Frederick Christopher Klein

The youth film American Pie revealed many young talents, including Chris Klein, who plays Chris Oz Ostriker. The actor did not become widely known outside his native states, but he was in great demand in the country: Hollywood agents willingly took him for secondary roles, calling him "young Keanu Reeves" because of the obvious external resemblance to the star of "The Matrix".

Frederick Christopher Chris Klein was born on March 14, 1979 in Hinsdale, Illinois, to Theresa Bergen and Fred Klein. His father is an engineer by profession, and his mother worked as a kindergarten teacher. However, at home she had enough "pupils": Frederick has an older sister Debbie (born in 1978) and a younger brother Timothy (born in 1982). Christopher is an American by nationality, but has German, Irish and English roots.

Chris, like many boys at school age, preferred sports, played for the football team as a defender and midfielder, and swam. However, there was also a creative streak in the future actor. At the age of 10, he made his stage debut in Chicago with the gospel song "This Little Light of Mine".

When the boy was 13 years old, the Klein family moved to Omaha, Nebraska. Upon entering Millard High School, Chris found himself on stage again, this time as the lead singer of West Side Story. In his senior year, the young talent was the focus of director Alexander Payne. He was going to shoot the film "Upstart" in Omaha, but found a performer for one of the main roles. This is how the creative biography of Chris Klein began.

"Upstart" starring Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon was released in 1999. At the center of the story is the self-confident student Tracy, who wants to become the president of the student council. Jim McAllister, a young and charismatic teacher of history and social studies, puts sticks in her wheels. He believes that a dummy and upstart like Tracy does not deserve a place on the school's podium.

Paul Metzler, played by Chris Klein, joins the race for the presidency. His hero is the star of the football team, but not arrogant and stupid, as they are used to showing athletes in modern youth comedies, but kind and polite.

Due to a leg injury, Paul, a senior in senior year, does not enter the field, and Tracy motivates him to become the president of the school. Despite the fact that the girl does a good deed, she does it out of arrogance - she wants to bypass the most popular school boy.

The film was warmly received by critics, although it grossed $ 14.9 million (with a budget of $ 25 million). Based on 107 critical articles, the Rotten Tomatoes aggregator gave the picture a 93% rating and caption:

In addition, Upstart was ranked 61st on Bravo's 100 Funniest Comedies, 9th on Entertainment Weekly's 50 Best High School Films, and 45th on the 100 Best Movies of All times "according to Premiere. Alexander Payne said that this is one of Barack Obama's favorite films.

Participation in such an enchanting project, of course, gave Chris Klein a ticket to the bright future of a prosperous actor. In the same 1999, the filmography was replenished with another film, which is now considered a cult in the world of adolescents - "American Pie".

The plot is based on the story of four alumni - Jim (Jason Biggs), Oz (Chris Klein), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) and Finch (Eddie Thomas), who had never had sexual experience with girls during their high school years. On the nose exams, and then college. In their youth, the opinion of others is of decisive importance, and, not wanting to be among the losers, the guys plan to lose their virginity at all costs before graduation.

Each achieved the goal, but in different ways. For example, the hero of Klein Oz met true love - the beautiful chorus girl Heather, and Finch found comfort in the arms of the mother of party-goer Steve Stifler (Seann William Scott).

"American Pie" and "Upstart" opened the doors to Hollywood for Chris Klein. In 2000, the actor played the role of the ideal guy in the dramatic comedy Here on Earth. In 2001, the second part of the story about four anxious students came out and the film “Say it’s not so”, the heroes of which, future spouses, find out that they are relatives.

In 2002, Chris appeared in Rollerball with Jean Reno. He got the role of Jonathan Cross, for which it was planned to invite Keanu Reeves. Critics rated this film 28th on the list of "100 Worst Movies of the 2000s." Perhaps this failure was the reason that in the next project "We Were Soldiers" the actor played a minor character.

"United States of Leland", "Long Weekend", "Just Friends", "Hank and Mike", "In the Crossfire" - since 2003, Chris Klein has regularly appeared on the big screens in both main and minor roles.

In 2012, the actor returned to American Pie. The part was named "All in the collection". The matured heroes of the film met 13 years later to tell what they had achieved. So, the hero of Klein Oz became a sports commentator and meets with a supermodel.

In 2013, the artist, along with the star of the series "The Big Bang Theory" Kaley Cuoco, played in the film "Unknown Authors", and also appeared in "Resident Evil: Retribution."

In January 2000, Chris Klein began dating actress Katie Holmes. After 3 years, the lovers announced their engagement, and in 2005 they parted ways, never marrying. According to rumors, Holmes could not stand the young man's addiction to alcoholic beverages.

In 2011, at a friend's wedding, the actor met Laina Rose Tifo, a travel agent. The couple got engaged in December 2014 and got married on August 9, 2015. The family had two children: Frederick Easton (23 July 2016) and Isla Rose (26 May 2018). Chris regularly posts photos with his wife and children on social networks. The actor got an account on Instagram on May 30, 2018.

In 2005, Klein started having alcohol problems. In February he was detained for drunk driving, on June 16, 2010 - again. After 5 days, it was reported that the actor had begun a 30-day alcohol addiction treatment program.

Klein's spokesman noted that

The rehabilitation course has borne fruit. Now the actor goes in for sports (with a height of 185 cm, weighs 81 kg), does not drink or smoke. A happy family life is also motivating to lead a healthy lifestyle.

In 2018, the romantic comedy Competition starring Chris Klein was released. It tells the story of a girl who, following her own "pig theory", ends relationships with men six months later to avoid cheating. However, Chris's hero, Kelvin, wants to refute this theory.

In 2019, the shooting of the second part of the film "Bench" (2006) is announced. Klein also got into the caste.

1999 - "Upstart" 1999 - "American Pie" 2001 - "Say It's Not So" 2001 - "American Pie 2" 2003 - "The United States of Leland" 2005 - "Just Friends" 2009 - "Street Fighter" 2010 - " Under the Crossfire "2012 -" American Pie: All Together "2016 -" Game of the Aces "2018 -" Competition "

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