Harrison Ford’s “Fast Car Crash” Left Star Wars Actor With a “Mundane” Reminder That Fans Hail as a Trademark
Harrison Ford is one of the biggest celebrities of all time. He has starred in almost all major franchises, from being a part of Blade Runner to Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and most recently his addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is only natural that a celebrity with this high a stature would have a cult-like following.
Interestingly, the actor has a very big scar on his chin, which is quite noticeable, as many of his fans will testify. While it has become iconic to a certain degree, many don’t know where it came from. According to the actor, the origins are quite mundane, being from an unfortunate car crash.
Harrison Ford’s Scar Came From A Car Crash
Harrison Ford has had quite a career, being a part of the film industry since 1966. Many say that an actor’s face is their greatest tool and oddly enough, the Indiana Jones actor ended up getting a scar on his face, two years before he graced the silver screen. According to Parade, in 1964, the actor was driving to work job at Bullock’s department store near Laguna Beach, when he tried to put his seatbelt on while the car was in motion.
“A fast car crash, a real mundane way of earning it,” he said.
He ended up losing control of it and crashed into a telephone pole. Ford got seriously injured after he slammed his face on the steering wheel. What made it even more serious, was that he bled there, on the side of the road, for hours until another person came across him. When they finally did, he was picked up and taken to the nearest hospital, where he was treated.
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Harrison’s Ford Mundane Scar Later Became Iconic
While the origin of this scar is quite unfortunate and perhaps traumatic for Harrison Ford, it is an undeniable fact that it has become very iconic amongst fans of his work. Many have even referred to it as a trademark for the actor. Interestingly enough, because of how noticeable the scar is, it has been brought up or explained way in quite a few projects of his.
In his iconic, Indiana Jones franchise, it was said that he cut his chin with a whip when he was younger. In his 1988 film, Working Girl, it was explained away where is character, revealing that he was trying to pierce his ear as a kid, and ended up fainting and hitting his face on the toilet.
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