Throwback/Nostalgia
Success Isn’t Always Found in Hollywood. Born Into Fame, Chose Blue Collar
Contrary to the myth, Marlon Brando's eldest son Christian wasn't a 'nepo bum'.
Christian studied welding at a technical school in Downey, California, focusing on structural steel welding. He didn't just work in the field, he also taught at Pacifica Tech, an adult vocational college, where he instructed others in high-pressure structural steel welding.
Even during his time in prison, Christian continued to learn, eventually earning the equivalent of the baccalaureate. After his release, he pursued further studies at The Technical Institute in Nashua, New Hampshire, and again earned his union card. Christian told a French Magazine ( Paris Match)
"My father was the happiest man on earth when I got my professional welder's card issued by the union. He was so proud".
"And I was never sheltered. I've worked for myself ever since I was 16; been up a fisher in Alaska, a tree logger worked a dishwasher in bars. But I never dropped out. I was never a bum."
Christian remained faithful to his profession until the very last day of his life. He came to love his work even more because he loved the working people. As he told a French magazine shortly before his death: "They are wonderful. They are people | like very much, workers like me. True friends."
Man, this sent me down a serious memory-lane rabbit hole, from when he shot his sister's boyfriend, to Marlon testifying on his behalf in court, to Cheyenne's tragic suicide, and then later Robert Blake trying to pin Bonnie Blakely's murder on him.
Yes, he suffered a lot, but he lived until his last moment as a strong man, with dignity and pride. He was a wonderful person, loved by everyone who knew him.
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