Chris Sarandon

Chris Sarandon
Sarandon at the 2012 Fan Expo Canada.
Born	Christopher Sarandon, Jr. (1942-07-24) July 24, 1942 (age 74) Beckley, West Virginia, United States
Education	Woodrow Wilson High School
Alma mater	West Virginia University; The Catholic University of America
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1969–present
Spouse(s)	Susan Sarandon (m. 1967; div. 1979) Lisa Ann Cooper (m. 1980; div. 1989) Joanna Gleason (m. 1994)
Children	3

Christopher "Chris" Sarandon, Jr. (/səˈrændən/; born July 24, 1942) is an American actor who is known best for playing Prince Humperdinck in the movie The Princess Bride, the vampire Jerry Dandrige in Fright Night and Detective Mike Norris in the first entry of the Child's Play series, and for providing the voice of Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Leon Shermer in Dog Day Afternoon.

Sarandon was born and raised in Beckley, West Virginia, the son of restaurateurs Christopher "Chris" Sarandon and Cliffie (née Cardullias) His father, whose surname was originally "Sarondonethes", was born in Istanbul, Turkey, of Greek ancestry; his mother is also of Greek ancestry.

He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley. He earned a degree in speech at West Virginia University. He earned his master's degree in theater from The Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, D.C.. While attending CUA, he married classmate Susan Tomalin during 1967. After graduating, they both pursued acting careers, with Susan taking his surname as her professional name and performing with the name Susan Sarandon. They were married until 1979.