Christopher Plummer was born in Toronto, Canada on December 13, 1929. His real name is Arthur Christopher Ohr Plummer. Shortly after the birth of the boy, his parents separated, and Christopher began to live with his mother in the house of his great-grandfather John Abbott, former Prime Minister of Canada. Since childhood, Christopher seriously engaged in music, he had plans to become a pianist. But he became interested in theater, became a regular participant in school productions. To gain experience,
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Christopher Plummer was born in Toronto, Canada on December 13, 1929. His real name is Arthur Christopher Ohr Plummer. Shortly after the birth of the boy, his parents separated, and Christopher began to live with his mother in the house of his great-grandfather John Abbott, former Prime Minister of Canada. Since childhood, Christopher seriously engaged in music, he had plans to become a pianist. But he became interested in theater, became a regular participant in school productions. To gain experience, Christopher traveled around the country as part of the troupe of the Canadian Repertory Theatre.
He made his debut in New York in 1954. Plummer starred in Somerset Maugham's The Faithful Wife. He actively participated in Broadway productions. He played in the plays Cyrano, Barrymore, Reap the Storm. During his long career, he played many classical repertoire roles in theaters. His most famous roles on the stage are Hamlet (“Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”), Ferdinand (“The Tempest”), Mark Antony (“Julius Caesar”), Henry V (“Henry V”).
Plummer is also actively acting in films. He has played in more than a hundred films. In his luggage a huge number of various awards and awards (Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, Independent Spirit, Emmy, Jamie, Tony). He repeatedly became the winner in the nominations “Best Actor”, “Best Actor of the First Plan”, etc. Christopher Plummer is deservedly recognized as one of the most famous actors of the English-speaking theater and cinema.
Christopher is the lead actor of the National Theatre of Britain, the Royal Shakespeare Society. His mentors were Michael Langham, Sir Tyrone Guthrie, Sir Peter Hall, Sir Lawrence Olivier. In 1968, the great actor was awarded the title of Knight of the Order of Canada. Plummer also received an honorary doctorate in New York and an honorary doctorate from five of Canada’s largest universities. His name was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 1986, and in 1999 his star was lit on the Walk of Fame in Canada.
One of his most famous films is The Last Sunday.
Emotional arithmetic The New World, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
"The man who wanted to be king" "His Man," "The Ghost Mask," "Twelve Monkeys," "Home Where the Heart Is,"
"Man in a chair" Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Sirian, Alexander,
Elcoa Hour Treasures of the Nation, Shepherd.
Christopher Plummer has been married three times. His first wife, actress Taemi Grimes, was married to journalist Patricia Lewis for several years. In 1970, Plummer married actress Elaine Taylor. The actor has a daughter from his first marriage, Amanda. In 2008, the great actor published his own book of memoirs “In spite of himself”.
