Chris DeRose
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Chris DeRose (born June 28, 1948) in Brooklyn, New York is an animal rights activist and a former actor. He appeared on General Hospital, Cagney and Lacey, CHiPs, The Rockford Files and Baretta. He was an on camera reporter for the television shows Hard Copy and Inside Edition.
DeRose is the founder and president of Last Chance for Animals and the author of the book In Your Face: From Actor to Animal Activist. DeRose has been arrested 11 times and jailed four times for opposing animal cruelty, including his participation in a break-in at the UCLA Brain Research Institute in 1988. DeRose was fired from General Hospital when he had to go to jail.
DeRose is the recipient of the 1997 Courage of Conscience International Peace Award and once worked as a police officer and an investigator
