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31 July 2008 6:24 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Angelina Jolie's dad Jon Voight is amazed his daughter is now a mother of six - because she had no interest in kids when she was younger.

The pair recently reconciled after a long rift, which started when Voight told a TV interviewer Jolie had "severe emotional problems".

And Voight is looking forward to meeting his new grandchildren; Knox and Vivienne - Jolie and partner Brad Pitt's fifth and sixth children.

But the Midnight Cowboy star never expected Jolie to be a mother to so many. He says, "You know she wasn't the kind that played with dolls and then all of the sudden she has all of these children.

"She loves kids though. Very playful. It's wonderful."

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17 June 2008 12:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Jon Voight is ecstatic after being asked to join the cast of his favourite TV show 24 - to play a villain.

The 69-year-old Oscar winner will make his first appearance during a two-hour prequel episode that will air in November ahead of the series' seventh season premiere.

The Midnight Cowboy star will then re-appear in the latter half of the season, reports Fox News.

In a statement, Voight says, "I am thrilled and excited about being invited to be part of my favourite show 24. I'm hoping to bring my very best to it."

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15 June 2008 12:00 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

For a television show so obsessed with a ticking clock, 24 has certainly kept us waiting for a long, long time for its seventh season. The writers' strike late last year scuppered plans for the proposed January launch, as network bosses opted against screening the eight filmed episodes followed by an extended hiatus. However, Jack Bauer will be back firing on all cylinders this autumn with a two-hour special followed, finally, by the fully-filmed seventh season in 2009. Here's a rundown of the latest additions to the cast... Jon Voight Depending on who you speak to, Voight is either the Oscar-winning actor from Midnight Cowboy, or the old geezer who helped to create Angelina Jolie. The veteran star is set to play the Big Bad in the latter half of the seventh season and the prequel movie beforehand, locking horns with Jack Bauer in South Africa. 24 bosses (more)

By Ben Rawson-Jones

9 June 2008 6:32 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Dustin Hoffman never dreamed the gawky, awkward teenager who showed up to meet him on the set of Hook would become one of the world's sexiest women, Angelina Jolie.

The actress was a big fan of the Peter Pan story growing up and so her father, Jon Voight, asked a favour of his Midnight Cowboy co-star - and invited himself and his kids onto the set of the 1991 Steven Spielberg film. Hoffman, who played Captain Hook in the movie version of J.M. Barrie's classic tale, never imagined he'd one day be working with the girl who his friend brought to meet him.

Now co-starring with Jolie in Kung Fu Panda, Hoffman recalls, "This film was the second time I met her. The first time was on Hook and Jon Voight whom I worked with on Midnight Cowboy called me up on the set and said, 'My kids are dying to meet Captain Hook. Can I come over?'

"So he brings over his kids, he comes in the camper and I'm introduced to his son and then to his daughter.

"She was a tall, thin, gawky looking girl with a mouthful of braces. I asked them, 'Do you guys have any idea what you want to do when you grow up?' She gave me an intense laser look and said, 'I'm going to be an actress!'"

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