| Fun Facts About Chris Cooper | - Cooper lives in Kingston, Massachusetts, USA.
- He filmed scenes for The Ring (2002) that were cut, though a picture of him in a newspaper remains in the film.
- Chris majored in agriculture and acting at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
- Cooper as a young man, he did some construction work, including helping with the construction of Royals Stadium in Kansas City, now known as Kaufman Stadium.
- Chris Cooper Graduated from Southwest High School in 1969. Southwest High School closed down in 1998 and reopened in 1999 as Southwest Charter School. Southwest High School is located in the Kansas City, Missouri School District.
- His Texas-born father, Charles Cooper, was an internist who served as a doctor in the US Air Force and a cattleman; mother, Mary Ann Cooper, was a homemaker.
- Chris' Older brother, Chuck Cooper (born in 1948), is a contractor
- His first foray into acting came when he was drafted from the set-builder ranks of his local community theater to serve as a last-minute substitute for Tom Berenger in a production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" as the paper boy.
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