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Dennis Christopher
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Born
December 2
,
1950
·
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth name
Dennis Joseph Carrelli
Height
5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Mini Bio
Dennis Christopher was born on December 2, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for
Django Unchained (2012)
,
Breaking Away (1979)
and
Fade to Black (1980)
.
Family
Parents
Vincent Albert Carrelli
Anna Marie Doogan
Relatives
Patricia Ann Laros
(Sibling)
Edward Joseph Carrelli
(Sibling)
Vince Cannon
(Sibling)
Trivia
Has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar:
Breaking Away (1979)
,
Chariots of Fire (1981)
and
Django Unchained (2012)
. Of those,
Chariots of Fire (1981)
won in the category. All three films won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
Was actually 29 years old when he played the role in
Breaking Away (1979)
, for which he won a Best Juvenile Actor in a Motion Picture Award.
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1979" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 31.
Paul Dooley
and Christopher have played father and son twice in movies: Liam and Hughie Brenner in
A Wedding (1978)
, and Raymond and Dave Stoller in
Breaking Away (1979)
. They later played father and son (Stan and Roger Coffman) in the "Cherry Red" episode of
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
.
Graduated from Monsignor Bonner High School, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania--Class of 1968 (as Dennis Carrelli).
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