Chris Wylde
Encyclopedia
Chris Wylde is the stage name of an American actor
and comedian
who was born on August 22, 1976 in Hackettstown, New Jersey
as Christopher Scott Noll.
and moved to Verona, New Jersey
when he was seven. Both his parents are United Methodist ministers.
When Chris was 10 years old he attended the Saint Thomas Choir School
in Manhattan
. While there he sang with the St. Thomas Boys Choir and Carly Simon
on the song "Let the River Run
", which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song
for the film Working Girl
, a Golden Globe Award
for Best Original Song-Motion Picture (1989), and a Grammy Award
for Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture (1989).
After moving to Allendale, New Jersey
, he attended the Northern Highlands Regional High School
from 1990 to 1994, where he starred in many plays and musicals. While there, he infamously broke into the school's TV studio and broadcast a pirate television
signal on the local public access television station.
In the summer of 1993 Chris attended the New Jersey Governor's School of the Arts for Acting.
From 1994 to 1998 he attended American University
in Washington, D.C.
and received a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre - Performance. He starred in several plays and musicals as well as the improvisational comedy troupe "Mission: IMPROV-able". He hosted his own late night talk show Midnight with Chris Noll on the student run campus television station ATV. Midnight still holds the record as the longest running comedy program in the station's history.
.
After graduating college Chris moved to Hollywood. He was quickly cast as Barry opposite Jonathan Mangum
on Strip Mall
on Comedy Central. After that show wrapped he created, wrote, produced, and starred in The Chris Wylde Show Starring Chris Wylde on Comedy Central
. He hosted the game show Taboo
based on the popular board game and starred in Filmfakers on AMC. On Filmfakers, Chris reunited with his Strip Mall cast mate Allison Dunbar (The Sopranos
).
Chris guest-starred on a memorable 2002 episode of Trading Spaces
and in 2007 was voted their Funniest Home Owner.
In 2005 Chris pranked American Idol
, posing as a rapping nanny. VH1
named it one of the 40 Greatest Pranks in TV History.
Chris was the top center square for a week on Hollywood Squares
, played Ricky for multiple episodes on General Hospital
, and guest-starred on sitcoms Just Shoot Me!
, Watching Ellie
, Jonas L.A., Pair of Kings
, Good Luck Charlie
, and A.N.T. Farm
.
In 2005, Chris hosted the Discovery Health Channel
show Is Your House Out to Get You? where he delivered important and serious messages about the common dangers in the home in a lighthearted and fun way.
Chris Wylde created and executive-produced the series Dad Camp
on VH1
.
's Space Cowboys
playing Jason, the birthday boy. His scene was also the big screen debut of actor Jon Hamm. Wylde was cast alongside Johnny Knoxville
in a memorable scene from Coyote Ugly
which appeared in all the film's trailers and commercials. Both Space Cowboys and Coyote Ugly opened in theaters on the same day, August 4, 2000. Wylde's other films include: All's Faire in Love
, Evolution
, Fred: The Movie
, Joe Dirt
, My Date With Drew
, My First Mister
, The Revenant
, Spring Break Lawyer, and The Ten
.
In 2009 Chris Wylde was named Best Actor at the New York City Horror Film Festival
for his work in "The Revenant
". He shared this award with co-star David Anders
.
Reviews for his work in All's Faire in Love
:
, he was the Digiorno Delivery Guy for Digiorno Pizza. He starred alongside Jane Lynch
in several commercials for Comcast
. Wylde is the voice of Buster the talking dog/CEO of Petco
. He was part of the legendary pair Alan and Jerome in the Fox Sports NBA Live the Game campaign, which were the most award winning commercials of the year. Wylde played The Beast in the Del Taco
Feed the Beast campaign. Wylde has also starred in spots for Champs
, Wendy's
, Sprite
, Bell South, Monday Night Football
, Cinnamon Toast Crunch
, La-Z-Boy
, Budweiser
, Heineken
, Riff, Alltell, California Cheese, The Espy's, Jiffy Lube
, and multiple others.
