1. Chris Sarandon is well known for playing Jerry Dandrige in Fright Night, Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride, Detective Mike Norris in Child's Play, and Jack Skellington's speaking voice in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
17 Facts About Chris Sarandon
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Chris Sarandon was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Leon Shermer in Dog Day Afternoon.
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Chris Sarandon was born and raised in Beckley, West Virginia, the son of Greek-American restaurateurs Chris and Cliffie Sarandon.
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Chris Sarandon's father, whose surname was originally "Sarondonethes", was born to Greek parents in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Chris Sarandon earned a degree in speech at West Virginia University, and earned his master's degree in theater from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.
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Later that year, Chris Sarandon moved to New York City, where he obtained his first television role as Dr Tom Halverson for the series The Guiding Light.
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Chris Sarandon appeared in the primetime television films The Satan Murders and Thursday's Game before obtaining the role in Dog Day Afternoon, a performance which earned him nominations for Best New Male Star of the Year at the Golden Globes and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Chris Sarandon appeared in the Broadway play The Rothschilds and The Two Gentlemen of Verona, as well making regular appearances at numerous Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw festivals in the United States and Canada.
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Chris Sarandon had a series of television roles, some of which corresponded to his affinity for the classics.
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Chris Sarandon had roles in the thriller film Lipstick and as a demon in the film The Sentinel.
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Chris Sarandon received accolades for his portrayal of Sydney Carton in a TV-film version of A Tale of Two Cities, co-starred with Dennis Hopper in the 1983 film The Osterman Weekend, which was based on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name, and co-starred with Goldie Hawn in the film Protocol.
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Chris Sarandon starred in the 1986 TV film Liberty, which addressed the making of the Statue of Liberty.
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Chris Sarandon played Jack Skellington, the main character of the animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas, and has since reprised the role in other productions, including the video games Kingdom Hearts and The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge.
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Chris Sarandon reprised his role as Jack for several Disneyland Halloween events and attractions including; Halloween Screams, the Frightfully Fun Parade, and the Haunted Mansion Holiday, a three-month overlay of the Haunted Mansion.
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Chris Sarandon appeared in TV again with a recurring role as Dr Burke on NBC's long-running medical drama ER.
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Chris Sarandon is on the advisory board for the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg, West Virginia.
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Chris Sarandon has been married three times: he married actress Susan Tomalin in 1967, who took his surname and became Susan Chris Sarandon.