1. Christopher Paul Anthony Distefano was born on August 26,1984 and is an American comedian.
22 Facts About Chris Distefano
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Chris Distefano went to St Joseph's College where he played basketball and studied psychology; he graduated in 2006.
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Chris Distefano was recruited to play for St Joseph's College Brooklyn's D-III basketball team in 2002.
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Chris Distefano was the team's lead scorer, and was inducted into the college's Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Chris Distefano earned a doctorate in physical therapy from New York Institute of Technology in Manhattan, New York in 2010.
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Chris Distefano was a pediatric physical therapist until 2013 when he began pursuing his career in comedy full-time.
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Chris Distefano hosted the 2010 Fencing Masters on the SNY network and Elite 8 of the 2011 and 2012 March Madness comedy competitions at the comedy club Carolines on Broadway.
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Chris Distefano headlined Carolines Breakout Artist Series and was selected as a finalist in the 2011 NY Comedy Festival.
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Chris Distefano performed standup at venues including New York Comedy Club, Comedy Cellar, Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, and the Laugh Lounge.
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In 2012, Chris Distefano joined the cast MTV's Guy Code, which was in its second season.
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Chris Distefano appeared in episodes of other MTV shows including Guy Court, Guy Code vs Girl Code, Off the Bat, and The Challenge.
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Chris Distefano was a frequent guest on the Opie with Jim Norton show during that time.
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Chris Distefano performed on the Late Show with David Letterman in June 2013.
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Chris Distefano co-starred in the 2015 IFC series Benders with Andrew Schulz.
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Chris Distefano was one of two announcers on Season 2 of Netflix's Ultimate Beastmaster, which debuted on the streaming service on December 15,2017.
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Chris Distefano was in seven television pilots which did not get picked up, including a CBS-produced show based on his own life called Chris Distefano.
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Chris Distefano co-starred in the web series Bay Ridge Boys alongside fellow comic Yannis Pappas, with whom he co-hosted the weekly history podcast History Hyenas, which was launched in February 2018.
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That included his weekly podcast Stand-Up with Chris Distefano, launched in April 2019.
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In February 2022, Chris Distefano sold out his first performance at Beacon Theatre in Manhattan.
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Chris Distefano then sold out his first two shows at the Gramercy Theatre a month later, during the shows he recorded his second special, Speshy Weshy.
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Chris Distefano was invited by the New York Mets to throw the first game pitch in 2021, and he set off the Vegas Golden Knights' pre-game siren alongside friend and fellow comedian Andrew Santino in March 2022.
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Chris Distefano has three children with Jasmin Canuelas, whom he has been dating since 2015.