, alongside Tracie Thoms
. The show was initially supposed to have a 6 week run of 4 shows a week at the Studio Theatre
but sold-out so quickly they added "extensions" and ended up performing 8 shows a week for 6 months. Hair would go on to win the Helen Hayes Award
for Best Resident Musical. Chris performed with the cast at the Kennedy Center.
Chris Wylde's first role, after graduating and moving to Hollywood, was starring as Lucio in William Shakespeare
's Measure for Measure
, at the Morgan Wixson Theater on Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica, California
. He starred alongside Henry Dittman
who still remains one of his closest friends (Chris was the best man at his wedding).
at his VH1
office.
. The ceremony was both United Methodist and Hindu
.
Chris' wife gave birth to their son Kiran on October 17, 2010. Kiran means "beam of light" or "sun rays" in Sanskrit
.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
who was born on August 22, 1976 in Hackettstown, New Jersey
Hackettstown, New Jersey
Hackettstown is a town in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 9,724. The town is located in the eastern most region of the Lehigh Valley....
as Christopher Scott Noll.
Early life
Chris was raised in Belvidere, New JerseyBelvidere, New Jersey
Belvidere is a Town in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 2,681. It is the county seat of Warren County....
and moved to Verona, New Jersey
Verona, New Jersey
Verona is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 13,332.In 2008, New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Verona #1 in Essex County and #3 in New Jersey as "Top Places to Live in New Jersey".-History:Verona and several...
when he was seven. Both his parents are United Methodist ministers.
When Chris was 10 years old he attended the Saint Thomas Choir School
Saint Thomas Choir School
Saint Thomas Choir School is a church-affiliated boarding choir school in Manhattan, New York. It was founded in 1919 and is supported by the nearby Saint Thomas Church, an Episcopal church continuing the Anglican tradition of all-male choral ensembles...
in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. While there he sang with the St. Thomas Boys Choir and Carly Simon
Carly Simon
Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records, and has since been the recipient of two Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her work...
on the song "Let the River Run
Let the River Run
"Let the River Run" is a song first featured in the 1988 film Working Girl, with music and lyrics by Carly Simon. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 61st Academy Awards in 1989...
", which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song
Academy Award for Best Original Song
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film...
for the film Working Girl
Working Girl
Working Girl is a 1988 romantic comedy film written by Kevin Wade and directed by Mike Nichols. It tells the inspiring story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill , working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank...
, a Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
for Best Original Song-Motion Picture (1989), and a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture (1989).
After moving to Allendale, New Jersey
Allendale, New Jersey
Allendale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,505.Allendale was formed on November 8, 1894 from portions of Franklin Township, Hohokus Township and Orvil Township at the height of the Boroughitis phenomenon then...
, he attended the Northern Highlands Regional High School
Northern Highlands Regional High School
Northern Highlands Regional High School is a regional public high school and school district in Allendale, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school serves students in grades 9–12 from Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Saddle River, and Upper Saddle River...
from 1990 to 1994, where he starred in many plays and musicals. While there, he infamously broke into the school's TV studio and broadcast a pirate television
Pirate television
A pirate television station is a broadcast television station that operates without a broadcast license. Like its counterpart pirate radio, the term pirate TV lacks a specific universal interpretation...
signal on the local public access television station.
In the summer of 1993 Chris attended the New Jersey Governor's School of the Arts for Acting.
From 1994 to 1998 he attended American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
and received a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre - Performance. He starred in several plays and musicals as well as the improvisational comedy troupe "Mission: IMPROV-able". He hosted his own late night talk show Midnight with Chris Noll on the student run campus television station ATV. Midnight still holds the record as the longest running comedy program in the station's history.
Television
While living in Washington D.C. and attending A.U. he starred in the PBS series Standard DeviantsStandard Deviants
Standard Deviants is a series of edutainment videos produced in the United States dealing with educational subjects such as math, science, politics, English, social studies, foreign language, and SAT Test Prep created for elementary schoolers, middle schoolers, high schoolers, college students, and...
.
