Christopher Edward "Chris" Kromer (born August 1, 1973) is an American actor and television host. He is co-host of the reality series '' Beat the House'' on

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Early life

Kromer was born in Queens, New York and was raised in

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. Kromer's mother was a successful real estate agent, and he grew up in the real estate business.

Career

As an actor, Kromer has starred in short films and played roles in national commercials for

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, and Clearisil as well as guest roles in the television series ''Thumb Wrestling Federation'' (TWF), ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Gossip Girl'', and ''

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''. He has been a host of the television show ''

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.'' In 2014, he became co-host of the new HGTV series '' Beat the House''. As a voice actor he has done English

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voiceovers for '' Yûsha ô Gaogaigar'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Hi no tori'', '' Kurokami: The Animation'', ''

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'', and '' Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal'' along with the anime film series '' Berserk: The Golden Age Arc'' and the animated film ''

The Painting ''The Painting'' (french: Le Tableau) is a 2011 French animated film directed by Jean-François Laguionie. Plot For mysterious reasons, a Painter has left a work incomplete - causing conflict between the Toupins (Allduns), who are entirely pai ...

''. He also provided the voice for Kirby Olsen one of the jocks in the 2006 video game Bully, From Rockstar Games. As a business man Kromer worked as a financial consultant at

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LLP for three years. Now he works as a real estate agent at

Halstead Property ''Terra Holdings'', founded in 1995, is a parent company of several previously acquired real estate brokerage firms that focus on real estate in the New York City and Manhattan area. The company was established in 1995 and has since acquired Brow ...

. He has brokered the 4th most expensive sale of 2013 in New York City, he is in the top 5% of the company in the producers council, he was voted broker of the year in the village office, and he won the 2013 top diamond award company wide. He also was voted by

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and real trends the top real estate agent in New York, and he is a board certified New York residential specialist and a certified negotiation expert. Kromer is also a former pianist and he has played at

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, in his spare time he still devotes himself in the arts of piano.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Personal life

Kromer is a graduate of

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. Since then, he has lived mostly in the Upper East and Upper West Side of New York with his wife and children.

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* 1973 births Living people American real estate brokers American financial businesspeople Businesspeople from Queens, New York Businesspeople from New Jersey Musicians from Queens, New York Musicians from New Jersey People from New Jersey 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male television actors Male actors from New York City Male actors from New Jersey American television hosts Rutgers University alumni American male pianists 21st-century American pianists 21st-century American male musicians {{American-actor-stub