Chris was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and moved to Florida at the age of 15. He was a professional dancer in the early to mid-nineties as a "house" dancer for clubs in the Tampa Bay area. He also danced with "Todd Heffner & Company" and in several Florida Hip-Hop groups. He toured in Connecticut, New York, Florida, Cincinatti and Cleveland. He began pursuing an education and was quickly recruited into the dance departments of St. Petersburg College and the University Of South Florida. His choreographers have included, Debra Jo Hughes, Katurah Robinson, John Parks, Colette Harding and Klaus "Step" Reinert. While in college performing musical theater, he was then recruited into the drama department where he began acting and writing.