After graduating college Chris moved to Hollywood. He was quickly cast as Barry opposite Jonathan Mangum
Jonathan Mangum
Jonathan Mangum is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member of the variety show, The Wayne Brady Show and is an announcer for the game show Let's Make a Deal.-Early life:...
on Strip Mall
Strip Mall
Strip Mall is a situation comedy that aired on Comedy Central from June 2000 until March 2001.The series, a spoof of prime time soap operas, was set in Van Nuys, California which is series star/creator/executive producer Julie Brown's hometown. The titular "Strip Mall" was the fictional Plaza del...
on Comedy Central. After that show wrapped he created, wrote, produced, and starred in The Chris Wylde Show Starring Chris Wylde on Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
. He hosted the game show Taboo
Taboo
A taboo is a strong social prohibition relating to any area of human activity or social custom that is sacred and or forbidden based on moral judgment, religious beliefs and or scientific consensus. Breaking the taboo is usually considered objectionable or abhorrent by society...
based on the popular board game and starred in Filmfakers on AMC. On Filmfakers, Chris reunited with his Strip Mall cast mate Allison Dunbar (The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
).
Chris guest-starred on a memorable 2002 episode of Trading Spaces
Trading Spaces
Trading Spaces is an hour-long American television reality program that aired from 2000 to 2008 on the cable channels TLC and Discovery Home. The format of the show was based on the BBC TV series Changing Rooms. The show ran for eight seasons....
and in 2007 was voted their Funniest Home Owner.
In 2005 Chris pranked American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
, posing as a rapping nanny. VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
named it one of the 40 Greatest Pranks in TV History.
Chris was the top center square for a week on Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares is an American panel game show in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes. The "board" for the game is a 3 × 3 vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity seated at a desk and facing the contestants...
, played Ricky for multiple episodes on General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
, and guest-starred on sitcoms Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March 4, 1997 to August 16, 2003, with 148 episodes produced. The show was created by Steven Levitan, the show's executive producer.-Description:...
, Watching Ellie
Watching Ellie
Watching Ellie is an American sitcom that starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus and was created by her husband, Brad Hall. It aired on NBC from February 2002 to May 2003, though only sixteen episodes were broadcast before it was canceled due to low ratings....
, Jonas L.A., Pair of Kings
Pair of Kings
Pair of Kings is an American television sitcom shown on the Disney XD cable channel. It was created by Dan Cross and David Hoge and stars Mitchel Musso and Doc Shaw. The sitcom's target audience are teenagers...
, Good Luck Charlie
Good Luck Charlie
Good Luck Charlie is an original Disney Channel television sitcom, which premiered April 4, 2010. The series was created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, who wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, as opposed to children only...
, and A.N.T. Farm
A.N.T. Farm
A.N.T. Farm is a Disney Channel television sitcom that premiered on May 6, 2011 as a special preview and continued as a regular series on June 17, 2011. The pilot episode, "TransplANTed" aired after the series finale of The Suite Life on Deck...
.
In 2005, Chris hosted the Discovery Health Channel
Discovery Health Channel
Discovery Health Channel is a website owned by Discovery Communications, created for people interested in health and wellness. Until December 31, 2010, it was a U.S. cable television specialty channel dedicated to television programming that highlights various aspects of health and wellness...
show Is Your House Out to Get You? where he delivered important and serious messages about the common dangers in the home in a lighthearted and fun way.
Chris Wylde created and executive-produced the series Dad Camp
Dad Camp
Dad Camp is a reality TV show on the cable network VH1. The show, created by Michael Krupat and Chris Wylde, documents six pregnant couples as they undergo boot camp style group therapy, to help motivate the men to take up the responsibility of fatherhood...
on VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
.
