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'''Phil Boyce''' was an [[United States|American]] [[program director]] for NewsTalkRadio [[WABC (AM)]] in [[New York City]], as well Vice President of news/talk programming for [[ABC Radio]]. On his radio program on Thursday, October 9, 2008 [[Sean Hannity]] announced that Boyce was leaving the station as of that day.
{{Infobox actor
| image = ViggoMortensen.jpg
| caption = Mortensen at the premiere of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', December 1, 2003.
| birthname = Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr.
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1958|10|20}}
| birthplace = [[Watertown (city), New York|Watertown]], [[New York]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| yearsactive = 1984 - present
| spouse = [[Exene Cervenka]] (1987-1998)
| sagawards = '''[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture]]'''<br>2003 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''
| awards = '''[[National Board of Review Award for Best Cast|NBR Award for Best Cast]]'''<br>2003 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''
}}
'''Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr.''' (born October 20, 1958) is a [[Golden Globe]]- and [[Academy Award]]-nominated [[Danish American]] [[theater]] and [[film|movie]] [[actor]], [[poet]], [[musician]], [[photographer]] and [[Painting|painter]].


==Overview==
He is perhaps best known for his roles as [[Aragorn]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|The Lord of the Rings]]'' film trilogy, [[Frank T. Hopkins]] in ''[[Hidalgo (film)|Hidalgo]]'', David Shaw in ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'', Tom Stall in [[David Cronenberg]]'s ''[[A History of Violence (film)|A History of Violence]]'' and his [[Academy Award]] nominated role as Nikolai Luzhin in Cronenberg's ''[[Eastern Promises]]''.


Boyce programmed WABC Radio programs as well as nationally syndicated ABC Radio shows, including ''[[The Sean Hannity Show]]'' and ''The [[Mark Levin]] Show''. Boyce handled programming at all ABC Radio news/talk stations, including KABC-AM in Los Angeles, WLS-AM in [[Chicago]] and WMAL-AM in [[Washington, D.C.]] He reported to general manager Timothy McCarthy at WABC, as well as to Mitch Dolan, president of the ABC Radio Station Group on the corporate level.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Mortensen was born in [[New York City, New York]]. His American mother, Grace Gamble ([[married and maiden names|née]] Atkinson), and [[Denmark|Danish]] father, Viggo Peter Mortensen, Sr. (a farm manager who worked in business), met in [[Norway]].<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/65/Viggo-Mortensen.html Film Reference website]</ref><ref>[http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=133016&ran=177221 Viggo Mortensen gets nude for 'Eastern Promises' fight scene | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His maternal grandfather was from Canada.<ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/celeb/viggo.htm Rootsweb Celebrities website]</ref> His family moved to [[Venezuela]], [[Argentina]] and [[Denmark]], settling in Argentina, where he learned Spanish and became a [[San Lorenzo de Almagro]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Atlético_San_Lorenzo_de_Almagro] fan, one of the biggest soccer teams in Argentina. His father managed chicken farms and ranches in Argentina.<ref name="chicago">Pearlman, Cindy. [http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/pearlman/548894,SHO-Sunday-cindy09.article Chicago Sun-Times], "Superstar Viggo's a serious soul at heart," 9 Sept, 2007</ref> They remained there until Mortensen was age eleven, when his parents divorced and his mother moved back to [[New York]]. He moved with his father to [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]. Mortensen and his father eventually went back to the [[United States]] where Mortensen graduated from [[Watertown High School (New York)| Watertown High School]], [[Watertown, New York]]. After high school, he returned to Denmark, and became a [[truckdriver]] in [[Esbjerg]], [[Denmark]], before, again, returning to the United States to pursue an acting career. He attended [[St. Lawrence University]] in [[Canton (village), New York|Canton]], New York, earning a bachelor's degree in Spanish. He chose that subject because he could get good grades without a lot of study, leaving him free to be in a lot of plays. At his [[commencement]], he refused to wear an academic gown because they were made by sweatshop workers.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} However, after the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy, when he was granted an honorary doctorate by his alma mater, he did appear in the appropriate robes.


Boyce was raised in Pueblo, [[Colorado]].
===Acting career===
[[Image:Vlcsnap-5964656.png|thumb|350px|Viggo Mortensen as [[Aragorn]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy]] (2001-2003).]]


