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Full Name: Christopher Frank Carandini Lee Nicknames: Chris Birthdate: May 27, 1922 Birthplace: London, England Height: 6’5" Weight: Unknown Parents: Estelle Marie and Geoffery Trollope Siblings: A sister named Xandra Pets: Unknown Hair color: White Eye color: Brown Marital status: Married Birgit Kroencke in 1961. They have a daughter named Christina. |  | |
- Is a classically trained singer
- Was one of the judges for the 1995 Miss World beauty pageant
- Appears on the cover of Paul McCartney's 1973 album "Band on the Run"
- He is fluent in German
- Speaks French well enough to understand questions and give long replies in a press conference
- Is the only member of the cast and crew of Lord of the Rings to have met Tolkien
- As a member of volunteer troops from Britain, Lee fought in the Winter War in 1939-40 in Finland
- Coming from an acting dynasty, his great-grandparents founded the first Australian opera company
- Is a Commander of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
- Has read the LotR trilogy once a year ever since the books were published
- With over 255 film and TV productions, he is THE international star with the most screen credits
- Wore a false nose as Saruman
- Broke his left hand when he slammed it on his hotel door
- Plays Count Dooku in the Star Wars movies; the name "Count Dooku" is a spoof of one of Christopher's previous roles, Count Dracula