16 Facts About Chris Stein

Chris Stein is a producer and performer for the classic soundtrack of the hip hop film Wild Style, and writer of the soundtrack for the film Union City, as well as an accomplished photographer.

In 1973, Stein became the guitarist of the Stillettoes and began a romantic relationship with Debbie Harry, one of the singers.

Chris Stein ran the Animal Records label between 1982 and 1984.

In 2015, Blondie members Debbie Harry and Chris Stein made a guest appearance alongside The Gregory Brothers in an episode of Songify the News, and they collaborated again to parody the 2016 United States presidential election debates.

Chris Stein was a contributing photographer to Punk magazine between 1976 and 1979 - often using it to promote Blondie.

Chris Stein's photography has been shown in an exhibition at the Morrison Hotel Gallery, West Hollywood in August 2013; in a joint exhibition with Eddie Duggan at the University of Suffolk, entitled A la recherche du punk perdu, and in an exhibition in a Blondie 'pop-up' shop in London's Camden Market, linked to the 2017 Blondie performance at the Roundhouse.

Chris Stein authored a third book, Under a Rock, a memoir that he wrote himself over the course of a few years.

Chris Stein was born to Jewish parents in Brooklyn, New York, on January 5,1950.

Chris Stein grew up in the Midwood section of Brooklyn and attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn, but he was expelled for his long hair.

Chris Stein was co-host of TV Party, a public-access television cable TV show in New York City, that ran from 1978 to 1982.

In 1983, Chris Stein was diagnosed with pemphigus vulgaris, a rare autoimmune disease of the skin.

Chris Stein was cared for by his then-partner Debbie Harry, and he has since regained normal function.

Chris Stein had developed a mild form of the disease, and was able to control it with a program of steroids.

In 1999, Chris Stein married actress Barbara Sicuranza, with whom he has two daughters.

In July 2023, Chris Stein said that one of their daughters had died in May She had struggled with substance abuse, and overdosed.

Chris Stein has not toured with Blondie since 2019 due to heart issues, but has remained active with the band and is a major contributor to a forthcoming Blondie album.