==Radio career==
After several years of experience in live theater, Mortensen made his first movie appearance playing an [[Amish]] farmer in [[Peter Weir]]'s ''[[Witness (1985 film)|Witness]]''. (Mortensen had actually acted in two prior films—''[[Swing Shift (film)|Swing Shift]]'' and ''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo]]''—but his scenes in both of these films were deleted from the final cuts.) Also in 1985, he was cast in the role of Bragg on ''[[Search For Tomorrow]]''. Mortensen's 1987 performance in ''[[Bent (play)|Bent]]'' at the Coast Playhouse, [[Los Angeles]], won him a Dramalogue Critics' Award. Coincidentally, the play, about [[homosexual]] [[concentration camp]] prisoners, was originally brought to prominence by [[Sir Ian McKellen]], with whom Mortensen later co-starred in ''[[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|The Lord of the Rings]]''.


===Career beginnings===
During the 1990s Mortensen appeared in supporting roles in a variety of films, including [[Jane Campion]]'s ''[[The Portrait of a Lady (film)|The Portrait of a Lady]]'', ''[[Young Guns II]]'', ''[[Prison (1988 film)|Prison]]'', ''[[Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III]]'', [[Sean Penn]]'s ''[[The Indian Runner]]'', [[Brian DePalma]]'s ''[[Carlito's Way]]'', [[Tony Scott]]'s ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'', [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[G.I. Jane]]'', [[Rob Cohen]]'s ''[[Daylight (film)|Daylight]]'', [[Tony Goldwyn]]'s ''[[A Walk on the Moon]]'', Frank A. Cappello's ''American Yakuza'', Charles Robert Carner's ''Vanishing Point'' (remake), [[Philip Ridley]]'s two films ''[[The Reflecting Skin]]'' and ''[[The Passion of Darkly Noon]]'', [[Andrew Davis (film director)|Andrew Davis]]'s ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'', Gus Van Sant's 1998 remake of ''[[Psycho (1998 film)|Psycho]]'', [[Betty Thomas]]'s ''[[28 Days (film)|28 Days]]'' and ''[[The Prophecy]]'' with [[Christopher Walken]]. Of these roles, Mortensen was probably best known for playing Master Chief John Urgayle in ''G.I. Jane''.<ref>{{cite news |first = Stephen |last = Applebaum |title = Mortensen's battle scars |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2544149.stm |work = [[BBC News]] |publisher = [[bbc.co.uk]] |date = [[2002-12-05]] |accessdate =}}</ref>
* [[WKY]]-AM, Oklahoma City
* [[KFEL]]-AM, Pueblo, CO
* KDZA-FM, Pueblo, CO
* KVMN-FM, Pueblo, CO


===News director===
Mortensen's major breakthrough came in 1999 with his casting as [[Aragorn]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] (released in 2001, 2002 and 2003). According to the Special Extended Edition DVD of ''[[Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Mortensen was a last-minute replacement for [[Stuart Townsend]], and wouldn't have taken the part of Aragorn had it not been for his son's enthusiasm for the [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] trilogy. In the ''Two Towers'' DVD extras, the film's swordmaster [[Bob Anderson (fencer)|Bob Anderson]] described Mortensen as "the best swordsman I've ever trained". Mortensen performed all of his own stunts, insisting it would look more authentic, and even injuries suffered on several stunts did not dampen his enthusiasm. At one point during shooting of the Two Towers, [[Orlando Bloom]], [[Gimli (Middle-earth)|Gimli]]'s double and Mortensen all had fairly serious injuries, and during a shoot of them running in the mountains Peter Jackson referred to the three as "The walking wounded".
* KHOW-AM, Denver
[[Image:Viggo Mortensen 2005.jpg|thumb|150px|Mortensen interviewed by [[eTalk]] Daily, 2005 [[Toronto Film Festival]] for ''[[A History of Violence (film)|A History of Violence]]'', photo by Tony Shek]]
* KFH, Wichita
* KYFM, Bartlesville, Okalahoma
* KIMN, Denver


===Vice president for news/talk===
In 2004, Mortensen starred as [[Frank Hopkins]] in ''[[Hidalgo (film)|Hidalgo]]'', the story of an ex-army courier who travels to [[Middle East|Arabia]] to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize.
* KGO, San Francisco
* KSFO, San Francisco
* KABC, Los Angeles
* WBAP, Dallas
* WLS, Chicago


===Program director for news/talk===
In 2005, Mortensen starred in [[David Cronenberg]]'s ''[[A History of Violence (film)|A History of Violence]]''. He was nominated for a [[Satellite Awards|Satellite Award]] for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for this role. In the DVD extras for ''A History of Violence'', [[David Cronenberg]] relates that Mortensen is the only actor he'd come across who would come back from weekends with his family having bought items to use as props on the set.
* WJR-AM, Detroit
* WMAL, Washington D.C.


