Kala Keerthi Madurawela Arachchilage Christy Leonard Perera (born 27
July 1932 â€" died 23 December 2015 as ක්†රà·'ස්ටà·'
ලෙන෠ඩ් පෙරේර෠) [Sinhala]), popularly as
Christy Leonard Perera, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema as well as a
musician and comedian.[1][2]Perera was born on 27 July 1932 in
Colombo.[3] He completed education from St. Lucia's College Colombo 13
.[4] His father worked as a port checker. He has two sisters. After
the sudden death of father, his mother worked as a midwife at Suleiman
Hospital. In the meantime, his older sister died suddenly. The other
sister also died with that sadness.[5]He was married to Mary Loretta
Rachal Perera, a trained teacher.[6] Perera got married Rachel at St.
Lucia Cathedral in Kotahena on 7 August 1982 at the age of 43. At that
time, Perera was working at the Polythene Factory in Kotahena.[5]He
was a devoted Roman Catholic and regularly attached with St. Lucias
Catherdral, Kotahena. He died on 23 December 2015 at the age of 83.[7]
His remains were brought to his residence at Maligawatte housing
scheme.[8] His final rites was held on 26 July 2015 at Borella
Cemetery.[9][10]
July 1932 â€" died 23 December 2015 as ක්†රà·'ස්ටà·'
ලෙන෠ඩ් පෙරේර෠) [Sinhala]), popularly as
Christy Leonard Perera, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema as well as a
musician and comedian.[1][2]Perera was born on 27 July 1932 in
Colombo.[3] He completed education from St. Lucia's College Colombo 13
.[4] His father worked as a port checker. He has two sisters. After
the sudden death of father, his mother worked as a midwife at Suleiman
Hospital. In the meantime, his older sister died suddenly. The other
sister also died with that sadness.[5]He was married to Mary Loretta
Rachal Perera, a trained teacher.[6] Perera got married Rachel at St.
Lucia Cathedral in Kotahena on 7 August 1982 at the age of 43. At that
time, Perera was working at the Polythene Factory in Kotahena.[5]He
was a devoted Roman Catholic and regularly attached with St. Lucias
Catherdral, Kotahena. He died on 23 December 2015 at the age of 83.[7]
His remains were brought to his residence at Maligawatte housing
scheme.[8] His final rites was held on 26 July 2015 at Borella
Cemetery.[9][10]
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