# Chip Chinery

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{{short description|American actor and stand-up comedian|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Chip Chinery
| image              = 
| caption            = 
| birth_name         = Lawrence Adams Chinery
| birth_date         = {{birth_date and age|1964|8|10}}
| birth_place        = [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati), [Ohio](/source/Ohio), U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|stand-up comedian}} <!-- as listed on his website -->
| years_active       = 1980–present
| module             = {{Infobox comedian|embed=yes
| medium             = [Stand-up](/source/Stand-up), [film](/source/film), [television](/source/television)
| genre              = [Sketch comedy](/source/Sketch_comedy)
| spouse             = 
| children           = 
| website            = {{url|http://www.chipchinery.com/}}
}}
}}
'''Chip Chinery''' (born August 10, 1964) is an American actor and stand-up comedian.

==Early life==
Chinery was born in [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati), [Ohio](/source/Ohio), [United States](/source/United_States).  At age 16, he made his stand-up comedy debut at a bar called d.w.eye.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=143674452374504&set=a.143573952384554.36494.143571149051501&type=1&theater |title=eye comics |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keynotespeakers.com/speaker_detail.php?speakerid=3362 |title=Chip Chinery - Speaker Profile |publisher=Keynotespeakers.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref> He graduated from [Miami University](/source/Miami_University) with his bachelor's degree in business psychology. Chinery worked at [WCPO-TV](/source/WCPO-TV) as a cameraman, then at TheBankMart in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

==Career==
In 1993, he won an Emmy for "On-Air Performer" in the Midwest region for his work on Frog News and Cincinnati's Comedy Relief.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delafont.com/comedians/chip-chinery.htm |title=CHIP CHINERY booking - Comedians - Corporate Entertainment Booking |publisher=Delafont.com |date=1999-10-19 |accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref>

In 1999, Chinery released his very first comedy album, ''You Might Be A Redhead''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chipchinery.com/merch/you-might-be-a-redhead/|title="You Might be a Redhead" - Chip Chinery}}</ref>

As an actor, he has guest-starred on over 50 different TV shows and films, including ''[Seinfeld](/source/Seinfeld)'', ''[Friends](/source/Friends)'', ''[Curb Your Enthusiasm](/source/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm)'', ''[3rd Rock from the Sun](/source/3rd_Rock_from_the_Sun)'', ''[Better Off Ted](/source/Better_Off_Ted)'', ''[Rules of Engagement](/source/Rules_of_Engagement_(TV_series))'', ''[Anger Management](/source/Anger_Management_(TV_series))'', and ''[Coyote Ugly](/source/Coyote_Ugly)''.  He plays recurring characters on ''[Crash & Bernstein](/source/Crash_%26_Bernstein)'' and ''[Wilfred](/source/Wilfred_(U.S._TV_series))''.

He also provided the voice of [Crash Bandicoot](/source/Crash_Bandicoot_(character)) in the video game ''[Crash Team Racing](/source/Crash_Team_Racing)'', replacing [Brendan O'Brien](/source/Brendan_O'Brien_(voice_actor)).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chinery |first=Chip |date=27 August 1999 |title=Friday, August 27, 1999 - Chip Chinery |url=http://www.chipchinery.com/updates/friday-august-27-1999-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129071443/http://www.chipchinery.com/updates/friday-august-27-1999-2/ |archive-date=29 November 2020 |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>

Chinery's award-winning ''Chip's Money Tips'', debuted in 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/chipsmoneytips |title=ChipsMoneyTips .com |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref> to give "Money Tips in a Candy-Coated Shell" through humorous, entertaining and informative videos and written posts.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://contributor.yahoo.com/user/1019096/chip_chinery.html |title=Chip Chinery's Contributor Profile - Yahoo Contributor Network |publisher=contributor.yahoo.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref>  Chinery says, "Most people are clueless about money. Not you - them. Other people."

