Chris Cooper Claim to Fame
Famous as
Actor
Popular for
As Col. Frank Fitts, USMC in "American Beauty" (1999)
Chris Cooper Personal Fact
Birth Name
Christopher William Cooper
Birth Date
July 09, 1951
Birth Place
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Height
5' 10"
Nationality
American
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Hazel
Education
- Graduated from Southwest High School in 1969
- Attended Stephens College in Columbia, studied ballet
- Attended the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, majored in agriculture and acting
Chris Cooper Family
Father
Charles Cooper
Mother
Mary Ann Cooper
Brother
Chuck Cooper (contractor, b. 1948)
Spouse
Marianne Leone (actress, since 1983)
Son
Jesse Lanier Cooper (1987 - 3Jan-05, d. complications of cerebral palsy)