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Born | Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S. | September 25, 1980
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1991–present |
Chris Owen (born September 25, 1980) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Chuck Sherman, a.k.a.The Sherminator in the American Pie franchise, appearing in American Pie , American Pie 2 , American Pie Presents: Band Camp and American Reunion . Aside from Eugene Levy, he is the only actor from the theatrical features to appear in the "American Pie Presents" direct-to-video spin-off movies.
Owen was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. [2] He began acting as early as age ten, with his first recorded film credit in Le peloton d'exécution (1991), a French-Canadian film. After that, he appeared in numerous films of the 1990s, like Major Payne , Black Sheep , Can't Hardly Wait , She's All That , October Sky and the 1995 film Angus , the first of five films with longtime friend and collaborator Charlie Talbert.
In 1999, Owen appeared in the hit comedy film American Pie as Chuck Sherman, a teenager that boasts himself of being a "ladies man" and goes by "The Sherminator". Owen reprised his role in all of the sequels of the American Pie franchise, including one of the straight-to-DVD spin-offs called American Pie Presents: Band Camp .
Along with his appearances in the American Pie and National Lampoon franchises, Owen has appeared in TV shows like 7th Heaven , Monk and The Mentalist .
In 2014, a New York Daily News article reported Owen was working as a waiter at a sushi restaurant in Santa Monica, California. In the article, Owen says that "life doesn’t always go the way you planned. I love acting and this job lets me stay in the fight." [3] Since that article was published, Owen has appeared in several films, including a supporting role in The Last Sharknado: It's About Time , as well as a guest spot on Criminal Minds .
During his career, Owen also appeared in the music videos of Something Corporate's song "If You C Jordan" [4] and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike's song "Mammoth" with Moguai.
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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My Summer Story | 1994 | “Scut” Farkus | Originally released in theaters as It Runs In The Family |
Major Payne | 1995 | Cadet Wuliger | |
Angus | 1995 | Troy Wedberg | |
Black Sheep | 1996 | Hal | |
The Ride | 1997 | Steve | |
Can't Hardly Wait | 1998 | Klepto Kid | |
She's All That | 1999 | Derek Funkhouser Rutley | |
October Sky | 1999 | Quentin Wilson | Nominated – YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film |
American Pie | 1999 | Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman | |
Ready to Rumble | 2000 | Isaac | |
Going Greek | 2001 | Davis | |
American Pie 2 | 2001 | Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman | |
National Lampoon's Van Wilder | 2002 | Suicidal Freshman | |
A Midsummer Night's Rave | 2002 | Frankie | |
National Lampoon's Gold Diggers | 2003 | Leonard Smallwood | Also known as National Lampoon's Lady Killers |
National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze | 2003 | Booker McFee | |
Hidalgo | 2004 | First Soldier | |
Dear Wendy | 2005 | Teenager #1 | |
American Pie Presents: Band Camp | 2005 | Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman | Direct-to-video |
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 | 2006 | Booker McFee | Direct-to-video |
The Mist | 2007 | Norm | |
Just Add Water | 2008 | Will | |
The Life of Lucky Cucumber | 2009 | Rodney Machado | |
Super Capers | 2009 | Igniter Boy | |
Love, Gloria | 2011 | Officer Young | |
American Reunion | 2012 | Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman | |
Hit List | 2012 | Wick | |
Fortress | 2012 | Burt | |
Bachelors | 2015 | Floyd | |
All That Jam | 2016 | Matthew | |
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time | 2018 | 30 Year Old Gil | |
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Owen was born in Royal Oak, Michigan...
...says Owen, 34.