Chris Owen (actor)

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Chris Owen
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Owen at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2021
Born (1980-09-25) September 25, 1980 (age 43)
OccupationActor
Years active1991–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.

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Life and career

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.

Filmography

TitleYearRoleNotes
My Summer Story 1994“Scut” FarkusOriginally released in theaters as It Runs In The Family
Major Payne 1995Cadet Wuliger
Angus 1995Troy Wedberg
Black Sheep 1996Hal
The Ride1997Steve
Can't Hardly Wait 1998Klepto Kid
She's All That 1999Derek Funkhouser Rutley
October Sky 1999Quentin WilsonNominated YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film
American Pie 1999Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman
Ready to Rumble 2000Isaac
Going Greek 2001Davis
American Pie 2 2001Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman
National Lampoon's Van Wilder 2002Suicidal Freshman
A Midsummer Night's Rave 2002Frankie
National Lampoon's Gold Diggers 2003Leonard SmallwoodAlso known as National Lampoon's Lady Killers
National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze 2003Booker McFee
Hidalgo 2004First Soldier
Dear Wendy 2005Teenager #1
American Pie Presents: Band Camp 2005Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman Direct-to-video
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 2006Booker McFeeDirect-to-video
The Mist 2007Norm
Just Add Water 2008Will
The Life of Lucky Cucumber2009Rodney Machado
Super Capers 2009Igniter Boy
Love, Gloria2011Officer Young
American Reunion 2012Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman
Hit List2012Wick
Fortress 2012Burt
Bachelors2015Floyd
All That Jam2016Matthew
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time 201830 Year Old Gil

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References

  1. "Chris Owen". Allmovie . Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. Pevos, Edward (August 22, 2021). "Remember 'The Shermanator' from 'American Pie?' We caught up with the Michigan native at Astronomicon". MLive . Retrieved November 5, 2023. Owen was born in Royal Oak, Michigan...
  3. Settembre, Jeanette (October 5, 2014). "Celebs trade spotlight for normal jobs". The New York Daily News . Retrieved January 17, 2015. ...says Owen, 34.
  4. Corey Moss (February 8, 2002), SOMETHING CORPORATE TAKE DOWN THE SHERMANATOR, TAKE HOME A PLAYMATE, MTV, retrieved September 8, 2019