You know, I had no idea that October 20th is Viggo Mortensen’s birthday. And if there’s a crazy actor that deserves his own facts post on his birthday, it’s motherfucking Viggo Mortensen.
If you only know him as Aragorn, that’s… Well, actually, his casting as Aragorn is a bizarre story. EVERYTHING about Mortensen is a bizarre story, or at least that’s what it feels like after researching this post. Mortensen’s life is unusual, and worth celebrating, especially on his birthday: