Harrison Ford

1997:  German-born director Wolfgang Petersen (right) instructs American actor Harrison Ford on the set of Peterson's film, 'Air Force One.'  (Photo by Columbia Pictures/Fotos International/Getty Images)

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If Harrison Ford had listened to the advice of studio heads early in his career, he would have remained a carpenter and never gone on to star in some of Hollywood's biggest films and become one of the industry's most bankable stars. Born July 13, 1942, in Chicago and raised in a middle-class suburb, he had an average childhood. An introverted loner, he was popular with girls but picked on by sc... Read More

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