Barry Voight

The House of Voight is a renowned family of considerable influence, renown, and impact. They are of German and Slovak descent, with their progenitor Jon Voight having won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as paraplegic Vietnam War veteran Luke Martin in the war film "Coming Home" (1978). He was also nominated three times for the award, first for his role as aspiring gigolo Joe Buck in "Midnight Cowboy" (1969), lastly for the award for his role as escaped convict Oscar "Manny" Manheim in "Runaway Train" (1985). His eldest, Chip Taylor, is a composer and actor, known for No Way Out (1987), Deadpool (2016) and Charlie's Angels (2000). His daughter Angelina Jolie is an Academy Award-winning actress of great renown, famed for her roles in Girl, Interrupted (1999), the "Lara Croft" blockbuster movies, as well as Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Salt (2010) and Maleficent (2014). She has also become prominently involved in international charity projects and often appears on many "most beautiful women" lists. His son James Haven, was also raised in the family of distinction and accompanied his father and sister to the Academy Awards on two separate occasions. His youngest child, William Bradley "Brad" Pitt, is an acclaimed actor, producer, and CEO of multiple companies, with commercial successes such as the Baby Geniuses franchise, Ghost in the Shell starring Scarlett Johansson, and the Ghost Rider and Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance with Nicholas Cage. His grandchildren Skyler Shaye, Bonnie Paul, Stuart Paul, Dorothy Koster Paul, and Steven Paul are all successful in their respective fields and have further cemented the legacy of this illustrious family.