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ABOUT CHRIS
I am a seasoned creative Reality Director/Producer, Interviewer, Creative Consultant and Photographer with considerable credits, but how I got to this point truly comes from my early passion for sports and love for basketball.
When I was a kid my dream was to grow up and play professional basketball. Everyone said I was crazy, that no matter how good I was, I would be too small to play hoops for a living. But I knew if I truly believed in myself and worked harder than everyone else I would succeed. I grew to 5'9" tall which is an average height for life but small for hoops. I did not care...
I played hoops everyday, did drills, went to camps, and even brought my basketball with me on dates. After a modest college hoop career I ended up making a living playing two full seasons of professional basketball in Europe. I take my basketball experiences of dedication, creativity and unlimited hard work into every single production that I am involved with. I know what it means to be a team player, to put in long hours and ultimately tell great stories.
I am a seasoned creative Reality Director/Producer, Interviewer, Creative Consultant and Photographer with considerable credits, but how I got to this point truly comes from my early passion for sports and love for basketball.
When I was a kid my dream was to grow up and play professional basketball. Everyone said I was crazy, that no matter how good I was, I would be too small to play hoops for a living. But I knew if I truly believed in myself and worked harder than everyone else I would succeed. I grew to 5'9" tall which is an average height for life but small for hoops. I did not care...
I played hoops everyday, did drills, went to camps, and even brought my basketball with me on dates. After a modest college hoop career I ended up making a living playing two full seasons of professional basketball in Europe. I take my basketball experiences of dedication, creativity and unlimited hard work into every single production that I am involved with. I know what it means to be a team player, to put in long hours and ultimately tell great stories.
BIO
Before Chris was a Director / Producer he was a dedicated athlete playing college basketball and then professional Basketball in Europe. Sports taught Chris a lot about hard work, never giving up and teamwork. After two seasons of European basketball Chris returned home to Los Angeles and started his production career by jumping into the genre of Reality TV, creatively working on such shows as: The Adventures of Mark & Brian, Worlds Greatest Stunts, HBO Entertainment News, The Home Show and The NBA on NBC Sports.
From there, Chris became the Supervising Producer and Director of Home Video Production & Development for Playboy Enterprises. In his 4 year stay, Chris created, produced & directed 42 Home Videos all shot on film.
At the same time Chris also created two successful reality style programs for PBTV "Sexy Girl Next Door" and "7 Lives Exposed" and came up with the idea for Playboys first live simultaneous Web/TV cast called "Club Lingerie" which turned out at the time to be one of the largest live events produced on the web getting an astounding 565,000 visits. In the weeks to follow Playboy Online got over 20 million page views which helped grow Playboy's online presence.
After PB, Chris dedicated himself to the early creation of producing and directing a variety of unscripted,
reality & docu-series programs that now dominate the field. Projects included: Take Home Chef for TLC, The Outdoor Room for HGTV,
American Ninja Warriors for G-4/NBC, The Antonio Treatment for HGTV, Renovation Nation for Discovery, The Real Estate Pro's for TLC, Merge with Lisa Rinna for Lifetime, Home Made Simple for OWN, 69 Sexy Things To Do Before You Die for Playboy, Strictly Dr. Drew for Discovery and directing field packages for Miss Universe on NBC.
More recent Projects include 6 seasons of The Great Food Truck Race, 2 seasons of Tanked for Animal Planet, 2 seasons of Ghost Asylum for Discovery, first season Breaking Ground for WWE, 5 seasons of The NBA on TNT, 3 seasons of Food Paradise for The Travel Channel, 90 Day Fiance for TLC and Corrupt Crimes for Netflix and Studio ShakeUp for CMT Digital.
Chris currently freelances through his production company CB Tweak Entertainment and has several pilots, videos and commercials in the works.
At the same time Chris also created two successful reality style programs for PBTV "Sexy Girl Next Door" and "7 Lives Exposed" and came up with the idea for Playboys first live simultaneous Web/TV cast called "Club Lingerie" which turned out at the time to be one of the largest live events produced on the web getting an astounding 565,000 visits. In the weeks to follow Playboy Online got over 20 million page views which helped grow Playboy's online presence.
After PB, Chris dedicated himself to the early creation of producing and directing a variety of unscripted,
reality & docu-series programs that now dominate the field. Projects included: Take Home Chef for TLC, The Outdoor Room for HGTV,
American Ninja Warriors for G-4/NBC, The Antonio Treatment for HGTV, Renovation Nation for Discovery, The Real Estate Pro's for TLC, Merge with Lisa Rinna for Lifetime, Home Made Simple for OWN, 69 Sexy Things To Do Before You Die for Playboy, Strictly Dr. Drew for Discovery and directing field packages for Miss Universe on NBC.
More recent Projects include 6 seasons of The Great Food Truck Race, 2 seasons of Tanked for Animal Planet, 2 seasons of Ghost Asylum for Discovery, first season Breaking Ground for WWE, 5 seasons of The NBA on TNT, 3 seasons of Food Paradise for The Travel Channel, 90 Day Fiance for TLC and Corrupt Crimes for Netflix and Studio ShakeUp for CMT Digital.
Chris currently freelances through his production company CB Tweak Entertainment and has several pilots, videos and commercials in the works.
