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Biography: Christopher Plummer [Top] Christopher Plummer is a Canadian theatrical, film & television actor. He is one of his countrys most prominent & respected actors & viewed by most as one of the worlds finest stage performers, particularly in roles from the pen of William Shakespeare. His international popularity began with his role as Captain von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music, costarring Julie Andrews. Plummer was born in Toronto, Ontario. The great grandson of former Canadian Prime Minister Sir John Abbott, following his parents divorce he moved with his mother to live in Senneville, Quebec, near Montreal. He studied to be a concert pianist but developed a love of the theater at an early age & began acting in High School. He went on to train for the theater with the Canadian Repertory Company in Ottawa. Christopher Plummer began his professional career in Canadian theater, radio in the late 1940s, performing in both the English & French languages. He made his Broadway debut in 1954 & has performed numerous roles at the Stratford Festival of Canada & London s West End.
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