He also works as a personal finance advisor.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://cincinnati.com/blogs/tv/2011/06/30/chip-chinerys-golf-summit-with-boehner/ |title=Chip Chinery's Golf Summit With Boehner &#124; TV and Media Blog |publisher=Cincinnati.com |date=2011-06-30 |accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[Dill Scallion](/source/Dill_Scallion)''
| Reporter
|
|-
| ''Hee/r'' 
| Buck Owens, Dr. Green
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2000
| ''[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle](/source/The_Adventures_of_Rocky_and_Bullwinkle_(film))'' 
| Security Guard
|
|-
| ''[Coyote Ugly](/source/Coyote_Ugly)''
| Cop
|
|-
| ''[Space Cowboys](/source/Space_Cowboys)''
| Tom
| Uncredited
|-
| 2001
| ''Pearl Harbor II: Pearlmageddo''
| Advisory
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2002
| ''Hip, Edgy, Sexy, Cool'' 
| Sexy Cop #1
|
|-
| ''[The Country Bears](/source/The_Country_Bears)''
| Tom Tamina
|
|-
| ''Dan Danger''
| Steve Markus, Mark Stephens, Pilot
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| ''The Old Man and the Studio'' 
| Security Guard
| rowspan="3" | Short film
|-
| ''Fellowship 9/11''
| Recruiter
|-
| 2005
| ''The Good Part'' 
| Classmate
|-
| 2017
| ''[Battle of the Sexes](/source/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(2017_film))''
| Roone Arledge
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1997
| ''[The Jenny McCarthy Show](/source/The_Jenny_McCarthy_Show_(1997_TV_series))''
| Various
| 1 episode
|-
| 1997–1999
| ''[3rd Rock from the Sun](/source/3rd_Rock_from_the_Sun)''
| Janitor, Guy, Workman
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1998
| ''[Friends](/source/Friends)''
| Another Scientist
| Episode: "The One with Phoebe's Uterus"
|-
| ''[Seinfeld](/source/Seinfeld)''
| Co-Worker #1
| Episode: ["The Maid"](/source/The_Maid_(Seinfeld))
|-
| ''[Oh Yeah! Cartoons](/source/Oh_Yeah!_Cartoons)''
| Kid #2, Pilot, Steve (voices)
| Segment: "The Dan Danger Show"
|-
| ''[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno](/source/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno)''
| Various characters
| 1 episode
|-
| ''Prime Time Comedy''
| Various characters
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[Oh Baby](/source/Oh_Baby_(TV_series))'' 
| Waiter
| Episode: "Birth: Part 1"
|-
| ''[The Drew Carey Show](/source/The_Drew_Carey_Show)'' 
| Jerry the Bowler
| Episode: "Do the Hustle"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2000
| ''[Sabrina the Teenage Witch](/source/Sabrina_the_Teenage_Witch_(1996_TV_series))''
| Newspaper Boy
| Episode: "Salem's Daughter"
|-
| ''[The Wonderful World of Disney](/source/The_Wonderful_World_of_Disney)'' 
| Chip
| Episode: "Mail to the Chief"
|-
| ''[Providence](/source/Providence_(American_TV_series))''
| Pet Store Salesman
| Episode: "Family Ties"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2001
| ''[Curb Your Enthusiasm](/source/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm)'' 
| Car Customer #1
| Episode: "The Car Salesman"
|-
| ''[Dead Last](/source/Dead_Last)'' 
| Public Defender
| Episode: "He Who Smelt It"
|-
| ''Sketch Pad''
| Magicop
| 1 episode
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2002
| ''[For Your Love](/source/For_Your_Love_(TV_series))''
| Mr. Arledge
| Episode: "The Sexual Evolution"
|-
| ''[Becker](/source/Becker_(TV_series))''
| Mr. Lester
| Episode: "Picture Imperfect"
|-
| ''[Reba](/source/Reba_(TV_series))''
| Jeff
| Episode: "Skating Away"
|-
| 2003
| ''[Whoopi](/source/Whoopi_(TV_series))''
| Guest #1
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 2003
| ''[All That](/source/All_That)''
| Officer Kropke
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2003
| ''[Married to the Kellys](/source/Married_to_the_Kellys)''
| Rodney the Car Salesman
| Episode: "The New Car"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2004
| ''My Life, Inc.'' 
| Kris Kirkwood
| Television film
|-
| ''[Still Standing](/source/Still_Standing_(American_TV_series))''
| Gilbert's Father
| Episode: "Still Winning"
|-
| ''[That '70s Show](/source/That_'70s_Show)''
| Milkman
| Episode: "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''Uncommon Sense''
| Bellman
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| ''The Commuters''