==WABC Radio timeline==
In 2006, he starred as Captain Diego Alatriste in ''[[Alatriste]]'', the most expensive Spanish-language film ever made,{{Fact|date=December 2007}} based on the series of novels ''[[Captain Alatriste|The Adventures of Captain Alatriste]]'' written by the Spanish writer [[Arturo Pérez-Reverte]].
* October 9, 2008: last day at WABC-AM and ABC Radio .
* April 1995—Joins WABC Radio as program director, replacing John Mainelli
* 1996,—Creates WABC’s morning team of [[Curtis Sliwa]] and [[Ron Kuby]].
* 1997—Boyce hires [[Sean Hannity]], then moves him to PM drive-time in 1998.
* [[March 11]] [[2005]]—Promoted to vice president of programming for ABC Radio's news/talk stations, while keeping his title as operations manager and program director at WABC Radio.
* November 2004 - Brings back Coast to Coast AM to the overnight shift.
* December 2005—Brings back the [[oldies]] to WABC on Saturday nights with [[Saturday Night Oldies]].
*November 1, 2007--Fires Ron Kuby, the last liberal on WABC


==Radio industry honors==
In September 2007 the film ''[[Eastern Promises]]'', directed by David Cronenberg, was released to critical acclaim for the film itself and for Mortensen's performance as a Russian gangster on the rise in London. His nude fight scene in a steam room was applauded by [[Roger Ebert]]: "Years from now, it will be referred to as a benchmark."<ref name=rogerebert>[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070913/REVIEWS/709130303/-1/EDITOR :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: Eastern Promises]. Retrieved December 22, 2007.</ref> Mortensen's performance in ''Eastern Promises'' resulted in him winning the Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film award from the [[British Independent Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bifa.org.uk/film/917/Eastern_Promises.html | title=British Independent Film Awards 2007 nominations | publisher=[[British Independent Film Awards]] | accessdate=2008-01-24}}</ref> He also received an [[Academy Award]] nomination in the Best Actor category.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/nominees/index.html | title=80th Academy Awards nominations | publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] | accessdate=2008-01-22}}</ref>
* [[Radio Ink]] Magazine's top ten Major Market Program Directors in America for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

* [[Radio and Records]] Industry Achievement Award for News/Talk Program Director of the Year for 2003
===Perceval Press===
* WABC selected as Radio and Records top News/Talk Station of the Year for 2003
With part of his earnings from ''The Lord of the Rings'', Mortensen founded the [[Perceval Press]] publishing house &mdash; named for [[Percival|the knight]] from the legend of [[King Arthur]] &mdash; to help other artists by publishing works that might not find a home in more traditional publishing venues<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2004/mar/03/entertainment/et-susan3</ref>.
* WABC selected as Legendary Station of the Year by the [[National Association of Broadcasters]] for 2004

* Radio and Records Magazine News/Talk Programmer of the Year, 2004 and 2005
''Perceval Press'' is also the home of Viggo's many personal artistic projects in the area of fine arts, photography, poetry, song and literature (see below).

===Bibliography===
Mortensen is also an author, with various books of poetry, photography and painting published. His bibliography includes:

* ''Ten Last Night'' - ([[1993 in literature|1993]]), his first collection of poetry.

* ''Recent Forgeries'' - ([[1998 in literature|1998]]), ISBN, 5th Edition, documents Viggo's first solo exhibition and includes a CD with music and spoken-word poetry. Introduction by Dennis Hopper.

* ''Errant Vine'' - ([[2000 in literature|2000]]), limited edition booklet of an exhibit at the Robert Mann Gallery. Only about 300 were published at the time of the exhibition so it is a very rare book.

* ''Hole in the Sun'' - ([[2002 in literature|2002]], ISBN), color and black and white photographs of a back yard [[swimming pool]].

* ''SignLanguage'' - (2002 ISBN), a catalog from an exhibition of his works, combining photographs, paintings and poetry into a multimedia diary of his time in [[New Zealand]] while filming ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

* ''Coincidence of Memory'' - ([[2002 in literature|2002]], ISBN Third Edition, in this book, the artist combines photographs, paintings and poems that cover his artistic output from 1978 to 2002.

