Peter Fonda Net Worth

Peter Fonda's Quotes

• I dig my father. I wish he could open his eyes and dig me.
• [on why he prefers to be addressed as "Peter"] Whenever I hear "Mr. Fonda", I look over at the door, figuring he's come back.
• [on his sister Jane Fonda retiring from acting] I think it's great. Now she can just be Jane.
• Civilization has always been a bust.
• [on the death of Easy Rider (1969) co-star Dennis Hopper] Dennis changed the way movies were made in Hollywood. I was blessed by his passion and friendship.

Interesting Facts about Peter Fonda

1. Son of Henry Fonda and Frances Seymour Fonda.
2. Father of Bridget Fonda and Justin Fonda.
3. Brother of Jane Fonda.
4. He joined the Omaha Playhouse and appeared in their production of "Harvey". Then, he went to New York and became an apprentice at the Cecilwood Theatre. A year later, he was on Broadway in "Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole". Next, he went to Hollywood to test for the role of John Kennedy in Pt 109 op nachtpatrouille 14 (1963).
5. Broke his back twice in motorcycle accidents.
6. Was arrested once for defacing a sign at a Denver airport that said "Feed Jane Fonda to the Whales".
7. Ex-brother-in-law of Roger Vadim, Tom Hayden and Ted Turner.
8. Smoked marijuana on-camera in the film Easy Rider (1969).
9. He broke his back while attending boarding school at age 6, and accidentally shot himself in the stomach at age 10.
10. He and Jane had a maternal half-sister, Pan Corrias (1931-2008), from their mother's first marriage. Jane and Pan were somewhat estranged - once going as long as 25 years without seeing each other - but Peter always kept in touch with her. They also had an adoptive paternal half-sister, Amy Fishman (b. 1953), from their father's remarriage.
11. His ex-stepfather-in-law was Noah Dietrich, Howard Hughes's confidant for over thirty years.
12. He was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in Palm Springs, California on October 22, 2000.
13. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1601 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on October 22, 2003.
14. He was a mentor at the second annual HatcH audiovisual festival in Bozeman, Montana. HatcH is a film and arts festival that focuses on mentoring and inspiring student, independent, and up-and-coming filmmakers and artists. He also attended to present the Spirit of Montana HatcH award to Johnny Depp, who was unable to attend. Fonda was the 2004 recipient of the award, which celebrates actors and filmmakers who have mentored and inspired young and aspiring artists and actors.
15. Father-in-law of composer Danny Elfman.
16. Godfather of his daughter Bridget Fonda is Larry Hagman.
17. Inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2000.
18. According to a story in the book version of The Beatles Anthology (1995), John Lennon wrote the song "She Said, She Said" after meeting Peter at a party and listening to him go on and on about his near-death experience in which he accidentally shot himself in the chest. The song lyric "I know what it's like to be dead" is supposedly what Peter kept telling everyone. John says he altered the song title and lyrics from "He Said" to "She Said" in order to hide the fact that he had based the song on Peter.
19. Was asked once about reprising his father's role, on- or off-Broadway, in "12 Angry Men". Peter's reply: "Don't hold your breath for that one".
20. Directed his father Henry Fonda in just one feature titled Wanda Nevada (1979).