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Dennis Christopher

 
Actor: Dennis Christopher
 
  • Born: Dec 02, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '70s-'90s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy Drama
  • Career Highlights: Breaking Away, Bernice Bobs Her Hair, Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
  • First Major Screen Credit: Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976)

Biography

American actor Dennis Christopher's Italian upbringing served him well early in his career when he appeared fleetingly in Fellinis Roma (1972). Stage and TV work followed his graduation from Temple University, then several American movies, September 30, 1955 (1977) and A Wedding (1978). In Breaking Away (1978), Christopher dominated the proceedings as the Indiana-born teenaged bicyclist who adopted an Italian accent and mannerisms to draw attention to himself. Few of Christopher's subsequent film appearances were up to this level; when last heard from, he was starring in such direct-to-video potboilers as Dead Women in Lingerie (1991), with a few above-average assignments such as the made-for-TV Stephen King's It! (1991). Outside of Breaking Away, Dennis Christopher had at least one other "cult" film to his credit: Fade to Black (1979), in which he played a disturbed young cineast who murders his enemies while dressed up as famous movie villains. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Dennis Christopher
Born Dennis Carrelli
December 2, 1955 (1955-12-02) (age 53)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spouse(s) Margrett Soloman (Wife)

Dennis Christopher (born Dennis Carrelli on December 2, 1955) is an American actor. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

His breakthrough role was as Dave Stoller in the coming-of-age classic Breaking Away (1979). Other roles include as an American track star in Chariots of Fire and Fade to Black. He has appeared in nearly 40 movies and made-for-TV movies since 1975. Television roles include "Jack of All Trades" in the Profiler TV series, Eddie Kaspbrak in Stephen King's It, Desmond Floyd in Jake Speed, and in the HBO series Deadwood.

Christopher has guest starred in two Star Trek episodes: the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Search, Part II" and the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Detained". He also guest-starred as the demon-sorcerer Cyvus Vail in three episodes of Angel. Christopher had a reunion with Breaking Away "father" Paul Dooley, again as his son, in an episode of TV's Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

In December 2006 he played Dr. Martin Ruber in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room.

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