Search

Chris Cooper

Celebrity

Chris Cooper: Biography

Chris Cooper
  • Birth Name: Christopher W. Cooper
  • Birth Place: Kansas City, MO
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/09/1951, Cancer
  • Profession: Actor
User Rating: (39 ratings)
Add Your Rating: 1 stars2 stars3 stars4 stars5 stars
Chris Cooper Fast Facts:
  • Joined the Coast Guard Reserve after high school.
  • While enrolled at the University of Missouri, he took ballet classes at nearby Stephens College for women, which he said helped him overcome his extreme shyness.
  • Majored in both agriculture and acting in college.
  • Played a miner in 1987's Matewan and 1999's October Sky.
  • Has done some of his finest work under the direction of John Sayles, including Matewan, City of Hope (1991), Lone Star (1996) and Silver City (2004).
  • Received the Cowboy Hall of Fame's Best Actor Award in 1991 for his performance in Thousand Pieces of Gold.
  • Chris Cooper Relationships:
  • Charles Cooper - Father
  • Chuck Cooper - Brother
  • Jesse Cooper - Son
  • Marianne Leone - Wife
  • Mary Ann Cooper - Mother
  • Chris Cooper Awards:
  • 2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 2002 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner
  • College:
  • University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (BGS, 1976)

Most Popular TV Shows

  1. Dancing with the Stars
  2. The Game
  3. NCIS
  4. American Idol
  5. Wife Swap
more popular tv shows

Most Popular Celebrities

  1. Sammy Sosa
  2. Cindy Crawford
  3. Carrie Prejean
  4. Rebecca Gayheart
  5. Ron Livingston
more popular celebrities

Most Popular Movies

  1. A Christmas Carol
  2. This Is It
  3. Men Who Stare At Goats
  4. The Fourth Kind
  5. Paranormal Activity
more popular movies

Top Videos

  1. Most Popular
  2. V
  3. Grey's Anatomy
  4. Miss USA
  5. Glee
more top videos