Chris was born and raised in Westchester County, New York. As the son of two music teachers, he was involved in the arts from an early age learning to play both the saxophone and oboe. He performed in plays from nursery throughout high school and continued his schooling receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Georgetown University.

An extremely versatile performer in film, television and on stage (like his well known sister Vanessa), Chris is no stranger to the entertainment arena both on and off camera.

Recent film credits include a lead in the upcoming film THE JONESES starring alongside Demi Moore, David Duchovny and Amber Heard due out in 2010. He also recently shot THE CONFIDANT with Boris Kodjoe, Kenya Moore and Richard Roundtree. Other notable film credits include THE WORLD’S FASTEST INDIAN” playing Tina, a transvestite opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins and you will also have seen him as Dwight in the comedy “DODGEBALL:A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY”. You can also watch him in “Friday After Next”, and the teen comedy “STILL WAITING”

As for television, Chris is best known as ‘KRAZEE EYEZ KILLA’ on the HBO show, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”. The episode, named after the character he created, won an Emmy Award. He could be also seen in multiple episodes opposite Golden Globe winner David Duchovny on Showtime’s “Californication” and starred on David E. Kelley’s series ”The Wedding Bells” playing Ralph the Wedding Singer. He recently guest starred on “Sherri” for the Lifetime network “CSI: Miami” “Monk”, “Weeds”, “The Shield” and was recurring on the lastest season of “24. Other TV credits include original characters in “Reno 911” the sketch comedy series ”Hype” and in the HBO movie “Trailer Trash” with Tracey Ullman

Chris a successful stand-up and has performed at several top comedy clubs around the world including: Caesar's Palace, The Improv, The Comedy Store and The Venetian. His innovative routines are included in his character-rich one-man show "Old Blue Eyes Is Black" while also having performed with the Groundlings comedy troupe in Los Angeles.

He has voiced various characters in the popular cartoon ”The Boondocks”, is the title character in the PBS educational cartoon “Uncle Integer“ and has guest starred on other animated series "Word Girl" and the “Kitty Bobo Show”

When not practicing as a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido or running marathons and traveling the world to raise money for the prevention and awareness of Diabetes, Chris divides his time between Los Angeles and New York.