Sam Elliott – The Untold Story Behind The Voice And The Icon

Published on 06/11/2018
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His Father

Despite feeling guilty at the time of his father’s death, Sam Elliott attributes his persona to his father. When he was interviewed by NPR, he relayed, “And I was with my dad and my – and his peers, who were all men’s men and outdoors men. All had incredible work ethics and were all good men. And they were really the ones I think that I learned what kind of a man I wanted to be when I grew up.”

His Father

His Father

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Before The Voice

While we all know Sam Elliott for that deep and intriguing voice, we must note that he didn’t always have it. During the same interview with NPR, obviously the story of his voice came up, and this is what he said: “It came with age. It just kept going down the older I got – can’t imagine it’s going to go much further.”

Before The Voice

Before The Voice

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