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Life and career

Chris Eckert was born in Oakland, California. He attended Hayward High School and graduated in 2004. He is a member of The Groundlings, an improv and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles. In 2015, Chris starred in a campaign for

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* 1986 births Male actors from California Living people American gay actors American male comedians American male television actors People from Hayward, California 21st-century American LGBT people Hayward High School (California) alumni Comedians from California Gay comedians American LGBT comedians {{US-tv-actor-1980s-stub