- Born
- Birth nameDennis Joseph Carrelli
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Dennis Christopher was born on December 2, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Breaking Away (1979), Django Unchained (2012) and Fade to Black (1980).
- ParentsVincent Albert CarrelliAnna Marie Doogan
- RelativesPatricia Ann Laros(Sibling)Edward Joseph Carrelli(Sibling)Vince Cannon(Sibling)
- 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.
- 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).
- Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1979" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 31.
- Graduated from Monsignor Bonner High School, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania--Class of 1968 (as Dennis Carrelli).
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