Klein, Chris 1979–

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KLEIN, Chris 1979–

PERSONAL

Full name, Christopher Frederick Klein (some sources cite Frederick Christophe Klein); born March 14, 1979, in Hinsdale, IL; son of Fred (an engineer) and Terry (a kindergarten teacher) Klein. Education: Attended Texas Christian University. Religion: Christian.

Addresses: Agent—Joanna Wiles, William Morris Agency, One William Morris Place, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Cynthia Pett-Dante, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist—Baker/Winokur/Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor West, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actor. Appeared in commercials.

Member: Lambda Chi Alpha.

Awards, Honors: Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination, most promising actor, and Teen Choice Award nominations, choice breakout performance in a film and choice liar in a film, all 2000, for American Pie; Young Hollywood Award, male superstar of tomorrow, Movieline, 2001.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Chris "Oz" Ostreicher, American Pie (also known as East Great Falls High and Great Falls), MCA/Universal, 1999.

Paul Metzler, Election, Paramount, 1999.

Gilbert "Gilly" Noble, Say It Isn't So, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000.

Kelvin "Kelley" Morse, Here on Earth, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000.

Chris "Oz" Ostreicher, American Pie 2 (also known as Secret Disguise), Universal, 2001.

Jonathan Cross, Rollerball, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002.

Second lieutenant Jack Geoghegan, We Were Soldiers (also known as Wir waren Helden), Paramount, 2002.

Allen Harris, The United States of Leland, Paramount Classics, 2004.

Casey, Expats, 2005.

Cooper, The Long Weekend, Gold Circle Films, 2005.

Dusty Dinkleman, Just Friends, New Line Cinema, 2005.

Second customer, Tilt-a-Whirl (short film), Chesapeake Films, 2005.

William Williams, American Dreamz, Universal, 2006.

Lenexa, 1 Mile, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Noah Locke, The Valley of Light, CBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Spotlight on Location: American Pie (also known as The Making of "American Pie"), 1999.

Himself, Making the Movie: American Pie II, MTV, 2001.

Himself, Reel Comedy: Say It Isn't So, Comedy Central, 2001.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000.

The 2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001.

Young Hollywood Awards, 2001.

Presenter, The 29th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

The Real World/Road Rules Extreme Challenge, MTV, 2001.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2001.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001.

Executive, Mad TV, Fox, 2002.

Electric Playground, 2002.

WWF Smackdown!, UPN, 2002.

V Graham Norton, Channel 4 (England), 2003.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2004.

On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004.

Punk'd, MTV, 2004.

The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2004.

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellen and The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2005.

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2005.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself, Good Times with the Cast and Crew of "American Pie 2," Universal, 2002.

Himself and second lieutenant Jack Geoghegan, We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right, Paramount, 2002.

Music Videos:

Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, "Where You Are," 2000.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Teen People, May, 2000, pp. 124-26; March 1, 2002, p. 83.

US Weekly, April 2, 2001, pp. 46-48.

Vanity Fair (Great Britain), April, 2000, p. 32.