Chris Lemmon

Chris Lemmon
Chris Lemmon at the 1990 Academy Awards
Born	Christopher Boyd Lemmon January 22, 1954 (1954-01-22) (age 55) Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Actor/Author
Spouse(s)	Gina Raymond (1988-present)

Christopher Boyd Lemmon (born January 22, 1954) is an American actor and author.

History

Lemmon was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Cynthia Stone and actor Jack Lemmon.^[1] With a natural talent for music, he was encouraged by his father to study piano. Lemmon considered playing piano professionally after having graduated from the California Institute of the Arts, with degrees in classical piano and composition, and in theater. He appeared as an actor in numerous stage productions, including the west-coast tour of "Barefoot In The Park", directed by the late Jerry Paris, the original West coast production of "Shay" by Anne Commire, and A. R. Gurney's "Love Letters" with Stephanie Zimbalist. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Richard Phillips in the two television situation comedies, Duet (1987) and Open House (1989), and as Martin "Bru" Brubaker in the TV-Series Thunder in Paradise, also featuring Hulk Hogan. Lemmon is also a screenwriter and producer.^[2] In 2006, Algonquin Books published Lemmon's tribute to his father, entitled A Twist of Lemmon, which was re-released in 2008 as a paperback by Applause Theatre and Cinema Books.

Lemmon is married to actress Gina Raymond and resides in Connecticut. He and his wife have three children, Sydney Noel, Chris Jr. and Jonathan.

He has starred in three films with his legendary father Jack Lemmon: Airport '77 in 1977, That's Life! in 1986 and Dad in 1989.

Lemmon will star in the upcoming film Publicity Stunt, a comedy which he co-wrote, to be shot in Connecticut and directed by Joel Zwick, who also directed My Big Fat Greek Wedding. ^[3][4]

Filmography

• Airport '77 (1977)
• Just Tell Me You Love Me (1980)
• The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)
• Seems Like Old Times (1980)
• Just Before Dawn (1981)
• Swing Shift (1984)
• Cannonball Run II (1984)
• That's Life! (1986)
• Weekend Warriors (1986)
• Yellow Pages (1988)
• Dad (1989)
• Corporate Affairs (1990)
• Lena's Holiday (1991)
• Firehead (1991)
• Thunder in Paradise (1993)
• Thunder in Paradise II (1994)
• Thunder in Paradise III (1995)
• Wishmaster (1997)
• Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998)
• Land of the Free (1999)
• Just the Ticket (1999)

TV Work

• Brothers and Sisters (1979)
• Mirror, Mirror (1979)
• CHiPs (1981)
• Too Close for Comfort (1981)
• 9 to 5 (1981)
• Fantasy (1982)
• Uncommon Valor (1983)
• The Outlaws (1984)
• Duet (1987)
• Open House (1989)
• Knots Landing (1990)
• The Match Game (1990)
• The Joint Is Jumpin' (1993)
• Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's (1993)
• The Pretender (1998)
• Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (2002)
• The Hollywood Greats (Jack Lemmon) (2006)
• 50 Films To See Before You Die (2006)

References

External links

• Official Site of Chris Lemmon and Gina Raymond
• Chris Lemmon at the Internet Movie Database

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