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American actor Richard Chamberlain was a star in his first appearance--as the Pied Piper in the 3rd grade. While attending Pomona College, Chamberlain decided to study acting in earnest, honing his craft in little theatre productions. His All-American handsomeness gained him entry into film and TV work; Chamberlain starred in the title role of the NBC weekly series Dr. Kildare in 1961. It was one of two major medical programs premiering that year; the other was Ben Casey. Chamberlain's first starring film, Twilight of Honor (1963) did little to shake his male ingenue image--nor did his first job after the cancellation of Kildare, the notoriously disastrous musical play Holly Golightly (most reviewers thought this celebrated fiasco would kill both Chamberlain's and co-star Mary Tyler Moore's careers). In the late 1960s, Chamberlain headed for England to seek work in the classics.
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Considered one of America's leading chefs, Richard Chamberlain is the owner of Chamberlain's Steak and Chophouse in Dallas - named one of Bon Appetit's top new restaurants shortly after opening in 1993. Since then, both he and the restaurant have garnered stellar reviews and accolades from premier publications such as Gourmet and Zagat Guide. Richard followed this success by opening the award-winning Fish Market Grill and Tarragon at Elk Mountain, an ultra-luxury resort in Colorado. Consistently recognized by the world's top restaurant and dining publications, Chef Chamberlain's awards include:
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Early in his career, shortly after rising to fame as television's Dr. James Kildare, Richard Chamberlain took on the role of Hamlet on the English stage. The play contained a lesson the actor has remembered throughout his life: "To thine own self be true." But for Chamberlain these were not always easy words to live by. Even as he won the adoration of millions of fans, this handsome, charming, debonair leading man seriously questioned his own self–worth, living a life haunted by personal insecurity despite decades of immense popular success in memorable roles in Dr. Kildare, The Thorn Birds, Shogun, and other television dramas. Finally, with the help of friends and guidance from spiritual teachers, including Krishnamurti, Chamberlain began the sometimes painful but deeply rewarding process of reconciling his deepest self with his public persona. Now, in Shattered Love, he poignantly recounts his lifelong struggle to find happiness.
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Richard Chamberlain stars in this lavishly appointed adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas adventure story. When Count Edmond Dantes (Richard Chamberlain) is stripped of his wealth and sent to prison for crimes he did not commit, he swears to get revenge against those who wronged him. With the help of Abbe (Trevor Howard), a fellow prisoner, the Count escapes and sets forth to see that justice is done. The supporting cast includes Tony Curtis as Mondego, Louis Jourdan as De Villefort, and Donald Pleasance as Danglars. This seventh of eight film versions of The Count of Monte Cristo was produced for American television but received a theatrical release in Europe. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide.
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These days, Chamberlain lives in Hawaii with his partner of 27 years, whom he identifies in his book only as ''Martin.'' (According to E! Online, other sources have named him as Martin Rabbett, the actor and producer who played Chamberlain's lookalike brother in 1987's ''Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold.''). Chamberlain had long refused to comment on his sexuality, having nurtured a heartthrob image from the days of his 1960s TV series ''Dr. Kildare'' to his reign as mini-series king in such 1980s sagas as ''Shogun'' and ''The Thorn Birds.'' He didn't even come out in 1997, when he played a gay man dying of AIDS in the little-seen movie ''A River Made to Drown In.'' However, he told ''Dateline'' on Sunday, ''I'm not a romantic leading man anymore, so I don't need to nurture that public image anymore.''
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In this remake of the classic thriller of the same name, Richard Chamberlain (THORNBIRDS, SHOGUN, THE THREE MUSKETEERS) heads the cast as the sinister psychopathic convict Harry Powell. His fellow prisoner Ben has $50,000 in stolen cash hidden away.
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