rivia Accidently shot himself in the stomach when he was 10 Son of Henry Fonda Father of Bridget Fonda and Justin Fonda Uncle of Troy Garity Born at 12:09pm-EST Brother of actress Jane Fonda Educated at the University of Omaha. 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 (1963). John Lennon wrote "She Said, She Said" about an acid trip he'd been on during which Fonda kept telling him, "I know what it's like to be dead, man". Uncle of Vanessa Vadim. Broke his back twice in motorcycle accidents. Was arrested once for defacing a sign at a Denver airport that said, "Feed Jane Fonda to the Whales". Ex-brother-in-law of Tom Hayden and Roger Vadim. Known to be extremely talkative and gregarious in reality, he based his performance in Ulee's Gold (1997) extensively on his father, Henry Fonda, as his character Ulysses is a laconic, tough, and very reserved man who has troubles communicating with his children and grandchildren. Even stranger, one of Henry's real-life hobbies was beekeeping.