Chris Owen is an American actor and photographer. He became famous in his teens due to secondary roles in the films “Major Payne” and “October Sky”. Best known to the general public for his role as Chuck Sherman, nicknamed Sherminator in the comedy franchise American Pie, has also appeared in the spin-offs of the main series of films.
Childhood and youth
Chris Owen was born on September 25, 1980 in Houghton, Michigan. In early childhood, he moved with his family to California. After graduating from high school, he entered Stephenson College. At the age of ten, he first appeared on the big screen, playing in a small French-Canadian film.
Acting
In the late nineties, Chris Owen appeared in several successful films. He played supporting roles in the drama October Sky, the youth comedy I Can’t Wait, the romantic comedy This Is All She, and the movie Major Payne.
In 1999, the most successful full-length movie with Chris Owen was released. He played a vivid secondary role in the youth comedy "American Pie", which became a real hit of hire and laid the foundation for a successful franchise. The actor later appeared in the sequel to the picture, and also played in the spin-off of the main series, the movie "American Pie 4: The Music Camp," thus becoming the second actor in the original film after Eugene Levy, who played in the franchise branches.
Chris Owen also began to actively star in youth comedies, branded by the successful National Lampoon magazine. He appeared in the films "Gold Miners", "The King of Parties", "Trouble in the hostel" and his sequel. Also, the actor tried his hand at more serious films. He played a cameo role in the adventure film "Hidalgo", and also played a secondary role in the horror film "Haze".
In 2012, Chris Owen returned to the role of Sherminator in the last film of the American Pie series. Also in recent years, the actor has starred in several series in small roles, including Detective Monk, Mentalist, Think Like a Criminal, and Hand of God.
In recent years, Chris began to act much less often, in 2014, in one of the entertaining publications about Hollywood, an article was published about the stars who changed their fame to ordinary professions, where Owen said that he worked as a waiter in one of the sushi bars of Santa Monica to support himself financially.
Personal life
Chris Owen married Michelle Beck in 2007, in 2012 the couple divorced, no children. The actor lives with a dog named Barron and plays the guitar in his spare time.