Film
Wylde's first film role was in Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
's Space Cowboys
Space Cowboys
Space Cowboys is a 2000 science fiction film directed by Clint Eastwood. Eastwood also stars in the film alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, and James Garner as four older "ex-test pilots" who are sent into space to repair an old Soviet satellite...
playing Jason, the birthday boy. His scene was also the big screen debut of actor Jon Hamm. Wylde was cast alongside Johnny Knoxville
Johnny Knoxville
Philip John Clapp , better known by his stage name Johnny Knoxville, is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, stunt performer, best known for being the co-creator and principal star of the MTV reality series Jackass, with the catchphrase "I'm Johnny Knoxville, and welcome to Jackass."-Early...
in a memorable scene from Coyote Ugly
Coyote Ugly (film)
Coyote Ugly is a 2000 romantic comedy/drama based on the actual Coyote Ugly Saloon, set in New York City. The film stars Piper Perabo and Adam Garcia...
which appeared in all the film's trailers and commercials. Both Space Cowboys and Coyote Ugly opened in theaters on the same day, August 4, 2000. Wylde's other films include: All's Faire in Love
All's Faire in Love
All Faire in Love is a 2009 romantic comedy film directed by Scott Marshall and written by R. A. White and Jeffrey Ray Wine. The film stars Owen Benjamin as Will, a college student who is assigned to work at a renaissance fair by his professor after missing several classes, and Christina...
, Evolution
Evolution (film)
Evolution is a 2001 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Julianne Moore and Ted Levine...
, Fred: The Movie
Fred: The Movie
Fred: The Movie is a 2010 independent comedy film written by David A. Goodman, directed by Clay Weiner, and produced by Brian Robbins. The film is based on the adventures of Fred Figglehorn, a character created and played by Lucas Cruikshank for Cruikshank's YouTube channel...
, Joe Dirt
Joe Dirt
Joe Dirt is a 2001 American comedy film starring David Spade, Dennis Miller, Christopher Walken, Brian Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Jaime Pressly, Erik Per Sullivan, Adam Beach and Kid Rock. The film was written by Spade and Fred Wolf.-Plot:...
, My Date With Drew
My Date with Drew
My Date with Drew is a 2004 documentary film starring Brian Herzlinger. Since he first saw E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as a child, he has had a crush on its star Drew Barrymore. Now, more than 20 years later, Herzlinger combines his passions for filmmaking and Drew Barrymore to document his quest...
, My First Mister
My First Mister
My First Mister is a 2001 film written by Jill Franklyn, and directed by actress Christine Lahti. The film is the story of an alienated goth teen who forms an unlikely friendship with a lonely men's clothing store owner...
, The Revenant
The Revenant
The Revenant is a horror/dark comedy film from Putrefactory Limited scheduled to be released fall 2011. The film was directed by D. Kerry Prior and stars David Anders as the title character...
, Spring Break Lawyer, and The Ten
The Ten
The Ten is a 2007 American comedy film, directed by David Wain and cowritten by Wain and Ken Marino, released through ThinkFilm. The film was released on August 3, 2007...
.
In 2009 Chris Wylde was named Best Actor at the New York City Horror Film Festival
New York City Horror Film Festival
The New York City Horror Film Festival was established by Michael J. Hein in 2001. It takes place each year in New York City for a week in October or November and specializes in the horror film genre....
for his work in "The Revenant
The Revenant
The Revenant is a horror/dark comedy film from Putrefactory Limited scheduled to be released fall 2011. The film was directed by D. Kerry Prior and stars David Anders as the title character...
". He shared this award with co-star David Anders
David Anders
David Anders is an American television and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Julian Sark on Alias, and as Adam Monroe on Heroes. Although Anders is American, both of these noted roles required him to use an English accent.-Early life:Anders was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, to parents...
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Reviews for his work in All's Faire in Love
All's Faire in Love
All Faire in Love is a 2009 romantic comedy film directed by Scott Marshall and written by R. A. White and Jeffrey Ray Wine. The film stars Owen Benjamin as Will, a college student who is assigned to work at a renaissance fair by his professor after missing several classes, and Christina...
:
Los Angeles Times
The only grandly comic turn comes from Chris Wylde as a true fool in royal's clothing, merrily meta-villainous and at times simply lunatic with the period playacting. He's so mesmerizingly weird that you can practically see him on a 16th century stage, giving Globe Theater patrons a "Twelfth Night" Toby Belch for the ages.
