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Life and career

Witaske was born in St. Charles, Illinois. He began taking classes at Second City in Chicago as a teenager and also performed as a birthday party magician before focusing mainly on comedy and acting. Witaske attended St. Charles High School and after graduation, he commenced his studies at the

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where he majored in Theater Arts. He then moved to Chicago and worked at comedy venues including the Second City, iO, and Annoyance Theaters before moving to Los Angeles. In 2014, Witaske made his television acting debut in the

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'' and '' The Bear (TV series)'' In 2016, Witaske was cast as Chris Czajkowski in the

romantic comedy ''

''. Witaske was later promoted to a series regular role the following year. In July 2021, it was announced that Netflix had greenlit the adult animated series ''

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and based on the Twitter account Witaske created of the same name. The series started airing on September 21, 2021. As of 2022, Witaske is slated to produce a historical fiction series by Shermann Thomas for Netflix.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Witaske, Chris 1983 births Living people Male actors from Illinois American male television actors American male film actors