Otto Lang Biography

Fast Facts

• Inducted into the U․S․ National Ski Hall of Fame in 1978
• Got his start in Hollywood after being hired by 20th Century Fox head Darryl F․ Zanuck to help the actors of "Sun Valley Serenade" make their artificial skiing look authentic
• Authored two books, a memoir about his life in Hollywood that was published in 1994 and a collection of photos taken from his various trips across the world that was released in 2000
• Starred in Jerome Hill's skiing documentary "Ski Flight" which would go on to become the first American-made ski film to win nationwide accolades
• An avid ski instructor, he would only consider a career in show business after meeting dozens of Hollywood's most well-known actors as their ski instructor in the destination town of Sun Valley, Idaho