Harrison Ford struggled for years as an actor before George Lucas cast him in 1973's American Graffiti. Ford then hit superstardom as Han Solo in the three Star Wars films and as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark and its three sequels which were all monster successes. He has gone on to play leading roles in numerous Hollywood films.
He grew up in Des Plaines a suburb of Chicago as the son of an advertising executive and a stay-at-home mother. As a child Ford was targeted by bullies. He went to Maine Township High School where he was involved in the social science and model train clubs according to People magazine. After graduating in 1960 Ford studied English and philosophy at Ripon College in Wisconsin. There he discovered an interest in performing nearly by accident.
In 1966 Ford made his film debut in a bit part in Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round. Frustrated with his lack of success as an actor Ford became a carpenter to supplement in his income. George Lucas gave him his first important film role in his 1973 drama American Graffiti but his career failed to progress much. He worked for Francis Ford Coppola as both a carpenter and an actor with small roles in The Conversation and Apocalypse Now. In 1977 Ford collaborated with Lucas again for his breakthrough role as Han Solo in Star Wars. His portrayal of the brash but likeable rogue in this science fiction classic helped raise his profile in Hollywood. The film's two sequels helped make him a star.

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