Chris Eckert

{{short description|American actor, comedian and writer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Chris Eckert

| image =

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| imagesize = 180px

| caption = Chris Eckert at Groundlings event.

| birth_place = {{birth date and age|1986|2|22}}
Oakland, California

| alma_mater =

American Academy Of Dramatic Arts

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|writer}}

| years active = 2009–present

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Chris Eckert (born February 22, 1986) is an American actor, comedian and writer who is a current main company member of The Groundlings,Pincus-Roth, Zachary. [http://www.laweekly.com/arts/euripides-helen-adapted-for-the-kardashian-era-and-other-new-theater-reviews-2370300 Euripides' Helen Adapted for the Kardashian Era, and Other New Theater Reviews], LA Weekly, September 20, 2012. and has appearances in shows such as Raising Hope, Super Fun Night, The Comeback, and Mad TV.

Life and career

Chris Eckert was born in Oakland, California. He attended Hayward High School and graduated in 2004. He then attended and graduated from The American Academy Of Dramatic Arts. {{Cite web |title=Chris Eckert - Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2532609/bio/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}} He is a member of The Groundlings,{{cite web|author=official page |url=http://groundlings.com/performers/performer-details.aspx?performerID=470 |title=Chris Eckert: performer page |publisher=Groundlings |date=July 21, 2012 |accessdate=January 21, 2015}} an improv and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles. In 2015, Chris starred in a campaign for Fiat and NBCUniversal opposite Bobby Moynihan.Bravo TV. {{cite web|url=http://www.bravotv.com/fiatpassion |title=Bravo's Got Passion | Bravo TV Official Site |accessdate=2015-11-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924174033/http://www.bravotv.com/fiatpassion |archivedate=September 24, 2015 |df=mdy }}, Bravo, September 10, 2015. Chris is the grandson of decorated British officer Sandy Smith.

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\|Notes
2009 \|Mad TV \|Nick Jonas \|Episode: #14.12
2012 \|Raising Hope \|Jordon \|Episode: "Don't Ask Don't Tell Me What To Do"
2014 \|Super Fun Night \|Carl \|Episode: "Hostile Makeover"
2014 \|The Comeback \|Groundling #1 \|Episode: "Valerie Saves The Show"
2016 \|Go-Go Boy Interrupted \|Jonathan \|3 episodes
2023 \| Ghosts \| George \| 1 episode

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

2009

|Mad TV

|Nick Jonas

|Episode: #14.12

2012

|Raising Hope

|Jordon