* ''Mo Te Upoko-o-te-ika/For Wellington'' - ([[2003 in literature|2003]]), ISBN, a book to accompany the joint exhibitions at Massey University and the Wellington City Gallery during the premiere of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''.

* ''45301'' - ([[2003 in literature|2003]]), ISBN, Abstract images, fragments and phrases from poems create this photography book. Many of the photographs were shot during travels to Morocco, Cuba and the northern plains of the United States.

* ''Un hueco en el sol'' - ([[2003 in literature|2003]]), a small booklet was published to accompany the exhibition "Un hueco en el sol" at the Fototeca de Cuba in Havana. In Spanish.

* ''Miyelo'' - ([[2003 in literature|2003]]), ISBN-X), a series of [[panoramic format|panoramic]] photographs of a [[Lakota people|Lakota]] [[Ghost Dance]]. It also tells about the events leading up to the massacre at Wounded Knee.

* ''The Horse is Good'' - ([[2004 in literature|2004]]), ISBN, a photography book, partly shot during his work on the film ''[[Hidalgo (film)|Hidalgo]]'', about horses as partners, teachers and fellow travelers. Images from Morocco, South Dakota, Montana, California, Iceland, New Zealand, Denmark, Brazil, Argentina. This book reflects Mortensen's fondness for horses. In fact, he bought Uraeus, the horse who played Brego in ''The Lord of the Rings'' movies (Roheryn in the books), which is Aragorn's steed; as well as TJ, one of the horses who played Hidalgo. He also purchased the stallion that played Arwen's horse, a grey Andalusian stallion named [[Asfaloth|Florian]], and gave it to the stunt woman who rode the horse in place of [[Liv Tyler]].

===Visual arts and discography===
Mortensen is a [[Painting|painter]] and [[photographer]]. His paintings are frequently [[abstract art|abstract]], and often contain fragments of his poetry in them. His paintings have been featured in galleries worldwide, and the paintings of the artist he portrayed in ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' are all his own.

Mortensen experiments with his poetry and music by mixing the two art forms. He has collaborated with guitarist [[Buckethead]] on 7 albums. Viggo was first introduced to Buckethead's work while working on sounds for an educational cd on Greek Mythology. The finished product included a guitar part by Buckethead which caught Viggo's ear and led Viggo to initiate contact with Buckethead, the collaboration growing from there. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/496/496645p1.html|title=Viggo & Buckethead", March 5, 2004, IGN Music|accessdate=2008-08-11}}</ref> His discography includes: ''Don't Tell Me What to Do'', [[Intelligence Failure]], ''One Less Thing to Worry About'', ''One Man's Meat'', ''Live at Beyond Baroque'', ''The Other Parade'', ''This That and The Other'', ''Live at Beyond Baroque 2'', ''Pandemoniumfromamerica'', ''Please Tomorrow'' and ''At All''.

His CD/DVD, ''3 Fools April 4'', documents the poetry readings given on April Fool's Day 2006 at the Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center in [[Venice, California]].

Mortensen's singing is featured on ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' soundtrack &mdash; he sings "Aragorn's Coronation," the words by Tolkien but the music composed by Mortensen himself. In the extended [[DVD]] edition of the first ''Lord of the Rings'' movie, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' he sings the song "[[The Tale of Beren and Lúthien|The Lay of Beren and Lúthien]]". His poems are written in English, Danish and Spanish.

===Personal life===
Mortensen has a son, [[Henry Mortensen (actor)|Henry Mortensen]], with ex-wife [[Exene Cervenka]], singer of the punk band [[X (U.S. band)|X]]. Henry and Viggo have done public father/son poetry reading together as recently as April 2006. Mortensen is fluent in [[English language|English]], [[Danish language|Danish]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and conversant in [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]. He also speaks [[French language|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[Swedish language|Swedish]] reasonably well.

Mortensen is an [[ice hockey]] fan, particularly of the [[Montreal Canadiens]]. He also loves [[football (soccer)|soccer]], and is a big fan of Argentine star [[Diego Maradona]], Héctor "Bambino" Veira and both the [[Argentina national football team|Argentine]] and [[Denmark national football team|Danish]] national teams, as well as Argentine club [[Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo de Almagro]].<ref>[http://www.clarin.com/diario/2005/11/15/espectaculos/c-00611.htm Interview with] [[Clarín (newspaper)|Clarín]] {{es icon}}</ref> In 1993, Mortensen went to [[Ireland]] during a break in shooting without the consent of the production company, to watch [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] play in a [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]] match. He is also a fan of the [[New York Mets]].

