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Ron Kovic
Actor, WriterBorn July 4, 1946 (79 years)
Ronald Lawrence Kovic (born July 4, 1946) is an American anti-war activist, author, and United States Marine Corps sergeant who was wounded and paralyzed in the Vietnam War. His best selling 1976 memoir Born on the Fourth of July was made into the film of the same name which starred actor Tom Cruise as Kovic, and was co-written by Kovic and directed by Oliver Stone.
Kovic received the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay on January 20, 1990, 22 years to the day that he was wounded in Vietnam, and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category.
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Kovic received the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay on January 20, 1990, 22 years to the day that he was wounded in Vietnam, and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category.
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Ron Kovic Filmography
| 2009 | Convention · as Hismelf |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July · as Parade Veteran (uncredited) |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July · as Screenplay |
| 2024 | Citizen Bruce: The American Pal · as Self |
| 2020 | Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth · as Self |
| 2018 | Jane Fonda in Five Acts · as Self |
| 2018 | Hal · as Self |
| 2018 | Paying the Price for Peace · as Self |
| 2014 | We Are Many · as Self |
| 2011 | Five Day Bicycle Race · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2006 | The U.S. vs. John Lennon · as Self |
| 2005 | One Bright Shining Moment · as Self |
| 2001 | Democracy Now! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Oliver Stone: Inside Out · as Self |
| 1990 | The 62nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1990 | The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1990 · as Self - Winner |
| 1986 | Our World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | PBS News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Four More Years · as Self |
| 1972 | Operation Last Patrol · as Self |