Christopher Lawford
American author, actor, and activist (1955–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christopher Kennedy Lawford (March 29, 1955 – September 4, 2018)[1] was an American author, actor, and activist. He was a member of the prominent Kennedy family, and son of English actor Peter Lawford and Patricia "Pat" Kennedy Lawford, who was a sister of President John F. Kennedy. He graduated from Tufts University in 1977 and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Boston College in 1983. He later earned a master's certificate in Clinical Psychology from Harvard University and was a lecturer on drug addiction.
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Born | Christopher Kennedy Lawford (1955-03-29)March 29, 1955 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Died | September 4, 2018(2018-09-04) (aged 63) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Education | Tufts University (BA) Boston College (JD) Harvard University |
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Years active | 1988–2008 |
Spouses | Jeannie Olsson
(m. 1984; div. 2000)Lana Antonova
(m. 2005; div. 2009)Mercedes Miller
(m. 2014; div. 2016) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Peter Lawford Patricia Kennedy Lawford |
Relatives | See Kennedy family |
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After struggling with addiction for 17 years, he became an actor, performing in several movies and television shows for over 20 years. He wrote several books, based on his own experience, about addiction and recovery. He also traveled around the U.S. speaking about his experiences with addiction for 20 years, and was a public health campaigner, working with organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN), and for the U.S. federal government.