Chris Sarandon surname was originally "Sarondonethes", was born in Istanbul, Turkey, of Greek ancestry; his mother is also of Greek descent. Sarandon graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley. He earned a degree in speech at West Virginia University. He earned his master's degree in theater from The Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, D.C.. While attending CUA, he married classmate Susan Tomalin in 1967. After graduating, they both pursued acting careers, with Tomalin taking his surname as her professional name, Susan Sarandon. They were married until 1979. After graduation, he toured with numerous improvisational companies and became much involved
Susan Sarandon six-time Emmy Award nominee, including for her guest roles on the sitcoms "Friends" (2001) and "Malcolm in the Middle" (2002), and appearances in the TV films "Bernard and Doris" (2007) and "You Don't Know Jack" (2010). In 2017, Sarandon portrayed Bette Davis in the first season of FX's anthology series "Feud", for which she was nominated for both for acting and producing Emmys. She was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy award for executive producing "Cool Women in History" in 2002. Sarandon was born in the Queens borough of New York City. She is the eldest of nine children of