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Chip Chinery | |
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| Born | Lawrence Adams Chinery August 10, 1964 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
| Comedy career | |
| Medium | Stand-up, film, television |
| Genre | Sketch comedy |
| Website | www |
Chip Chinery (born August 10, 1964) is an American actor and stand-up comedian.
Early life
[edit]Lawrence Adams Chinery Jr. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Anderson Township. He began writing jokes at age 13 and first performed stand-up comedy three years later at D.W. Eye, a bar in Cincinnati's Clifton neighborhood. Chinery subsequently put stand-up aside while completing high school and college.[1][2]
Chinery graduated from St. Xavier High School and earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Miami University. After college, he hosted a Cincinnati radio program called Comedy Spotlight. He also worked as a cameraman at WCPO-TV while performing at open-mic nights at the Funny Bone comedy club, and later worked as a banker before pursuing comedy professionally.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Chinery began touring full-time as a stand-up comedian in 1988. Over the following six years, he worked primarily on the comedy-club circuit before moving to Los Angeles in 1994 to pursue acting.[2]
In 1993, he won a regional Emmy Award for On-Air Performer for his work on Frog News and Cincinnati's Comedy Relief.[3]
After moving to Los Angeles, Chinery continued performing stand-up while auditioning for acting roles. His first television role was on 3rd Rock from the Sun, where he appeared several times as maintenance workers and other characters. His subsequent television work included appearances on The Drew Carey Show, Reba, Becker, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Seinfeld, and Friends.[2][4]
Chinery also performed sketch comedy at ACME Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles. He was a member of ACME when the troupe appeared at the 1999 Big Stinkin' International Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival in Austin, Texas. ACME's festival show, directed by M.D. Sweeney, was performed at Esther's Pool and subsequently at the Paramount Theatre.[5] In a 2018 interview, Chinery recalled appearing in an ACME sketch show during the weekend following the September 11 attacks.[6]
In 1999, Chinery released his first comedy album, You Might Be A Redhead.[7] That year, he also provided the voice of Crash Bandicoot in the video game Crash Team Racing, replacing Brendan O'Brien.[8]
His later acting work included recurring roles in Better Off Ted, Crash & Bernstein, and Wilfred, as well as appearances in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Rules of Engagement, Anger Management, and the film Battle of the Sexes.[1] Chinery wrote in 2010 that his character Ryan Mallory was brought back for a second appearance on Better Off Ted after an earlier guest role.[2]
In 2008, Chinery began producing Chip's Money Tips, a series of humorous personal-finance videos and articles.[9][10] He has also worked as a personal-finance adviser.[11]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Dill Scallion | Reporter | |
| Hee/r | Buck Owens, Dr. Green | Short film | |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Security Guard | |
| Coyote Ugly | Cop | ||
| Space Cowboys | Tom | Uncredited | |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor II: Pearlmageddo | Advisory | Short film |
| 2002 | Hip, Edgy, Sexy, Cool | Sexy Cop #1 | |
| The Country Bears | Tom Tamina | ||
| Dan Danger | Steve Markus, Mark Stephens, Pilot | ||
| 2004 | The Old Man and the Studio | Security Guard | Short film |
| Fellowship 9/11 | Recruiter | ||
| 2005 | The Good Part | Classmate | |
| 2017 | Battle of the Sexes | Roone Arledge |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Jenny McCarthy Show | Various | 1 episode |
| 1997–1999 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Janitor, Guy, Workman | 4 episodes |
| 1998 | Friends | Another Scientist | Episode: "The One with Phoebe's Uterus" |
| Seinfeld | Co-Worker #1 | Episode: "The Maid" | |
| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Kid #2, Pilot, Steve (voices) | Segment: "The Dan Danger Show" | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Various characters | 1 episode | |
| Prime Time Comedy | Various characters | Television film | |
| 1999 | Oh Baby | Waiter | Episode: "Birth: Part 1" |
| The Drew Carey Show | Jerry the Bowler | Episode: "Do the Hustle" | |
| 2000 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Newspaper Boy | Episode: "Salem's Daughter" |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Chip | Episode: "Mail to the Chief" | |
| Providence | Pet Store Salesman | Episode: "Family Ties" | |
