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ple Mount with its golden Dome of the Rock, the Western Wall, and the archaeological ruins of the City of David, to name only a few. And he treats his audience to a unique, be-


hind-the-scenes look at the great monuments that still stand today. On each step of the journey, Voight gives


voice to his passion for Israel and the Judeo- Christian values that found their ultimate expression in the Founding Fathers’ great ex- periment of the United States of America.


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JON VOIGHT 1938: Born Jonathan


Vincent Voight in Yonkers, New York. Siblings:


Volcanologist Barry Voight (born in 1937), famous for predicting the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, and singer-songwriter James Voight (pseudonym Chip Taylor, born in 1940) who wrote hit songs Wild Thing” and Angel


ut the genesis of Voight’s Prom- ised Land series isn’t one of mir- acles and divine intervention in Israel. Rather, it’s a tale of entre-


of the Morning. Children: Actors


James Haven and Angelina Jolie. Broadway debut:


Rolf in The Sound of Music. First big movie role:


Street hustler Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy (1969). Career highlights:


The Revolutionary (1970), Deliverance (1972), The Odessa File


preneurial genius and energy that begins right here in the United States. Voight’s “producing partner,” as the ac-


tor describes him, is businessman Steven Paul, the independent fi lmmaker and tal- ent manager who also serves as founder and CEO of Crystal Sky Pictures. For many years, Paul sought to acquire


the infl uential television network Jewish Life Television (JLTV), which off ers an ar- ray of program genres inspired by the Jew- ish experience to Jews and Christians alike. When Paul fi nally succeeded, he ap-


proached his friend Voight to ask him what signature program could be produced to speak to his new audience.


(1974), Coming Home (1978), The Champ (1979), Runaway Train (1985), Mission Impossible (1996), Enemy of State (1998), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Ali (2001), Uprising (2001), Holes (2003), National Treasure (2004), Faith: Pope John Paul II (2005), Transformers (2007), Roe v. Wade (2019), Ray Donovan (2013-2020).


FAMILY Voight in a 1994 photo with his son James and daughter Angelina Jolie, both actors.


Academy Award


Winner for Best Actor: Coming Home. Nominated for best actor: Runaway Train, Midnight Cowboy.


Nominated for Best Supporting Actor: Ali. Primetime Emmy


Awards: Nominated twice for Ray Donovan.


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