Christopher Lawford

Christopher Kennedy Lawford was born in Santa Monica, California on March 29, 1955. He received a bachelor's degree from Tufts University, a law degree from Boston College Law School, and a master's certification in clinical psychology from Harvard Medical School. He struggled with drug addiction from a young age and wrote several books about his recovery including Symptoms of Withdrawal, Moments of Clarity, and Recover to Live. He became a public health advocate. He was a member of California's Public Health Advisory Committee since 2009 and was named a Goodwill Ambassador on Drug Dependence Treatment and Care by the United Nations in 2011. He also worked as a public advocacy consultant to Caron Treatment Centers, which runs rehabilitation programs. He acted in the late 1980s and had parts in television shows including Frasier and The O.C. and in films including Terminator 3. He died from a heart attack on September 4, 2018 at the age of 63.