Christopher Plummer

Is the great-grandson of former Canadian prime minister Sir John Abbott. Considered a career as a concert pianist before turning to acting. In 1954, made his Broadway debut in Star Cross Story. In the final cut of The Sound of Music (1965), the singing vocals he recorded were dubbed by another singer. Was made a Companion of the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honor, by Queen Elizabeth II in 1968. The American Theater Critics Association inducted him into the Theater Hall… Show more of Fame in 1986. Portrayed actor John Barrymore in the one-person play Barrymore  at the Stratford Theatre Festival in Ontario, Canada, in 1996. He won a Tony for the performance on Broadway in 1997, and then reprised the role in 2011, first in Toronto and then on a North American tour. Reunited with Julie Andrews, his costar in The Sound of Music, for CBS's live presentation of On Golden Pond in 2001.  Is the author of In Spite of Myself: A Memoir (2008). Appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show  with his Sound of Music castmates in an October 2010 episode devoted to the film. Calls theater his favorite venue for acting. ~ Rovi

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