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
Variety
Also good is Wylde's Prince Rank, who never steps out of character (except during a cell-phone call, which is itself a pretty good joke) and seems to be channeling every swashbuckling character actor from Basil Rathbone to Bill Nighy, with more than a soupcon of Bette Davis.
Variety
- Mathematics :* Abelian variety, a complex torus that can be embedded into projective space* Abstract variety, an intrinsically defined variety* Algebraic variety, the basic object of study in algebraic geometry** Affine variety, a subset of algebraic varieties...
Orlando Sentinel
As Rank, Chris Wylde is the stand-out in this farce, the one guy who could have made it work as a PG comedy, or as a more gonzo “Role Models” style R-rated raunch-a-thon.
Orlando Sentinel
The Orlando Sentinel is the primary newspaper of the Orlando, Florida region. It was founded in 1876. The Sentinel is owned by Tribune Company and is overseen by the Chicago Tribune. As of 2005, the Sentinel’s president and publisher was Kathleen Waltz; she announced her resignation in February 2008...
Commercials
Chris Wylde has starred in several notable campaigns. He played Buddy Mignon and sang, "Four Times the Steak!" for Taco BellTaco Bell
Taco Bell is an American chain of fast-food restaurants based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., which serves American-adapted Mexican food. Taco Bell serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, other specialty items, and a variety of "Value Menu" items...
, he was the Digiorno Delivery Guy for Digiorno Pizza. He starred alongside Jane Lynch
Jane Lynch
Jane Marie Lynch is an American comedian, actress and singer. She gained fame in Christopher Guest's improv mockumentary pictures such as Best in Show and is currently best known for playing the role of Sue Sylvester in the television series Glee...
in several commercials for Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
. Wylde is the voice of Buster the talking dog/CEO of Petco
PETCO
PETCO is a chain of retail stores that offers pet supplies and services such as grooming and dog training. Founded in 1965 and incorporated in Delaware, it is headquartered in San Diego, California...
. He was part of the legendary pair Alan and Jerome in the Fox Sports NBA Live the Game campaign, which were the most award winning commercials of the year. Wylde played The Beast in the Del Taco
Del Taco
Del Taco is a North American fast food restaurant chain which specializes in American-style Mexican cuisine as well as American foods such as burgers, fries, and shakes...
Feed the Beast campaign. Wylde has also starred in spots for Champs
Champs
-French communes: is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:*Champs, Aisne, in the Aisne département*Champs, Orne, in the Orne département*Champs, Puy-de-Dôme, in the Puy-de-Dôme département...
, Wendy's
Wendy's
Wendy's is an international fast food chain restaurant founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The company decided to move its headquarters to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. It has been owned by Triarc since 2008...
, Sprite
Sprite (soft drink)
Sprite is a transparent, lemon-lime flavored , caffeine free soft drink, produced by the Coca-Cola Company. It was introduced in the United States in 1961. This was Coke's response to the popularity of 7 Up, which had begun as "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda" in 1929...
, Bell South, Monday Night Football
Monday Night Football
Monday Night Football is a live broadcast of the National Football League on ESPN. From to it aired on ABC. Monday Night Football was, along with Hallmark Hall of Fame, and the Walt Disney anthology television series, one of the longest running prime time commercial network television series...
, Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Cinnamon Toast Crunch is a brand of breakfast cereal produced by General Mills and Nestle. The cereal was first produced in 1984...
, La-Z-Boy
La-Z-Boy
La-Z-Boy Incorporated is a furniture manufacturer based in Monroe, Michigan, USA which makes home furniture, including upholstered recliners, sofas, stationary chairs, and sleeper sofas...
, Budweiser
Budweiser
Budweiser is a German adjective describing something or someone from the city of České Budějovice in Southern Bohemia, Czech Republic.Beer brewing in České Budějovice dates back to the 13th century...
, Heineken
Heineken
Heineken is a Dutch beer which has been brewed by Heineken International since 1873. It is available in a 4.6% alcohol variety in countries such as Ireland. It is the flagship product of the Heineken company and is made of purified water, malted barley, hops, and yeast. In 1886 H...
