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Height: 5’8 Weight: 145

Bio

Christopher James Cannon was born in Redondo Beach, California on February 19, 1987. His mother, a ballet teacher and father, a jazz trumpeter, moved his family when he was in 1st grade to live in the Pacific Northwest. He calls home Vancouver, Washington. Throughout his childhood, Chris was an active dancer, actor and singer, and graduated from the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics in ’05. He attended Point Park University in downtown Pittsburgh and graduated in ’09 with a BFA in Musical Theatre. While in the Steel City, he worked with Tony Award winners, Broadway Legends including both the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and Pittsburgh Public Theater. After moving to NYC for a career in the comedy world, he was offered a job with the acclaimed hit Australian show Puppetry of the Penis, which ran Off-Broadway for nine weeks, followed by a North American Tour and an L.A. engagement. He can also be seen in the new HBO pilot Boardwalk Empire. Chris resides in N.Y.C.

North American Tours

Puppetry of the Penis              Puppeteer            Bleecker St./Foster Entertainent

Off-Broadway

Puppetry of the Penis              Puppeteer            Bleecker St./Foster Entertainent

Regional

A Musical Christmas Carol         Peter Cratchit     Pittsburgh CLO/Tim Gregory

Importance of Being Earnest     Servant                 Pittsburgh Public/Ted Pappas

Parade                                             Officer Ivy            Point Park Univ./Michael Rupert

Ragtime                                          Ensemble             Point Park Univ./Michael Rupert

Can-Can                                          Bailiff                    Point Park Univ./Jeff Saver

Streets of America                        Elmer the Hick    Point Park Univ./Scott Wise

Assassins                                        Gerald Ford          Point Park Univ./ Jeff Saver/Jack Allison

Blood Brothers                              Eddie Lyons         Grandstreet Theatre/Erin Ortman

West Side Story                             Baby John            Grandstreet Theatre/Blair Bybee

RWS & Associates                        Lake Compounce Theme Park Summer 2007

Film

HOW FAR IS HOME             Mark                 Year P4Film/Alan Fucci

GETTING THERE                Arther                Year P4Film/Jarret Fisher

SORORITY ROW            Drunk Student 2    SUMMIT/Stewart Hendler

Voice Over

MONTANA RADIO DRINKING AND DRIVING    Lylic Productions 2006