Cristopher Bacharach: Facts About Burt Bacharach And Carole Bayer Sager’s Son

Cristopher Bacharach is the son of Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. Cristopher’s father Burt is a composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist and his mother Carole is a lyricist, singer, and songwriter. Both parents of Cristopher are very successful in their careers and they have earned recognition and several accolades for their work in the entertainment industry.

Cristopher Bacharach: Bio Summary

Who Is Cristopher Bacharach?

Cristopher Bacharach was adopted in December 1985 by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager when he was an infant. He was named Cristopher Elton Bacharach. His adoptive parents cohabitated for years and collaborated on multiple musical pieces before getting married on April 3, 1982.

Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager collaborated and co-written several hit songs. They worked together to produce hits including That’s What Friends Are For, Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Christopher Cross), co-written with Cross and Peter Allen.

Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager also collaborated on Heartlight (Neil Diamond), Making Love (Roberta Flack), and On My Own (Patti LaBelle with Michael McDonald.) Carole once said, when asked about coming together to collaborate with Burt:

“We realized we were more than just friends. We were family. Time has a way of giving people the opportunity to grow and understand … Working with Burt is not a bit different from how it used to be. He expects me to deliver and I can. He knows what I’m going to do before I do it, and the same with me. That’s how intertwined we’ve been.”

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However, after nine years of marriage Cristopher’s parents, Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager got divorced. They divorced in 1991. After the divorce, Burt married his fourth wife, Jane Hanson, in 1993 and they have two children, Raleigh Bacharach and Oliver Bacharach.

Burt Bacharach’s daughter Lea Nikki Bacharach was born from his marriage to actress Angie Dickinson. Nikki struggled with Asperger’s Disorder and died by suicide on January 4, 2007, in her apartment, in Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California, USA, at age 40.

Carole Bayer Sager has been married to Robert Anthony Daly since June 1996 and they live in Los Angeles, California. Robert is a successful business executive who has led organizations such as CBS Entertainment, Warner Bros., Warner Music Group, and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Carole Bayer Sager dedicated her 2016 memoir, They’re Playing Our Song, to her son Cristopher and husband, Robert Daly. Cristopher’s maternal grandparents are Anita Nathan Bayer and Eli Bayer. His paternal grandparents are Bertram M. Bacharach and Irma M. Freeman.

Bertram was a well-known syndicated newspaper columnist and Irma was an amateur painter and songwriter. Cristopher Bacharach got a job in the publishing department at Universal Music, per sources.

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Where Is Cristopher Bacharach Now?

Cristopher Bacharach has been a very private person. He has stayed out of the spotlight for most of his life. Over the years, he appeared alongside his mother Carole Bayer Sager, and stepfather Robert A. Daly on the red carpet of some public events.

Cristopher Bacharach prefers a low-key life so most of his details are not available on the internet. He has not appeared in the news in this recent times and hasn’t been involved in any controversy or rumors. Unfortunately, Cristopher’s father, Burt Bacharach died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles on February 8, 2023, at the age of 94.