Chris Strait

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Chris Strait (born January 14, 1976) is an American comedian and writer. He was a regular contributor to TRU-TV's 'World's Dumbest' series (2010–2012).

Personal

Strait was born in Inglewood, CA, and grew up in the Ladera Heights section of Los Angeles. He is the oldest of two boys, and also has on older half-sister (from father's side). He is primarily of British (Scottish and English), Eastern European, Irish, and Scandinavian descent, although he claims himself to be "a European mutt".

Strait graduated from Culver City High School in 1994. He later achieved a Bachelors degree in History from California State University, Dominguez Hills in 1999. He then received his Masters degree in Psychology from Antioch University in 2001. Strait had intended to be a psychotherapist, but was told his problem-solving style was "too aggressive".

He began his comedy career while still in graduate school, in the summer of 2000. His Masters Thesis was on the subject of humor. Early influences included George Carlin, Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor, and Louis CK.

He is currently married with a daughter (born 2007) and a son (born 2011).

Career

Strait has headlined comedy clubs in the U.S. and Canada, and has also performed for the U.S. military in the USA, as well as in Cuba, Japan, Bahrain and Germany. "I've been to all 50 states, 5 continents, and 20 countries. I've done casinos, cruises, corporates, private parties, bars, comedy clubs, colleges, and military bases. Pretty much all the categories of places one can do stand-up."

In addition to his contributions on TRU-TV, Strait has also done commentary on E!, ESPN, and Fuel TV. He has performed stand-up comedy several times on Fox's "Laughs", Nickmom, Playboy, Bitesize.tv, and Starz. He wrote/produced/starred in a series of video sketches for YouTube and Funny or Die.

Strait has also lent his voice to video games and film trailers. He was a writer for 'National Lampoon's Sports Minute', and appeared in the National Lampoon Film, "Lost Reality 2".

Strait has self-released two DVD's (2006 – The White DVD / 2009 – Safe Bet), and one CD (2003 – No Point of View). His most recent and first commercially available CD, "Hitting The Wall", was shot in Indianapolis in Oct of 2011, and released on Next Round Entertainment's label, on December 13, 2011. His first commercially available DVD, "Urban Suburbanite" was released on Itunes, Hulu, and Amazon in September 2015. The special had been shot in December 2012, in Hermosa Beach, CA.

Strait has also written and released two books, "Strait on Boxing", and a food book, entitled "Eating Los Angeles". He has also released a book of poetry "Free Thinker" under a pen name, Alan Kimble.

Boxing

Strait has worked as a live commentator and ring announcer for professional boxing shows. He has been a freelance boxing writer, blogger, and vlogger since 2000. He has written for cyberboxingzone.com, boxingcentral.com, boxingtalk.com, ropeadoperadio.com, punchdrunksports.com, and Boxing Digest magazine. He has also hosted his own podcasts, and is the current head boxing writer for convictedartist.com and Punch Drunk Sports.

Strait also briefly competed as a boxer, winning a tournament in the Super Heavyweight (over 201 lbs) division in 2001. Extremely nearsighted, he was unable to obtain a professional license.

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