He has spoken out against militarism and [[U.S. foreign policy]]. In continuing with his opposition to the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] administration's foreign policy he participated in a series of fundraisers for the Northern New York Congressional candidate from the [[Watertown, New York]] area, [[Robert J. Johnson|Bob Johnson]], in September 2006. In January 2008, he publicly supported [[Dennis Kucinich]] for U.S. president, speaking alongside him in a number of public appearances. In Denmark, Mortensen is known for his support for the [[Freetown Christiania]] and criticism against the Danish participation in the Iraq war.

In Argentina he is known as "Guido" Mortensen, after San Lorenzo de Almagro's retired player and former coach, Héctor "Bambino" Veira refers to him.

Mortensen has owned property near Sandpoint, Idaho, since the mid-1980s and spends time there when not filming movies.<ref>[http://www.sandpoint.org/cgi-script/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=ML-LoveNotes.db&command=viewone&op=r&id=4&rnd=913.2256150757744 "A Visit with Viggo. . . .", Sandpoint Magazine, Winter 2004 Edition]</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Other notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|1985
|''[[Witness (1985 film)|Witness]]''
|Moses Hochleitner
|
|-
|''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo]]''
|(scenes deleted)
|
|-
|1987
|''[[Salvation!]]''
|Jerome Stample
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1988
|''[[Prison (1988 film)|Prison]]''
|Burke/Forsythe Electrocution
|
|-
|''[[Fresh Horses]]''
|Green
|
|-
|rowspan="5"|1990
|''[[Once in a Blue Moon (1990 film)|Once in a Blue Moon]]''
|
|TV
|-
|''[[Tripwire (film)|Tripwire]]''
|Hans
|
|-
|''[[Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III]]''
|Tex
|
|-
|''[[Young Guns II]]''
|John W. Poe
|
|-
|''[[The Reflecting Skin (film)|The Reflecting Skin]]''
|Cameron Dove
|
|-
|1991
|''[[The Indian Runner]]''
|Frank Roberts
|
|-
|rowspan="5"|1993
|''[[Boiling Point (1993 film)|Boiling Point]]''
|Ronnie
|
|-
|''[[Ruby Cairo]]''
|John E. 'Johnny' Faro
|
|-
|''[[Carlito's Way]]''
|Lalin
|
|-
|''[[The Young Americans (1993 film)|The Young Americans]]''
|Carl Frazer
|
|-
|''[[American Yakuza]]''
|Nick Davis/David Brandt
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|1994
|''[[The Crew (1994 film)|The Crew]]''
|Phillip
|
|-
|''[[Floundering]]''
|Homeless Man
|
|-
|''[[Ewangelia wedlug Harry'ego]]''
|Wes
|
|-
|rowspan="5"|1995
|''[[Gimlet (film)|Gimlet]]''
|Hombre
|
|-
|''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]''
|Lt. Peter 'WEAPS' Ince
|
|-
|''[[The Passion of Darkly Noon]]''
|Clay
|
|-
|''[[Black Velvet Pantsuit]]''
|Worthless Junkie
|
|-
|''[[The Prophecy]]''
|Lucifer
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1996
|''[[Albino Alligator]] ''
|Guy Foucard
|
|-
|''[[Daylight (film)|Daylight]]''
|Roy Nord
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|1997
|''[[Vanishing Point (1997 film)|Vanishing Point]]''
|Jimmy Kowalski
|TV
|-
|''[[G.I. Jane]]''
|Master Chief John James 'Jack' Urgayle
|
|-
|''[[Pistola de mi hermano, La]]''
|Juanito
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1998
|''[[A Perfect Murder]]''
|David Shaw
|
|-
|''[[Psycho (1998 film)|Psycho]]''
|Samuel 'Sam' Loomis
|
|-
|1999
|''[[A Walk on the Moon]]''
|Walker Jerome
|
|-
|2000
|''[[28 Days (film)|28 Days]]''
|Eddie Boone
|
|-
|2001
|''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[Aragorn]]
|
|-
|2002
|''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''
|
|-
|2003
|''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Hidalgo (film)|Hidalgo]]''
|Frank Hopkins
|
|-
|2005
|''[[A History of Violence (film)|A History of Violence]]''
|Tom Stall/Joey Cusack
|
|-
||2006
|''[[Alatriste]]''
|Diego Alatriste y Tenorio
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Eastern Promises]]''
|Nikolai Luzhin
|Won - Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film ([[British Independent Film Awards]])<br>Nominated - [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]<br>Nominated - [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|2008
|''[[Slacker Uprising]]''
|(self)
|Mortensen speaks at a 2004 "Slacker Uprising" rally in Columbus, Ohio.
|-
|''[[Appaloosa (film)|Appaloosa]]''
|Everett Hitch
|
|-
|''[[Good (film)|Good]]''
|Halder
|''awaiting release''
|-
|''[[The Road (film)|The Road]]''
|The Man
|''post-production''
|}

