Editing Christopher Collins (section)

==Early life==
Christopher Lawrence Latta was born in [[Orange, New Jersey]] to Robert Latta (1920–1966), a New York stage actor, and Jane Morin (1925–2001), an advertising executive.<ref> {{Cite news |date=2001-11-30 |title=Paid Notice: Deaths SNOWDAY, JANE MORIN |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/30/classified/paid-notice-deaths-snowday-jane-morin.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He grew up in the [[Morningside Heights]] (sometimes called "West Harlem") section of [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]]. His legal name became Christopher Charles Collins when his stepfather adopted him.

After a year at [[New York University]], he studied acting, dance, voice, and mime in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Christopher Collins |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oxnard-star-free-press-obituary-for-chri/140021180/ |access-date=1 February 2024 |work=Oxnard Star Free Press |date=June 15, 1994}}</ref>