Christopher Lewis is a writer and film producer, primarily for television.

Family

Christopher Lewis is one of two sons of Hollywood actress Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Loretta Young was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953...

. His younger brother is Peter Lewis

Peter Lewis (musician)

Peter Lewis is one of the founding members of the band Moby Grape. Three of his better known songs with Moby Grape are "Fall On You" and "Sitting By The Window" from the self-titled first Moby Grape album and "If You Can't Learn From My Mistakes", from Moby Grape '69.- Background :He is the...

, one of the founding members of the seminal 1960s rock band, Moby Grape

Moby Grape

Moby Grape is an American rock group from the 1960s, known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting and that collectively merged elements of folk music, blues, country, and jazz together with rock and psychedelic music...

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Peter Lewis and Christopher Lewis are nephews of actresses Polly Ann Young

Polly Ann Young

Polly Ann Young was an American film actress.Actresses Loretta Young and Sally Blane were her sisters, and, of the three, Polly Ann was the least successful. Between 1917 and 1941 she featured in 34 movies, some of them minor uncredited roles. Among her most notable movie roles, was as John...

 and Sally Blane

Sally Blane

Sally Blane was an American actress. Blane was the sister of actresses Polly Ann and Loretta Young, and half-sister to actress Georgiana Young, the wife of actor Ricardo Montalban...

, sisters of their mother. They are also half-brothers of Judy Lewis

Judy Lewis

Judy Lewis was an American actress, writer, producer, and therapist, and the secret biological daughter of actor Clark Gable and actress Loretta Young.-History:...

 (d. 2011), daughter of Loretta Young and Clark Gable

Clark Gable

William Clark Gable , known as Clark Gable, was an American film actor most famous for his role as Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh...

 (a former actress, who later became a psychotherapist, having earned a Masters in clinical psychology after leaving acting). Musician David Lindley

David Lindley (musician)

David Perry Lindley is an American musician who is notable for his work with Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, and other rock musicians. He has worked extensively in other genres as well, performing with artists as varied as Curtis Mayfield and Dolly Parton...

 is their cousin.

Scandal

In 1973, Christopher Lewis, then 29, was involved in a filmmaking scandal, while working for a company known as Lyric Productions. He was charged with child molestation and filming and distributing child pornography, along with 13 other men. Lewis and the other men were indicted with soliciting boys ranging from ages 6 to 17 to perform lewd acts in their movies. Despite pleading "no contest" to child molestation charges and potentially facing a significant term of imprisonment, Lewis was sentenced to probation and a $500 fine.

Film career

Christopher Lewis is now a writer and producer of films primarily for television, through The Entertainment Group, a company co-owned with his wife, Linda. Christopher Lewis has also been a producer of horror films, including the very first direct-to-video release.

In later years, Christopher Lewis' actress mother entrusted her son with the rights to The Loretta Young Show

Loretta Young

Loretta Young was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953...

. Christopher Lewis and his wife thereafter became co-producers of contemporary television broadcasts of the show, which have also been released on DVD.