Chris Regan is an American comedy writer. From 1999 to 2006, Regan was a writer on ''

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'', where he won five

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awards, two

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s, and was nominated for a

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award. He has also written for ''

Talkshow with Spike Feresten ''Talkshow with Spike Feresten'' was an American late-night talk show television program on Fox starring Spike Feresten that aired from September 16, 2006 to May 16, 2009. It was the longest-running late night talk show in Fox's history, with t ...

'', ''

The Burn with Jeff Ross ''The Burn with Jeff Ross'' is a comedy panel show hosted by comedian Jeff Ross that aired on Comedy Central. The show debuted on August 14, 2012, and was executive produced by Ross himself. The program featured Ross roasting a wide variety of tar ...

'', ''

Lopez Tonight ''Lopez Tonight'' is an American late-night television talk show that was hosted by the comedian George Lopez. The hour-long program premiered on November 9, 2009, on cable network TBS. Lopez was the first Mexican-American to host a late-night ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Regan was a co-author of the best-selling ''

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'', has written comedy pilots for

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and in 2011 developed a pilot with

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and

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. His work has also appeared in

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and ''

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''. His book, ''Mass Historia: 365 Days of Historical Facts and (Mostly) Fictions'', was published by

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in Fall 2008, and he was the co-author of the humor book/memoir '' Shatner Rules'' with

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. In 2017, Regan portrayed game show host

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in the

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comedy/drama series "

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." Regan was born in the

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, raised in

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and graduated from New Paltz High School. He has a degree from

Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca (which is separate from the town), Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and go ...

. He resides in

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References

External links

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Chris Regan on Amazon
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Ithaca College alumni American comedy writers People from the Bronx {{US-writer-stub