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Christopher Abbott Biography

Birth Name:
Christopher Jacob Abbott
Birth Place:
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • After moving to New York to attend school, took odd jobs, including carpentry, before getting into acting
  • While attending community college, took a theater class and was inspired to pursue it as a career
  • First acting jobs were in two Off-Broadway plays: Good Boys and True, and Mouth to Mouth
  • Made Broadway debut in The House of Blue Leaves, acting alongside Ben Stiller and Edie Falco

Awards

  • 2016Independent Spirit Awards-Best Male Lead: nominated

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