Actor Chris Lemmon: biography, photo. Best movies and TV shows

Chris Lemmon is a talented actor, whose existence was discovered by the audience thanks to the TV series "Thunder in Paradise". In this adventure television project, he brilliantly embodied the image of the former "sea cat" Martin Brubaker. As a child, Chris dreamed of a career as a musician, but fate decreed otherwise. What else can you tell about an American actor?

Chris Lemmon: the beginning of the road

Performer of the role of Martin Brubaker was born in Los Angeles, it happened in January 1954. Chris Lemmon - comes from a cinematic family, the son of actress Cynthia Stone and actor Jack Lemmon. His father twice won the Oscar, remembered for the audience on the films "12 angry men", "Big race", "In jazz only girls", "Days of wine and roses". He left the family when Chris was still a child, but this did not affect their relationship.

The thought of the acting career came to Lemmon far from immediately. As a child, the boy was fond of music, he played the piano with pleasure. Not surprisingly, after graduation, he decided to continue his education at the California Institute of Arts. However, in the end, he won an interest in the world of theater and cinema.

First successes

His first roles Chris Lemmon performed on the stage. Even in his youth, he played in many sensational performances. "Love Letters", "Shay", "Barefoot in the Park" - the most famous of them. However, his successor to the successor of Jack Lemmon is not due to theatrical roles.

Chris first appeared on the set in 1977. The young man was offered a small role in the picture "Airport 77", the star of which was his father. The first experience came to his liking, Lemmon seriously thought about the film career. His path to fame, the young man began with filming in long-running television projects. Episodic roles he performed in the series "California Road Patrol", "Quiet Quay", "Too Close", "Going to White Castle", in the TV movie "Mirror, Mirror". He also appeared in the tapes "Just Say You Love Me", "A Happy Prostitute Goes to Hollywood", "As in the Good Old Times".

Film career

In 1981, Chris Lemmon was the first to attract attention of spectators. He starred in the horror "Just before dawn", which tells of the misadventures of travelers exploring the mountains. Jonathan, the hero of the actor, is among the fans of extreme tourism. Of course, the company of young people does not expect at all meetings with brawny and ferocious twin brothers, who dream of killing them all with the help of machetes.

"From nine to five", "Peresmenka", "Races" Cannonball "2", "Yellow Pages" - for several years after the horror film "Just before dawn" Lemmon mostly got episodic roles. In 1986, luck turned again to the actor's face, he played a key character in the comedic thriller "Hollywood Air Force." The film tells a story about the stars of the cinema, which try to avoid participation in hostilities, using for this the most extravagant methods. Again to meet with his father on the set, Chris happened while working on the tapes "Such is life!" And "Papa".

"Thunder in Paradise"

In 1994, the first season of the adventure series "Thunder in Paradise" was presented to the audience. Chris Lemmon in this teleproject performed one of the key roles, his hero was the fearless and determined Martin Brubaker.

The series tells the story of former "fur seals" who earn their living by performing a variety of secret missions. Many of the tasks that the friends of Martin and Randolph get are risky for life. A means of transportation for a team of two people is the super-speed boat "Thunder". Of course, the ship is equipped with incredible technical devices, which "seals" constantly use in their work.

The series "Thunder in Paradise" quickly won the fans, and the son of Jack Lemmon finally felt the taste of real fame.

Interesting Facts

Actors can not get all the roles they claim for is not an exception, and Chris Lemmon. "End-to-end wounds" - a thriller in which he could play, but he was preferred to another challenger.

In recent years, Chris has hardly been removed to the movies, which is partly due to his fascination with writing. In 2006, the actor presented his first work A Twist of Lemmon, in which he tells about the life and work of his famous father, who left this world in 2001 at the age of 76, reveals many of his old secrets. Also, Lemmon tries his hand at screenwriter and producer.

Personal life

Chris Lemmon, whose films and biography are discussed in this article, has been a legitimate marriage for many years. His chosen one was the actress Gina Raymond, on this woman he married back in 1988. The second half of the actor can be seen in the films "Daddy", "My stepmother is an alien". The wife gave her husband the sons of Chris and Jonathan and daughter Sidney Noel. Most of the time the family spend in Connecticut.