| Name : |
Chris Cooper |
| Birth Name : |
Christopher W. Cooper |
| Date of Birth : |
July 9, 1951 |
| Place of Birth : |
Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Profession : |
Actor |
| Sex : |
Male |
| Nationality : |
American |
| Education : |
Southwest High School (graduated in 1969). University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri (majored in Agriculture and Acting). Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri (studied Ballet). |
| Wife : |
Marianne Leone (Actress - met in acting class 1979, married in July 1983) |
| Height : |
5' 10" |
| Father : |
Charles Cooper (Internist - served as a Doctor in the US Air Force) |
| Mother : |
Mary Ann Cooper |
| Son : |
Jesse Cooper (born in 1987, died January 2005 from causes related to cerebral palsy) |
| Claim to Fame : |
Played July Johnson in the CBS miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989) |