Christopher Thomas Henchy is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for being a creative collaborator with

Will Ferrell John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show '' Saturday Night Live'', where he performed from 1995 to 2 ...

, including co-creating the website

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and writing several Ferrell films, including '' Land of the Lost'', '' The Other Guys'' and '' The Campaign''.

Early life

Henchy was born in

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, to Patricia and Michael Henchy, Ret. Col. He was raised in

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, and attended Saint Mary on the Hill Catholic School. He graduated from

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. He attended the

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, where he received a B.S. degree in finance and was a member of the

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chapter.

Career

After graduation, Henchy moved to

and worked on

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. He later left his job and decided to work in comedy. He was hired by

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and later wrote monologue jokes for Garry Shandling's ''

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''. Henchy went on to write for ''

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'' in 1996. After writing for a few television specials and some guest-writing stints on series, Henchy created and produced the television series ''

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'' in 2000, which starred Elizabeth Perkins. Henchy was a writer and producer for television sitcoms ''

Spin City ''Spin City'' is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996 to April 30, 2002, on ABC. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show is set in a semi-fictionalized version of the New York City mayor' ...

'' and '' Life With Bonnie''. He created the sitcom '' I'm with Her'' with

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, which was loosely based on Henchy's relationship with wife

Brooke Shields Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and model. She was initially a child model and gained critical acclaim at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle's film '' Pretty Baby'' (1978). She continued to model into ...

. The show was cancelled by ABC after one season. Henchy later became the co-executive producer of ''Entourage'' and a producer on HBO's ''

Eastbound & Down ''Eastbound & Down'' is an American sports comedy television series that was broadcast on HBO, and created by Ben Best, Jody Hill, and Danny McBride. It stars McBride as Kenny Powers (character), Kenny Powers, a former professional baseball ...

''. He, along with

and Adam McKay, created the website

. Henchy produced '' The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard''. He is credited as a writer of the 2009 film '' Land of the Lost'', '' 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 ''Impractical Jokers'' is an American hidden camera reality show with improvisational elements. Produced by NorthSouth Productions, ''Impractical Jokers'' premiered on truTV on December 15, 2011 starring the members of The Tenderloins: James ...

'' with production work by Funny or Die. It was released in February 2020 under the name '' Impractical Jokers: The Movie''.

Personal life

Chris Henchy and Brooke Shields on RealTVfilms

Henchy met actress, author and model

in 1999 on the

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lot. They became engaged in July 2000 while on vacation in

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and married on April 4, 2001. They have two daughters, Rowan Henchy and Grier Henchy. They reside in

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. Henchy serves on the Creative Council of Represent.Us, a

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anti-corruption organization.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henchy, Chris 1964 births Living people American male screenwriters American television writers Television producers from New York City Film producers from New York (state) Funny or Die American male television writers Showrunners University of New Mexico alumni Writers from New York City Writers from Augusta, Georgia Screenwriters from New York (state) Screenwriters from Georgia (U.S. state) Television producers from Georgia (U.S. state)