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://en.thinkexist.com/quotes/phil_boyce Quotations]
* [http://www.percevalpress.com Perceval Press] Viggo Mortensen's publishing house
* [http://www.radioink.com/listingsEntry.asp?ID=147202&PT=industryqa Radio Ink Interview]
* [http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2005/09/23/2/a-conversation-with-actor-viggo-mortensen Charlie Rose] A discussion about "A History of Violence"
* [http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/search/article_display.jsp?schema=&vnu_content_id=1000837268&WebLogicSession=Q6xHeYQ6HMhjRBj9VwF5LGlefQrOkDuV2jru1TbKj4B0cEvMY5oE|2705938627826908927/177738805/6/7005/7005/7002/7002/7005/-1 Boyce Made VP, Programming at ABC Radio]
* {{imdb name|id=0001557|name=Viggo Mortensen}}


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* [http://dmoz.org/Arts/People/M/Mortensen,_Viggo/ Viggo Mortensen] Open Directory: Viggo Mortensen - collection of links
* [http://www.viggo-works.com/ Viggo-Works] Main site about Viggo Mortensen - daily updated
* Spanish Interview on youtube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP7j_fgAHtI]
* [http://www.mensvogue.com/arts/feature/articles/2008/03/viggo ''Men's Vogue'' profile on Viggo Mortensen]
* [http://www.loeil-et-la-main.com/ The Eye and the Hand] A French site dedicated to Viggo Mortensen's art

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Phil Boyce was an American program director for NewsTalkRadio WABC (AM) in New York City, as well Vice President of news/talk programming for ABC Radio. On his radio program on Thursday, October 9, 2008 Sean Hannity announced that Boyce was leaving the station as of that day.

Overview

Boyce programmed WABC Radio programs as well as nationally syndicated ABC Radio shows, including The Sean Hannity Show and The Mark Levin Show. Boyce handled programming at all ABC Radio news/talk stations, including KABC-AM in Los Angeles, WLS-AM in Chicago and WMAL-AM in Washington, D.C. He reported to general manager Timothy McCarthy at WABC, as well as to Mitch Dolan, president of the ABC Radio Station Group on the corporate level.

Boyce was raised in Pueblo, Colorado.

Radio career

Career beginnings

  • WKY-AM, Oklahoma City
  • KFEL-AM, Pueblo, CO
  • KDZA-FM, Pueblo, CO
  • KVMN-FM, Pueblo, CO

News director

  • KHOW-AM, Denver
  • KFH, Wichita
  • KYFM, Bartlesville, Okalahoma
  • KIMN, Denver

Vice president for news/talk

  • KGO, San Francisco
  • KSFO, San Francisco
  • KABC, Los Angeles
  • WBAP, Dallas
  • WLS, Chicago

Program director for news/talk

  • WJR-AM, Detroit
  • WMAL, Washington D.C.

WABC Radio timeline

  • October 9, 2008: last day at WABC-AM and ABC Radio .
  • April 1995—Joins WABC Radio as program director, replacing John Mainelli
  • 1996,—Creates WABC’s morning team of Curtis Sliwa and Ron Kuby.
  • 1997—Boyce hires Sean Hannity, then moves him to PM drive-time in 1998.
  • March 11 2005—Promoted to vice president of programming for ABC Radio's news/talk stations, while keeping his title as operations manager and program director at WABC Radio.
  • November 2004 - Brings back Coast to Coast AM to the overnight shift.
  • December 2005—Brings back the oldies to WABC on Saturday nights with Saturday Night Oldies.
  • November 1, 2007--Fires Ron Kuby, the last liberal on WABC

Radio industry honors

  • Radio Ink Magazine's top ten Major Market Program Directors in America for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Radio and Records Industry Achievement Award for News/Talk Program Director of the Year for 2003
  • WABC selected as Radio and Records top News/Talk Station of the Year for 2003
  • WABC selected as Legendary Station of the Year by the National Association of Broadcasters for 2004
  • Radio and Records Magazine News/Talk Programmer of the Year, 2004 and 2005

External links

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