Fletcher Christian Finnegan (born April 1, 1973), better known as Christian Finnegan, is an American

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, writer and actor based in

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Early life

Finnegan was born in

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. He grew up in

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, and attended The Walnut Hill School, a boarding/day high school focused on programs in the performing, visual, and creative arts and located in

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Career

Finnegan was a panelist on

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's ''

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'' and as Chad, the only white roommate in the “Mad Real World” sketch on

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's ''

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''. Finnegan was a co-star in the TBS series '' Are We There Yet?''. Finnegan has appeared on Comedy Central, having starred in his own half-hour special '' Premium Blend'', one hour stand up special “Au Contraire”, as well as ''

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: Christian Finnegan'' and countless network interstitials. He served as a writer for '' Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn'' on which he also appeared as a guest. Finnegan's stand up was also featured in Comedy Central's animated series Shorties Watchin' Shorties. Additional television appearances as himself or performing stand up have included “Conan”, “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”, "Would You Rather...with Graham Norton", “Good Afternoon America” and multiple times on ''

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'' and ''

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'', and on

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's ''I Love the 1880s''. He hosted TV Land's game show "Game Time". As an actor, Finnegan portrayed the supporting role of "Carl" in the film ''Eden Court'', a ticket agent in "

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" and several guest roles including a talk show host on "

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". In October 2006, Finnegan's debut stand-up comedy CD titled ''Two For Flinching'' was released by

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, “Au Contraire!” was released by Warner Bros. Records in 2009. His third special "The Fun Part" was filmed at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on April 4, 2013, and debuted on Netflix on April 15, 2014. On December 31, 2014, Finnegan appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast. On July 27, 2016, he and comedian

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began to co-host ''Black and White'', a comedy/talk show on A&E that takes a humorous look at race relations in America.

Personal life

On August 12, 2006, Finnegan married author and producer Kambri Crews. In 2006, he lost 88 pounds, as he discussed on his blog, Tower of Hubris.

References

External links

Official site
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