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Chris Henchy
Henchy in 2010, promoting The Other Guys
Born
Christopher Thomas Henchy

(1964-03-23) March 23, 1964 (age 60)[1]
New York City, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of New Mexico (B.S.)
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, screenwriter
Spouse
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(m. 2001)​
Children2

Christopher Thomas Henchy (born March 23, 1964)[1] is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for being a creative collaborator with Will Ferrell, including co-creating the website Funny or Die and writing several Ferrell films, including Land of the Lost, The Other Guys and The Campaign.

Early life

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Henchy was born on March 23, 1964[1] in New York City, to Patricia and Michael Henchy, Ret. Col.[2][3] He was raised in Augusta, Georgia, and attended Saint Mary on the Hill Catholic School.[4][5] He graduated from Friendswood High School.[6] He attended the University of New Mexico, where he received a B.S. degree in finance[6][7] and was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter.

Career

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After graduation, Henchy moved to New York City and worked on Wall Street.[citation needed] He later left his job and decided to work in comedy.[citation needed] He was hired by MTV and later wrote monologue jokes for Garry Shandling's The Larry Sanders Show.[citation needed]

Henchy went on to write for Campus Cops in 1996.[citation needed] After writing for a few television specials and some guest-writing stints on series, Henchy created and produced the television series Battery Park in 2000, which starred Elizabeth Perkins.[citation needed]

Henchy was a writer and producer for television sitcoms Spin City and Life With Bonnie.[8] He created the sitcom I'm with Her with Marco Pennette, which was loosely based on Henchy's relationship with wife Brooke Shields.[9][10] The show was cancelled by ABC after one season. Henchy later became the co-executive producer of Entourage[11] and a producer on HBO's Eastbound & Down. He, along with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, created the website Funny or Die.[12][13] Henchy produced The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard.[5] He is credited as a writer of the 2009 film Land of the Lost,[5] The Other Guys and The Campaign which he also co-produced. In 2018, Henchy was announced to be directing a feature-length film for the television series Impractical Jokers with production work by Funny or Die.[14] It was released in February 2020 under the name Impractical Jokers: The Movie.

Personal life

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Henchy and Shields in 2010

Henchy met actress Brooke Shields in 1999 on the Warner Bros lot.[9] They became engaged in July 2000 while on vacation in Mexico and married on April 4, 2001.[3] They have two daughters, Rowan Henchy and Grier Henchy. They reside in Greenwich Village, New York City.[15]

Henchy serves on the Creative Council of Represent.Us, a nonpartisan anti-corruption organization.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Chris Henchy". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ Labrecque, Jeff (December 13, 2010). "'The Other Guys' mothers take over in special Mom-entary". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Tresniowski, Alex (April 23, 2001). "She Did What?". People. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "ON SCREEN/OFF SCREEN". Augusta Magazine. November 2014. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Pop Rocks". The Augusta Chronicle. August 13, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Henchy comes home from Hollywood as distinguished alum". The Journal Friendswood. January 18, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  7. ^ "News: Producer and 1982 Grad Chris Henchy chosen as Distinguished Alum". Friendswood ISD. January 14, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  8. ^ Kiesewetter, John (September 7, 2003). "'I'm With Her' writer really is". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  9. ^ a b Pierce, Scott D. (September 19, 2003). "Scott Pierce: Brooke's husband says 'I'm With Her'". Deseret News. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  10. ^ Armstrong, Jennifer (September 12, 2003). "I'm With Her". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  11. ^ [1] Archived September 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Greg Sandoval (May 4, 2007). "No joke: Will Ferrell is serious about the Web". CNET News. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
  13. ^ "Will Ferrell, Chris Henchy, Adam McKay". Vanity Fair. October 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  14. ^ "TruTV Renews 'Impractical Jokers,' Orders Feature Film from Funny or die (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 March 2018.
  15. ^ Thurman, Judith (2012). "AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT BROOKE SHIELDS'S MANHATTAN HOME". Architectural Digest. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  16. ^ "End corruption. Defend the Republic. - Represent.Us". End corruption. Defend the Republic. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
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