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 20th Century Fox comedy “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” and parts in Dreamworks “Anchorman” and Sony’s “Spiderman 2” . Other credits include New Line’s “Friday After Next”, "Blankman," “Major Payne" and the independent films "Nice Guys Sleep Alone" and "Final Draft."

As for television, Chris is best known as KRAZEE EYEZ KILLA on the HBO show, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” which won the Emmy Award for the episode named for his character. He was a series regular on the WB’s sketch comedy series, “Hype" and is recurring on the emmy award winning “The Shield”. Chris also appeared in the HBO movie “Trailer Trash” for Tracey Ullman and just finished a guest star role on Comedy Central’s “Reno 911”. Other TV credits include: Pretender, Martin, Jag, and Beverly Hills 90210. He is well known to young children for his popular role as Professor Chris Williams in the segments ‘What's Up with That?‘ on ABC’s “One Saturday Morning”.

Chris is a successful stand-up, and was one of five comedians chosen from 700 auditioners for the ABC Network's Up and Coming Comedians Showcase. He has performed at several top comedy clubs across the world including: Caesar's Palace, Trump Plaza 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 also added his voice to films like Xmen 2, Big Momma's House, Unfaithful and Blue Streak and can be heard as the series regular Paul Dog from the Cartoon Network's animated series "A Kitty Bobo Show" and several voices from the BET/Oxygen Networks “Hey Monie”.

When not running marathons around the world raising money for the American Diabetes Association, Chris divides his time between Los Angeles and New York.