Christopher Matthew Pardal (born September 30, 1972) is an American actor, producer and writer.

Early life and education

Chris Pardal was born at St. Vincent's Medical Center in

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, to Armando Pardal (musician, behavior specialist) and Patricia Trentalange. In 1986 when he was 14, Pardal was expelled from Northeast Middle School and placed in an

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, which was highly experimental at the time. On April 4, 1988, Pardal moved to

St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa. It is the ...

, to live with his father. After being expelled from high school in 1990, Pardal became a professional hip-hop dancer and a "house" dancer for clubs in the Tampa Bay area. He also danced with "Todd Heffner & Company" and in several Florida hip-hop groups. He toured in Connecticut, New York, Florida, Cincinnati and Cleveland. Pardal auditioned for the play ''

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'' by

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in 1995 at

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and was cast as Lawrence Oberman. He began pursuing an education in theater and was quickly recruited into the dance departments of St. Petersburg College and the University of South Florida. His choreographers have included Debra Jo Hughes, Katurah Robinson, John Parks, Colette Harding and Klaus "Step" Reinert. While in college performing musical theater, he was then recruited back into the drama department where he began acting and writing again. Pardal also served in the

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and the

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from 1991 to 1996 and received the

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after his unit ( 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team) was activated during

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Career

Pardal has been in '' Zeroville'' with

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and '' Sector 4: Extraction'' with

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and

Eric Roberts Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a leading role in '' King of the Gypsies'' (1978) for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He was nominated again at the Golden Globes ...

. He was featured in episode 12, season 2 of “

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”, on the Investigation Discovery channel. In 2016, Pardal joined the cast of the vampire noir film ''Corbin Nash'' with

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and starring Dean S. Jagger, directed by Ben Jagger. ''Corbin Nash'' was released in theaters on April 20, 2018.

References

External links

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''ChrisPardal.com''

The Amani Experience Podcast interview with Chris Pardal

Interview with Chris Pardal, Star of 'Corbin Nash'

An Interview With 'Corbin Nash' Actor Chris Pardal

The Horror Report Interviews Chris Pardal

Castle Talk: Corbin Nash Co-star Chris Pardal on Vampires, Acting, and Somewhere in Time
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pardal, Chris 1972 births Living people American male writers Male actors from Bridgeport, Connecticut American male stage actors American male film actors United States Army reservists United States Army National Guard St. Petersburg College alumni American people of Italian descent American people of Portuguese descent