- Born
- Birth nameChristopher John Dodd
- Height5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
- Christopher John Dodd was a five-term U.S. Senator from the state of Connecticut (who also served six years in the House of Representatives). After his 36-year-career in Washington ended, Dodd was signed on to be the CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America in March 2011 at a seven figure salary. In such capacity, he serves as the movie industry's chief lobbyist.
Dodd briefly was a candidate for the 2008 Democratic Party nomination for the presidency, but dropped out of the race after a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses.
He grew up in Willimantic, Connecticut. His father Thomas Dodd was an Irish Catholic lawyer and politician who was elected to the House and the Senate. His son wrote a biography of his father focusing on his service as a prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jon C. Hopwood
- SpousesJackie Marie Clegg(June 18, 1999 - present) (1 child)Susan Mooney(July 1970 - 1982) (divorced)
- Was once involved in a relationship with Carrie Fisher.
- U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1981-2011.
- Dodd and Arlen Specter (R.-Penn.) founded the Children's Caucus to deal with issues of child abuse, latchkey children, and high school dropouts. In 1986, Dodd became chairman of the Subcommittee on Children, Families, Drugs, and Alcoholism.
- Graduated from University of Louisville Law School in 1972 and joined a law firm in New London, Connecticut.
- Once had a romantic relationship with peace activist Bianca Jagger.
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