Christopher Sarandon was born on July 24, 1942 and raised in Beckley, West Virginia, the son of Greek-American restaurateurs Cliffie (néeCardullias) and Chris Sarandon.[2][1] His father, whose surname was originally Sarondonethes (Greek: Σαραντονίδης, romanized:Sarantonídis), was born to Greek parents in Istanbul.[3][4]
After graduation, he toured with numerous improvisational companies and became much involved with regional theatre, making his professional debut in the play The Rose Tattoo during 1965.[1] In the summer of 1968 he and his then-wife, Susan Sarandon, worked as actors at the Wayside Theatre in Middletown, Virginia.[5][6] Later that year, Sarandon moved to New York City, where he obtained his first television role as Dr. Tom Halverson for the series The Guiding Light (1973–1974). He appeared in the primetime television films The Satan Murders (1974) and Thursday's Game before obtaining the role in Dog Day Afternoon (1975), a performance which earned him nominations for Best New Male Star of the Year at the Golden Globes and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
To avoid being typecast in villainous roles, Sarandon accepted various roles of other types during the years to come, portraying the title role of Christ in the television film The Day Christ Died (1980). He received accolades for his portrayal of Sydney Carton in a TV-film version of A Tale of Two Cities (1980), co-starred with Dennis Hopper in the 1983 film The Osterman Weekend, which was based on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name, and co-starred with Goldie Hawn in the film Protocol (1984). These were followed by another mainstream success as the vampire Jerry Dandrige in the horror film Fright Night (1985). He starred in the 1986 TV film Liberty, which addressed the making of the Statue of Liberty.
Sarandon has been married three times: he married actress Susan Tomalin on September 16, 1967, who took his surname and became Susan Sarandon.[1][7] The two met while attending Catholic University of America together in Washington, D.C. The marriage lasted for twelve years; the pair separated in 1975 and divorced in 1979.[1][8][9]
He married his second wife, fashion model Lisa Ann Cooper, in 1980.[1] The couple had two daughters and one son.[1] After nine years, the marriage ended in divorce in 1989.[1]
In 1994, he married his third wife, actress and singer Joanna Gleason.[1][10] The couple met while performing in Broadway's short-lived 1991 musical Nick & Nora; they returned to the stage together in 1998's Thorn and Bloom.[10] They also collaborated in several films together, such as Road Ends, Edie & Pen, Let the Devil Wear Black, and American Perfekt.
↑Eller, Charlotte J. (June 14, 1968). "'The Private Ear and The Public Eye' - An Evening of Superb Theater At Wayside". The Northern Virginia Daily. p.8.
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