Christopher Lawford

Christopher Lawford
Lawford in 2008
Born
Christopher Kennedy Lawford

(1955-03-29)March 29, 1955
DiedSeptember 4, 2018(2018-09-04) (aged 63)
EducationTufts University (BA)
Boston College (JD)
Harvard University
Occupations
  • Author
  • actor
  • activist
Years active1988–2008
Spouses
Jeannie Olsson
(m. 1984; div. 2000)
Lana Antonova
(m. 2005; div. 2009)
Mercedes Miller
(m. 2014; div. 2016)
Children3
Parent(s)Peter Lawford
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
RelativesSee Kennedy family
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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.

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.

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