| Poker Champ
|-
| 2006
| ''[Sons & Daughters](/source/Sons_%26_Daughters_(2006_TV_series))''
| Co-Worker No. 1
| Episode: "Surprise Party"
|-
| 2006–2009
| ''[The Replacements](/source/The_Replacements_(TV_series))''
| Mr. Kelpman, Mr. Lasley, 1950's Filmstrip Narrator (voices)
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody](/source/The_Suite_Life_of_Zack_%26_Cody)''
| Pete
| Episode: "Aptitude"
|-
| 2008
| ''My Best Friend's Girl <!-- NOT [My Best Friend's Girl (2008 film)](/source/My_Best_Friend's_Girl_(2008_film)) -->''
| Customer
| Television film
|-
| 2008–2018
| ''Chip's Money Tips''
| {{n/a}}
| 31 episodes
|-
| 2009–2010
| ''[Better Off Ted](/source/Better_Off_Ted)''
| Ryan
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2011
| ''[Wilfred](/source/Wilfred_(American_TV_series))'' 
| Stanley
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| ''[Rules of Engagement](/source/Rules_of_Engagement_(TV_series))''
| Randy
| Episode: "Cupcake"
|-
| ''[Crash & Bernstein](/source/Crash_%26_Bernstein)'' 
| Coach Urkhart
| 5 episodes
|-
| ''[Anger Management](/source/Anger_Management_(TV_series))''
| Jimmy
| Episode: "Charlie Does It for Science"
|-
| 2014
| ''[Growing Up Fisher](/source/Growing_Up_Fisher)'' 
| Coach Gill
| Episode: "Drug/Bust"
|-
| 2015
| ''[The Middle](/source/The_Middle_(TV_series))'' 
| Clark
| Episode: "While You Were Sleeping"
|-
| 2016
| ''[Family Guy](/source/Family_Guy)''
| Various voices
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2017
| ''[Mom](/source/Mom_(TV_series))'' 
| Dave
| Episode: "Roast Chicken and a Funny Story"
|-
| ''[Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_(TV_series))'' 
| Narrator (voice)
| Episode: "Answer Me This"
|-
| ''[NCIS](/source/NCIS_(TV_series))'' 
| NCIS Employee Rodney Spence
| Episode: "House Divided"
|-
| ''[Speechless](/source/Speechless_(TV_series))'' 
| Mr. McHugh
| Episode: "W-E-- WE'RE B-A-- BACK!"
|-
| ''[American Horror Story](/source/American_Horror_Story)'' 
| Leland Candoli
| Episode: "Mid-Western Assassin"
|-
| ''[Brooklyn Nine-Nine](/source/Brooklyn_Nine-Nine)''
| Don
| Episode: "Bad Beat"
|-
| ''[Life in Pieces](/source/Life_in_Pieces)''
| Dustin
| Episode: "Waffle Permission Kidless Boyfriend"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| ''[New Girl](/source/New_Girl)''
| Ben
| Episode: "Tuesday Meeting"
|-
| ''[I Feel Bad](/source/I_Feel_Bad)''
| Officer Young
| Episode: "I Get Sick of Being Needed"
|-
| ''[The Kids Are Alright](/source/The_Kids_Are_Alright_(TV_series))''
| Bob
| Episode: "Behind the Counter"
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2019
| ''[The Big Bang Theory](/source/The_Big_Bang_Theory)'' 
| Bob
| Episode: "The Propagation Proposition"
|-
| ''[Fam](/source/Fam_(TV_series))''
| Announcer (voice)
| Episode: "Freddy Returns"
|-
| ''[The Goldbergs](/source/The_Goldbergs_(2013_TV_series))''
| Bruce Kaczander
| Episode: "There Can Be Only One Highlander Club"
|-
| ''[Good Girls](/source/Good_Girls_(TV_series))''
| Mattress King
| Episode: "King"
|-
| ''[The Conners](/source/The_Conners)''
| Tony
| Episode: "Lanford, Toilet of Sin"
|-
| ''[Shameless](/source/Shameless_(American_TV_series))''
| Larry Seaver
| Episode: "Adios Gringos"
|-
| ''Like Magic'' 
| Announcer
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| ''[DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders](/source/DreamWorks_Dragons%3A_Rescue_Riders)''
| Pirates (voice)
| Episode: "King Burple"
|-
| ''[Homecoming](/source/Homecoming_(TV_series))'' 
| Attending Cop
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''The Upshaws''
| Malcolm
| Episode: "Big Plans"
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''[Crash Team Racing](/source/Crash_Team_Racing)''
| [Crash Bandicoot](/source/Crash_Bandicoot_(character))
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Chip-Chinery/|title=Chip Chinery (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors|website=Behind The Voice Actors|type= Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}</ref>
|}

==Discography==
* ''You Might Be A Redhead'' (1999)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.chipchinery.com/ Chip Chinery's website] 
* [http://www.chipsmoneytips.com/ Chip's Money Tips website]
* {{IMDb name|0157842}}

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