Ron Kovic Net Worth

The award came exactly 22 years after Kovic was wounded in Vietnam. The Bruce Springsteen song “Shut Out the Light” was inspired after he read Kovic’s memoir and met him. Kovic also inspired the song “Born on the Fourth of July” by Tom Paxton and actress Jane Fonda has said that Kovic inspired the film Coming Home. Kovic made a cameo in Born on the Fourth of July as an uncredited parade veteran. He was also nominated for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and Writers Guild of America Award.