Chris Distefano
Chris Distefano was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States on August 26th, 1984 and is the Comedian. At the age of 39, Chris Distefano biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Chris Distefano (born August 26, 1984) is an American comedian.
Guy Code and Girl Code are two of MTV and MTV2's TV shows.
In addition, he co-hosted Ultimate Beastmaster and the MSG TV show The Bracket.
Early life
Distefano, who is mainly German (and also has some Italian and Irish roots), grew up in Queens' Ridgewood neighborhood and attended Archbishop Molloy High School. He later attended St. Joseph's College, where he played basketball and psychology; he graduated in 2006. In 2002, Distefano was recruited to play for the St. Joseph's College Brooklyn D-III basketball team. Distefano was the team's lead scorer and was inducted into the College's Hall of Fame in 2018.
In 2010, Distefano received a doctorate in physical therapy from New York Institute of Technology. He continued to do pediatric physical therapy until 2013, when he began working full time in comedy.
Personal life
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Career
Distefano began performing standup in August of 2009. He hosted the 2010 Fencing Masters on the SNY network & Elite 8 of the 2011 and 2012 March Madness Comedy Competition at the comedy club Carolines on Broadway. He was selected to headline Carolines Breakout Artist Series and was selected as a finalist in the 2011 NY Comedy Festival. Besides Carolines, he also performed standup at venues including New York Comedy Club, Comedy Cellar, Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, and the Laugh Lounge.
In 2012, Distefano joined the cast MTV's Guy Code, which was in its second season. The following year he also joined the cast of Girl Code. He would also go on to appear in episodes of other MTV shows like Guy Court, Guy Code vs. Girl Code, Off the Bat, and The Challenge. Distefano was a frequent guest on the Opie with Jim Norton show during this time. Chris went on to appear on Late Night with David Letterman in June of 2013. In 2014, Distefano's first half-hour special was released as part of Comedy Central's The Half Hour.
Following an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Distefano began his first national U.S. tour in September of 2015 with Monster Energy Outbreak Presents. He co-starred in the 2015 IFC series Benders with Andrew Schulz. He was one of two American announcers on Season 2 of Netflix's Ultimate Beastmaster, which was released on the streaming service on December 15, 2017. During this period, Distefano took part in seven television pilots which did not get picked up, including a CBS-produced show based on his own life called Distefano. Distefano also co-starred in the web series Bay Ridge Boys alongside fellow comic Yannis Pappas, with whom he also co-hosted the weekly history podcast History Hyenas, which was launched in February 2018.
Distefano regularly performs and tours across the world. In January of 2019, his first hour standup special Chris Distefano: Size 38 Waist premiered on Comedy Central, which included a personal welcome on stage by Chazz Palminteri. The special was part of an overall deal he made with Comedy Central in December 2018, which included the series Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano, and at least two series in development. This also includes his weekly podcast Stand-Up with Chris Distefano, launched in April 2019.
In February of 2022, Distefano sold out his first performance at New York City's famous Beacon Theatre. He would later go on to sell out his first two shows at the Gramercy Theatre that March, during which he recorded his second special, Speshy Weshy.
Distefano, an avid sports fan, has hosted episodes of shows including MLB's Off The Bat and MSG's The Brackets. He was invited by the New York Mets to throw the first game pitch in 2021 and set off the Vegas Golden Knights' pre-game siren alongside friend and fellow comedian Andrew Santino in March of 2022. Distefano was also featured on The Pat McAfee Show podcast, hosted by the athlete and sports commentator Pat McAfee in early April.