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CHRIS JERICHO
- BIOGRAPHY
Chris
Jericho, a talented actor, television personality,
radio host, and rock star, has established himself
as a multifaceted performer. His unique ability
to display such talent and charm in each outlet
contributes to his successes across the board.
Most recently Chris completed his first book,
A Lion’s Tale: Around the World in Spandex
in which he chronicles, with a witty and humorous
narrative, his rise in the wrestling business
and the pitfalls of the industry. This memoir
is set to drop on October 25, 2007.
Recently he made the cross over to film with
his lead roles in the features,
Android
Apocalypse and
Albino Farm.
Jericho also appeared on stage before sold-out
crowds and received standing ovations when he
starred in the hilarious Norm Foster play
Opening Night at the
Toronto
Centre for the Arts. In addition, Chris
has been invited to appear as a regular guest
performer with the legendary comedy troupe,
The Groundlings in the all-improv
show, Cookin’ with Gas. He also
starred in the comedy pilot,
Ebaum’s World
for the USA Network.
Chris’ knack for comedy is obvious in his
regular appearances on
VH-1 and
E! Networks. Lending his talent
as a panelist or guest, Chris has appeared on
over a dozen shows including
G4TV’s Attack
of the Show, Filter (G4TV) Biggest Celebrity
Oops (E! Networks), Best Week Ever and
the I Love The 70's, 80's and
90's and soon to be released
00’s series
(VH-1).
Other recent guest appearances include
Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Howard Stern Show,
The Late, Late Show and
Larry
King Live. Chris also guest hosted
The Best Damn Sports Show Period, MadTV
and Headbanger's Ball on
MTV2.
Jericho began wrestling at age 19 and is
considered one of the most popular wrestling
champions in history. In 2001 he was the first
ever Undisputed Champion of the
WWE and is the only performer
to have held six different titles in the 44-year
history of World Wrestling Entertainment.
Chris hosted his own show on
XM Satellite
Radio (Channel 41 Da Boneyard) entitled
“The Rock of Jericho” airing Sunday
nights for over 100 episodes. The show allowed
Chris to display his wide and unique range of
knowledge of the music world.
As lead singer of the rock band
Fozzy,
Chris proves that his knowledge of music spans
beyond just facts. Their third CD,
All
That Remains was released in 2005, via
Chris’ own record label
Ash Records.
Fozzy's first three records sold
over 150,000 units and the band played sold
out shows worldwide, including the US, Canada,
Europe, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Jericho’s talent extends beyond the camera
as he also wrote and directed a short comedy
film for MTV about the band entitled,
Unleashed, Uncensored, Unknown.
In addition Chris directed music videos for
Fozzy’s tracks “Eat The Rich,” “With The
Fire,” and
“Enemy,” all
of which enjoyed rotation on
MTV, MTV2,
FUSE and
Much Music.
Chris grew up in Winnipeg, Canada and currently
resides in Los Angeles, CA and Tampa, FL.
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