We all know about the famous American actor Brad Dourif, the person who plays the role of the possessed doll, Chucky, in the Chucky movie series. Christiane Dourif Friedman is the real brother of Brad Dourif. Even after being the brother of the Golden Globe winner, actor Brad Dourif, Christiane has always led a private life and not much information has been revealed about him to the public. Being the brother of such a big celebrity, one can only imagine the possibility that Christiane must be leading a celebrity-like life!
Read on to know more about the life of Christian Dourif Friedman and his family, career, birthday, and more.
Family And Early Life
Christiane’s mother, Joan Mavis Felton, was an actress, just like his brother. She was the main reason why Brad joined the film industry and became one of the best actors of all time as she used to work in community theatre plays and has acted in a play called Give Me Shelter which inspired Brad to try his hand at acting.
Jean Henri Dourif is the father of Christiane Dourif Friedman. He was a French-born art collector who owned and operated a dye factory. Christiane’s father, unfortunately, died in 1953. After the death of his father, his mother, Joan married a golfer, William Campbell. Due to the death of his father Jean, when Christiane and his siblings were very young, William Campbell helped raise the children.
Christiane has five siblings, a brother, the famous actor Brad Dourif, and four sisters.
Christiane’s brother is the world famous actor Brad Dourif, who portrayed Chucky in the Child’s Play franchise. He has starred in many films like the Lord of the Rings and Deadwood. Brad was born on March 18, 1950, in Huntington, West Virginia, United States.
Education
There is not much information on which high school, college or university Christiane Dourif has attended. But it can be assumed that he attended the same institutions as his brother Brad who attended his High School at Fountain Valley School Of Colorado, Colorado, United States. The college that Brad Dourif has attended is Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, in the United States.
About Brad Dourif
As mentioned before, Brad Dourif is the brother of Christiane Dourif Friedman. Brad was born on 18th March 1950 and is currently 72 years. He is a renowned American actor. He is a college dropout who quit college to move to New York City to work with the Circle Repertory Company. During the 1970s, Brad appeared in a number of plays.
He got his big break when he portrayed the vulnerable Billy Bibbit, as a supporting role in the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, which got him a number of awards like the Golden Globe Award for Best Acting Debut, a British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Brad also taught acting and directing classes at Columbia University until 1988.
One of the best known works of Brad Dourif is the portrayal of Chucky, the possessed doll, in the Child’s Play movie franchise.
Net Worth
Currently, there is no information on the net worth of Christiane Dourif Friedman, though it is assumed that being the brother of Brad Dourif whose net worth is around $8 million, Christiane’s net worth could be around a million dollars or even more! Even though it is quite difficult to estimate his net worth, given the fact that his occupation has not been revealed, we can still assume that he must be leading a lavish life!
Conclusion
Concluding the article, Christiane Dourif Friedman is the brother of Brad Dourif and he also has four sisters. His mother, Joan Mavis Felton, was an actress in a community theatre, his father, Jean Henri Dourif, was an art collector and his stepfather, William Campbell, was a golfer. His professional and personal life has been kept private and he is not active on any social media platform.
