Christopher Titus
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| Born | October 1, 1964 Castro Valley, California |
| Occupation | Comedian, Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Erin Carden (April 17, 1991-June 2006) |
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Christopher Titus (born October 1, 1964 in Castro Valley, California) is an American comedian and actor. He grew up in Newark, California. Titus came to national attention with the eponymous FOX show Titus. He is also a successful stand-up comedian whose act revolves around his dysfunctional family and shocking life experiences. Titus has been performing stand up comedy since he was 18.
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[edit] Comedy
Christopher Titus jokes about comedic oddities such as custody battles, insanity, family suicides, heart attacks, and fist fighting his father. "I think our collective psychosis is hilarious. With the world moving as fast as it is, if we weren't dysfunctional, we couldn't function," says Titus. Christopher follows an edgy, confrontational format. After years of experimentation with dark and personal storytelling, he debuted his one-man show "Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding" at the Hudson Theater in Los Angeles. The performance was well received. Already a standout at the 1996, 1997 and 1999 Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, in 2000 Christopher brought his act to the Festival for a sold-out run at the prestigious Centaur Theatre.
His most recent special, "The 5th Annual End of the World Tour", premiered on Comedy Central on Sunday, March 18th, 2007 at 10:00pm EDT and is now available on a 2-Disc set released by Comedy Central Records.
[edit] Television
Christopher's stand-up television appearances include The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Comedy Central's Premium Blend. He has also hosted Fox's Good Day Live, VH1's Dashboard Dreams and Comedy Central's USO Comedy Tour.
His television guest appearances include UPN's Twilight Zone, CBS's Yes, Dear, Fox's 21 Jump Street, Damon and Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, NBC's Jenny, and ABC's Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. His film credits include co-starring roles in Crash Dive, Killer Klowns From Outer Space, Scar and Remarkable Power.
He has been a frequent panelist on The Tonight Show, Politically Incorrect and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. Christopher was the star, executive producer and co-creator of the Fox hit sitcom Titus, a dark comedy based on Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding, which ran from 2000-2002. Time called Titus "brutal, hilarious and audacious," while Newsday called him "T.V's most original comic voice since Seinfeld."
Titus received a Writer's Guild nomination for his work on Titus, and the show received an Emmy nomination.
In 2004, "Norman Rockwell is Bleeding" became his first televised special, premiering on Showtime.
After Titus was ended by the network, Christopher starred in a futuristic one-hour pilot for NBC called Future Tense. The series was not picked up by NBC. He has had writing/producing deals with NBC, Sony, and Showtime. He recently shot Special Unit, a pilot he created for Comedy Central. Titus described the show as The Shield, with midgets and handicapped actors.
Titus can be seen on a new show "Big Shots" that appears on ABC. This program premiered on September 27, 2007. The filming was interrupted by the writers strike. The series has since been canceled.
Titus is also the founder of The Insight Project, a non-profit organization that raises money for children who have suffered abusive backgrounds.
[edit] Trivia
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- In 2004, Titus' stand-up comedy act, Norman Rockwell is Bleeding, was filmed and aired on Showtime. In January of 2006, it was re-aired on Comedy Central, during both prime time and during their Secret Stash lineup.
- In November 2006, Titus toured Iraq doing stand-up comedy for the troops.
- Titus owns a 1956 Chevy Bel-Air Convertible (originally a 2-door sedan) that was hot rodded by Chip Foose
- His opening act for his 5th Annual End of the World Tour special was Slade Ham.
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