| 2001 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Car Customer #1 | Episode: "The Car Salesman" |
| Dead Last | Public Defender | Episode: "He Who Smelt It" | |
| Sketch Pad | Magicop | 1 episode | |
| 2002 | For Your Love | Mr. Arledge | Episode: "The Sexual Evolution" |
| Becker | Mr. Lester | Episode: "Picture Imperfect" | |
| Reba | Jeff | Episode: "Skating Away" | |
| 2003 | Whoopi | Guest #1 | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2003 | All That | Officer Kropke | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Married to the Kellys | Rodney the Car Salesman | Episode: "The New Car" |
| 2004 | My Life, Inc. | Kris Kirkwood | Television film |
| Still Standing | Gilbert's Father | Episode: "Still Winning" | |
| That '70s Show | Milkman | Episode: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" | |
| 2005 | Uncommon Sense | Bellman | Television film |
| The Commuters | Poker Champ | ||
| 2006 | Sons & Daughters | Co-Worker No. 1 | Episode: "Surprise Party" |
| 2006–2009 | The Replacements | Mr. Kelpman, Mr. Lasley, 1950's Filmstrip Narrator (voices) | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Pete | Episode: "Aptitude" |
| 2008 | My Best Friend's Girl | Customer | Television film |
| 2008–2018 | Chip's Money Tips | N/a | 31 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Better Off Ted | Ryan | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Wilfred | Stanley | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Rules of Engagement | Randy | Episode: "Cupcake" |
| Crash & Bernstein | Coach Urkhart | 5 episodes | |
| Anger Management | Jimmy | Episode: "Charlie Does It for Science" | |
| 2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Coach Gill | Episode: "Drug/Bust" |
| 2015 | The Middle | Clark | Episode: "While You Were Sleeping" |
| 2016 | Family Guy | Various voices | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Mom | Dave | Episode: "Roast Chicken and a Funny Story" |
| Chelsea | Narrator (voice) | Episode: "Answer Me This" | |
| NCIS | NCIS Employee Rodney Spence | Episode: "House Divided" | |
| Speechless | Mr. McHugh | Episode: "W-E-- WE'RE B-A-- BACK!" | |
| American Horror Story | Leland Candoli | Episode: "Mid-Western Assassin" | |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Don | Episode: "Bad Beat" | |
| Life in Pieces | Dustin | Episode: "Waffle Permission Kidless Boyfriend" | |
| 2018 | New Girl | Ben | Episode: "Tuesday Meeting" |
| I Feel Bad | Officer Young | Episode: "I Get Sick of Being Needed" | |
| The Kids Are Alright | Bob | Episode: "Behind the Counter" | |
| 2019 | The Big Bang Theory | Bob | Episode: "The Propagation Proposition" |
| Fam | Announcer (voice) | Episode: "Freddy Returns" | |
| The Goldbergs | Bruce Kaczander | Episode: "There Can Be Only One Highlander Club" | |
| Good Girls | Mattress King | Episode: "King" | |
| The Conners | Tony | Episode: "Lanford, Toilet of Sin" | |
| Shameless | Larry Seaver | Episode: "Adios Gringos" | |
| Like Magic | Announcer | Television film | |
| 2020 | DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders | Pirates (voice) | Episode: "King Burple" |
| Homecoming | Attending Cop | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Upshaws | Malcolm | Episode: "Big Plans" |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Crash Team Racing | Crash Bandicoot | [12] |
Discography
[edit]- You Might Be A Redhead (1999)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Chip's Bio". Chip Chinery. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Chinery, Chip (January 1, 2010). "Have You Seen Me?". Cincinnati Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
- ↑ "CHIP CHINERY booking - Comedians - Corporate Entertainment Booking". Delafont.com. 1999-10-19. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ Kiesewetter, John (September 21, 2017). "Cincy Native Chip Chinery's Big Week in Film and Television". WVXU. Cincinnati Public Radio. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
- ↑ Chronicle Staff (April 15, 1999). "Those Crazy Kids Will Do Anything …". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
- ↑ Trembath, Ron III (November 23, 2018). "Chip Chinery [Interview]". Trainwreck'd Society.
- ↑ ""You Might be a Redhead" - Chip Chinery".
- ↑ Chinery, Chip (27 August 1999). "Friday, August 27, 1999 - Chip Chinery". Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ↑ "ChipsMoneyTips .com". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ "Chip Chinery's Contributor Profile - Yahoo Contributor Network". Yahoo Contributor Network. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ "Chip Chinery's Golf Summit With Boehner". Cincinnati.com. 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ "Chip Chinery (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors (Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources).
External links
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