Fletcher Christian Finnegan
(born April 1, 1973 in Albany, New York), better known as Christian Finnegan
, is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in New York City.
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Early life
Finnegan grew up in
Acton, Massachusetts, and attended
The Walnut Hill School, a boarding/day high school focused on programs in the performing, visual, and creative arts and located in
Natick, Massachusetts. He continued his studies at
New York University.
Career
Finnegan's
television credits include
VH1's
Best Week Ever
, his own half hour special
Comedy Central Presents: Christian Finnegan
,
Premium Blend
and regular appearances on
The Today Show
and
Countdown with Keith Olbermann
. He is also known as "Chad," the only white roommate in the sketch,
"Mad" Real World
on
Comedy Central's
Chappelle's Show
, in which he played the sole white person humiliated and abused on an imaginary season of the MTV reality show
The Real World
until his eventual breakdown. He is the host of
TV Land's interstitial game show
Game Time
, and was a writer for
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
, on which he also appeared as a guest.
[1]
In mid-2005, Finnegan played the supporting role of "Carl" in
Eden Court
, a feature film starring
Thomas Lennon,
Kimberly Williams-Paisley and
Stephnie Weir.
[2]
In October 2006, Finnegan's debut stand up comedy CD titled
Two For Flinching
was released by
Comedy Central Records. Comedy Central subsequently sponsored a national college campus tour named after his CD from January to April 2007.
[3]
In 2009, Finnegan recorded a Comedy Central Special entitled "Au Contraire."
Personal life
On
August 12,
2006, Finnegan married his publicist
Kambri Crews. and currently resides in New York City.
In 2006, he lost 88 pounds as he discussed on his blog, Tower of Hubris.
[4]
References
- IMDB Bio
- IMDB Entry - Eden Court
- Comedy Central on Campus tour info
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