Early life, family, formation
American actor Christopher Sarandon Jr. was born on July 24, 1942 in Beckley, West Virginia, United States. His parents were restaurateurs Cliffie (née Cardullias) and Christopher ‘Chris’ Sarandon. His father was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and his last name was originally “Sarondonethes”, but both of Christopher’s parents are of Greek descent. Her mother was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and her parents were Greek immigrants. Christopher grew up with his brother, John Peter Sarandon.
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He enrolled in 1960 at Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley; while in college, he sang and played drums in a local band called The Teen Tones.
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The group has toured with and opened for artists such as Gene Vincent, Bobby Darin and Danny and the Juniors.
He graduated magna cum laude from the University of West Virginia with a degree in speech, after which he attended the Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, DC, and received his master’s degree in theater. While at AUC he appeared in musical productions including “The Musical Man” as Harold Hill.
Career
Chris has moved easily between stage, television and films throughout his career and has willingly accepted roles in various genres.
Theater
After graduating from college, he toured with improv companies and joined regional theater. In 1998, Christopher shared the influence that encouraged him to major in theater – in a magazine interview he spoke of professor emeritus Charles Neel and his professor of folklore at West Virginia University, Professor Patrick Ward Gainer. Professor Neel suggested that Christopher major in acting and “…after a few productions there was no turning back”.
His theatrical debut was in “Honey in the Rock” at Theater West Virginia’s Grandview, appearing in the historical drama for three seasons while portraying several roles, including Stonewall Jackson, a sentry, a New River settler and a reader of new. He also sang and danced.
His professional debut dates back to 1965 in the play “The Rose Tattoo”. Then he joined the Long Wharf Theater Company for one season.
He appeared in Broadway plays such as “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” as Proteus and “The Rothschilds” as Jacob Rothschild. He performs regularly at the George Bernard Shaw and Shakespeare festivals held in Canada and the United States.
In 1991, he appeared in “Nick & Nora”, a short-lived musical based on the film “The Thin Man”, alongside Monty Hall’s daughter, Joanna Gleason.
In 2006 he starred in the Broadway musical ‘The Light in the Piazza’ at Lincoln Center, as Signor Naccarelli – the play received six Tony Awards. He recently played the role of Comte de Guiche in “Cyrano de Bergerac” with Jennifer Garner, Kevin Kline and Daniel Sunjata.
He starred in an off-Broadway production of “Preludes” in 2016 and played several characters in Dave Malloy’s musical, including Tchaikovsky, Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, The Master, Alexander Glazunov and Tsar Nicholas II.
He is a member of the advisory board of the Greenbrier Valley Theater in Lewisburg, West Virginia.
Television
From 1969 to 1973, Christopher played Dr. Tom Halverson in “Guiding Light”, having moved to New York in 1968 just before his audition for the show. He wanted to avoid being branded as a villain, so in 1980 he played Christ in “The Day Christ Died”, a made-for-TV movie. That same year he appeared in another TV movie, “A Tale of Two Cities”, as Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, receiving praise for his role as the latter.
In 1986 he played Jacque Marchant in the TV movie “Liberty”, which is about the Statue of Liberty being made for New York.
From 2000 to 2002, he played Dr. Burke in NBC’s longest-running medical drama “ER,” in fact making numerous television appearances throughout the 2000s. During six episodes of “Judging Amy,” he played Superior Court Judge Barry Krumble; he also appeared in “Charmed” as Armand, the necromancer demon.
Film
In 1975, Christopher played Al Pacino’s transgender wife, Leon Shermer, in “Dog Day Afternoon,” a performance that earned him nominations for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe for Best Short Story. male star of the year.
His last two film roles in the 1970s were Gordon Stuart in the 1976 thriller “Lipstick” and a demon, Michael Lerman, in 1977’s “The Sentinel.”
He co-starred alongside Dennis Hopper in “The Osterman Weekend” as Joseph Cardone in 1983, based on Robert Ludlum’s novel of the same name. The following year, he starred as Michael Ransome alongside Goldie Hawn in “Protocol.”
Christopher played a vampire, Jerry Dandridge, in the 1985 horror, “Fright Night.”, nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actor. In 2011, he made a guest appearance as Jay Dee in the remake, which shares the name of the original film.
In 1987 he played Prince Humperdinck in ‘The Princess Bride’, produced by Rob Reiner, and considered Christopher’s most famous role in film. The following year, he played detective Mike Norris in “Child’s Play”.
In 1991, he played Charles Dexter Ward/Joseph Curwen in “The Resurrected”, a performance which earned him a nomination for the Chainsaw Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He voiced the title character, Jack Skellington, in Tim Burton’s 1993 Disney animated film, “The Nightmare Before Christma”, a role he has since reprized in several forms, including Capcom’s sequel” Oogie’s Revenge”, as well as in Disney/Square video games “Kingdom Hearts” and “Kingdom Hearts II”.
Other reshoots included Disneyland’s Halloween attractions and events such as the Scary Fun Parade, Halloween Screams and Haunted Mansion Holidays, a three-month overlay when the actors recreated the movie – Jack and his friends took over the mansion and tried to take over Christmas. In the 1993 film, Christopher voiced Jack for his lines, but composer Danny Elfman sang for the character. In the video game spin-off “Oogie’s Revenge”, Christopher also sang for Jack.
Private life
While attending the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, he met Susan Tomalin. They were married on September 16, 1967, a union that lasted 12 years until their divorce on September 20, 1979. Susan kept Christopher’s last name as she had already appeared in several film and television roles, and gained recognition and reputation.
She never remarried, but she has children, a daughter, Eva Amurri, who is also an actress with Italian filmmaker Franco Amurri, and two sons with actor Tim Robbins, Miles Guthrie Robbins and Jack Henry Robbins. She became a famous actress, and as of mid-2020, she had an estimated net worth of over $50 million.
On October 4, 1980, Christopher married model Lisa Ann Cooper; together they have two daughters and a son, Stéphanie born in 1982, Alexis in 1984 and Michael in 1988. After nine years of marriage, they divorced on January 15, 1989.
On July 22, 1994, he married singer and actress Joanna Gleason, which made him brother-in-law to Richard and Sharon Hill and son-in-law to Marilyn and Monty Hall.
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Christopher and Joanna met in 1991 when they were both starring in the short-lived Broadway musical “Nick & Nora.” In 1998, they returned to the stage together in “Thorn and Bloom”, and they also appeared in several films together, including “Edie & Pen” in 1996, “American Perfekt” in 1997 and “Let the Devil Wear Black” in 1999.”
In October 2007, they purchased a rambling vintage home in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Appearance
Chris has dark brown eyes and brown hair, which is graying. He is 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) tall.
Net Worth and Salary
Christopher’s net worth is estimated to be over $5 million, as of mid-2020.