, Riff, Alltell, California Cheese, The Espy's, Jiffy Lube
Jiffy Lube
Jiffy Lube is a chain of over 2,000 businesses in North America offering oil changes and other automotive services. The company is based in Houston, Texas, and is a subsidiary of Shell Oil.-History:...
, and multiple others.
Stage
While in D.C., Chris starred as Woof in HairHair (musical)
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement...
, alongside Tracie Thoms
Tracie Thoms
Tracie Nicole Thoms is an American television, film, and stage actress. She is best known for her roles in Rent, Cold Case, The Devil Wears Prada, Death Proof, and the short-lived Fox television series Wonderfalls....
. The show was initially supposed to have a 6 week run of 4 shows a week at the Studio Theatre
Studio Theatre (Washington D.C.)
The Studio Theatre is a non-profit theater production company located at 1501 14th Street NW, Washington DC in the 14th Street corridor of Washington, D.C...
but sold-out so quickly they added "extensions" and ended up performing 8 shows a week for 6 months. Hair would go on to win the Helen Hayes Award
Helen Hayes Award
A Helen Hayes Award is a theater award named for the famed actress Helen Hayes to recognize excellence in professional theater in the Washington, D.C. area since 1983. The awards are managed by Linda Levy Grossman. and presented by the Washington Theatre Awards Society.-Awards:The Helen Hayes...
for Best Resident Musical. Chris performed with the cast at the Kennedy Center.
Chris Wylde's first role, after graduating and moving to Hollywood, was starring as Lucio in William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
's Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. It was classified as comedy, but its mood defies those expectations. As a result and for a variety of reasons, some critics have labelled it as one of Shakespeare's problem plays...
, at the Morgan Wixson Theater on Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
. He starred alongside Henry Dittman
Henry Dittman
- History :He has performed on TV shows such as Crossing Jordan, Zoey 101, Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty, General Hospital, Titus, Hang Time and Felicity , as well as being a contributing writer and regular performer on The Chris Wylde Show Starring Chris Wylde on Comedy Central.Dittman has...
who still remains one of his closest friends (Chris was the best man at his wedding).
Stage name
When Chris joined the Screen Actors' Guild, there already was a Chris Noll on the memberhip rolls, so he became Chris Wylde. He asked his brother, Dave Noll, for advice on what to call himself, and Dave was sitting under a movie poster for the film Wild ThingsWild Things
Wild Things is a 1998 erotic thriller film starring Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Kevin Bacon, Denise Richards, Theresa Russell and Bill Murray. It was directed by John McNaughton. In some countries the film was released as Sex Crimes...
at his VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
office.
I had to think of a new name right on the spot. So I went through a whole list of names, like family names. My middle name is Scott. Scott Noll, didn't like it. Chris Scott—Nee. If I wanted to keep my real name, I would have had to be C. S. Noll or Christopher Scott Noll which just sucks. For a comic to have a name that's so long is just ridiculous, you know? So I went through this whole family list, and I finally found a name I like, which was my grandfather's middle name, which was his mother's maiden name, and it was Sands. I was like, "Chris Sands, cool; I sound like a Vegas lounge singer guy." That was taken too. I was like, Jesus Christ! I'm on the phone with my brother trying to decide my future name, and he's got this big movie poster for Wild Things, cause he's a known pedophile. So he was like, how about Chris Wild? Chris Wild, I thought it was kinda corny. So I was saying Chris Wild and the woman was like, "OK, how do you want to spell that?" I was just like I don't want to do it Wild, so I'll do it Wyld, and then I realized that is Chris Wyld [rhymes with guild], so I said throw an "e" on it and that's the story of the Hollywood phony you see before you today, Chris Wylde. It was definitely weird. It totally took a while to get used to.
Personal life
Chris was married on October 10, 2009 in Greenville, South CarolinaGreenville, South Carolina
-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...
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Hindu
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Chris' wife gave birth to their son Kiran on October 17, 2010. Kiran means "beam of light" or "sun rays" in Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
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