Christopher Coppola

Christopher R. Coppola (born January 25, 1962) is an American film director and producer.

This article is about the director born in 1962. For the actor born in 1968, see Chris Coppola.
Christopher Coppola
Born
Christopher R. Coppola

(1962-01-25) January 25, 1962
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm director, producer
Spouse(s)Adrienne Stout
Children2
Parent(s)August Coppola
Joy Vogelsang
RelativesMarc Coppola (brother)
Nicolas Cage (brother)
FamilyCoppola

Personal life

Coppola was born in Los Angeles County, California. His father, the late August Coppola, was a professor of literature, while his mother, Joy Vogelsang, is a dancer and choreographer; the two divorced in 1976. His mother suffered from chronic depression.[1][2] Coppola's mother is of German descent and his father was Italian American, with his paternal grandparents being Carmine Coppola and Italia Pennino, an actress. Through his father, Coppola is the nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire, as well as the cousin of director Sofia Coppola, actor (and lead singer of his own band Rooney) Robert Schwartzman, and actor (and former Phantom Planet drummer) Jason Schwartzman. Coppola's two brothers are Marc Coppola and actor Nicolas Cage. He was featured on a Cats 101 episode on Animal Planet with his pet Burmese cat Otto.[3]

Education

Coppola studied music composition at the University of Redlands from 1979 to 1980; he also attended San Francisco Art Institute, earning a BS in Film/Cinema/Video Studies in 1985.[4]

Career

Coppola is the president of Christopher R. Coppola Productions (CRC Productions). In 2006, Coppola launched a digital film festival, PAH-FEST – "Project Accessible Hollywood" or "PAH" in New Mexico. In addition to New Mexico, Coppola has taken PAH-FEST across in the US, Germany and Slovenia. Coppola's CRC Productions is also developing and producing content for alternative distribution and interactive platforms.

Coppola began filmmaking at an early age and has directed eight feature films and a number of television shows. He premiered his feature film Creature of the Sunnyside Up Trailer Park at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. His television show Biker Chef premiered at the 2004 Oldenburg Film Festival in Germany.

In April 2013 Coppola was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to serve on the California Arts Council.

Filmography

Director

Producer

See also

References
  1. USA WEEKEND Magazine
  2. Nicolas Cage - Family and Companions - Yahoo!7 Movies Archived February 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Burmese". Cats 101. Animal Planet. 13 March 2010.
  4. "Christopher Coppola". LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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