Chip Chinery (born August 10, 1964) is an American actor and stand-up comedian.

Early life

Chinery was born in

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. At age 16, he made his stand-up comedy debut at a bar called d.w.eye. He graduated from

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with his bachelor's degree in business psychology. Chinery worked at

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as a cameraman, then at TheBankMart in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Career

In 1993, he won an Emmy for "On-Air Performer" in the Midwest region for his work on Frog News and Cincinnati's Comedy Relief. In 1999, Chinery released his very first comedy album, ''You Might Be A Redhead''. As an actor, he has guest-starred on over 50 different TV shows and films, including '' Seinfeld'', '' Friends'', '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'', '' 3rd Rock from the Sun'', ''

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'', and '' Coyote Ugly''. He plays recurring characters on '' Crash & Bernstein'' and '' Wilfred''. He also provided the voice of

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in the video game ''

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'', replacing Brendan O'Brien respectively. Chinery's award-winning ''Chip's Money Tips'', debuted in 2008, to give "Money Tips in a Candy-Coated Shell" through humorous, entertaining and informative videos and written posts. Chinery says, "Most people are clueless about money. Not you - them. Other people." He also works as a personal finance advisor.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Discography

* ''You Might Be A Redhead'' (1999)

References

External links

Chip Chinery's website

Chip's Money Tips website
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