Who is Chris Makepeace?
Chris Makepeace was born on April 22, 1964, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; his zodiac sign is Taurus, and he is of Canadian nationality. He is a former actor and assistant director best known for his role as Clifford Peache in the 1980 comedy-drama film “My Bodyguard,” which also starred Adam Baldwin and Matt Dillon and is about a new boy at school who hires a bodyguard who is the most feared kid at that school after being bullied by the school’s worst bully – the film won a National Board of Review Top Ten Films Award and was nominated for two other awards.
What Happened To Him, And Where Is He Now?
Chris Makepeace withdrew from acting in 2001 and began working as an assistant director; his most recent credit as an assistant producer was in 2010, when he assisted on the short drama “Play,” starring John Healy (also the film’s writer), Paolo Mancini, and Ginger Welch.
Childhood, And Education
Chris Makepeace (pinterest)Chris was reared in Montreal with his older brother Ton, who is now a famous photographer, by their lawyer father Harry Makepeace, and homemaker mother Doreen.
Chris became interested in acting at a young age, and a scout discovered him a few months after he turned ten, and he was invited to perform in his first commercial.
This is when Chris became interested in acting, and after enrolling at a local high school, he immediately joined the drama club and began performing in plays. Chris graduated from high school in 1982 and subsequently concentrated on his acting career rather than attending college; he honed his skills at The Second City Special Workshop in Chicago.
Movie Characters
Chris made his film debut (uncredited) in the 1974 short film “The Ottawa Valley,” starring Karen Austin, Kay Hawtrey, and Karen Pearson, and his next role came five years later when he was cast to play the supporting character Rudy in the comedy “Meatballs,” starring Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, and Kate Lynch, and for his performance, Chris was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.
Chris played Ring, one of the main characters in the 1981 action adventure science fiction picture “The Last Chase,” written by Martyn Burke, directed by Christopher Crowe, and starring Lee Majors and Burgess Meredith – the tale is set in a future world where there is no more oil. In the years that followed, he appeared in films such as “The Mysterious Stranger,” a family fantasy mystery, “Mazes and Monsters,” and “The Terry Fox Story,” a biographical sports drama. The next year, Chris starred as Matt in Sparky Greene’s drama “The Oasis,” which also starred Scott Hylands and Richard Cox and was written and directed by him.
In 1985, he acted in two films: the biographical crime drama “The Falcon and the Snowman,” in which he played Dennis ‘Jody’ Adler, and the drama-comedy “The Undergrads,” in which he played Dennis ‘Jody’ Adler.
Chris played Keith in the comic fantasy horror “Vamp” in 1986, which garnered mixed reviews but was nominated for two Oscars, and Robert in the romantic war drama “Captive Hearts” in 1987. In 1988, he starred in both the comedy-drama “Aloha Summer” and the science fiction film “Why on Earth?”
Before retiring from acting, he appeared in three films: the 1996 romantic drama “A Holiday for Love,” the 1998 drama “Short for Nothing,” written and directed by Siona Ankrah Cameron, and the 2001 thriller “Full Disclosure.”
TV Series Characters
Chris has only appeared in four TV shows. He made his series debut in 1981, as Willie in the episode “East Side Angels” of the adventure drama “The Littlest Hobo,” which starred London, Harvey Atkin, and Allan Royal and followed the exploits of a German shepherd dog.
Chris appeared as Zeb Norman in the comedy family fantasy series “The Jim Henson Hour” episodes “Aquatic Life” and “Science Fiction” in 1989, and as Jeremy in the drama horror mystery “Deadly Nightmares” episode “Power Play” in 1989.
In 1991, he appeared in the episode “Miracle Worker” of the drama horror mystery “Beyond Reality” before retiring from acting.
Assistant director credits in film and television series
Chris made his directorial debut in 2000 with numerous episodes of the comedy-drama series “Drop the Beat,” and in 2001 he worked as an assistant director on the film “Full Disclosure.”
As the third assistant director, he worked on the drama thriller film “Tangled” in 2001 and the criminal drama fantasy film “Silver Man” in 2003.
Relationship Status
Chris wants to keep his personal life private and hasn’t spoken about any girls he may have dated; nevertheless, it is known that he had a relationship with Grace Jones in 1985. Grace is a 16-year-old Jamaican model, singer, and actress who dated Chris for less than a year before breaking up for undisclosed reasons.
Rumors are circulating the internet that Chris married his other half in the early 2000s, and several of his fans claim to have seen him and his alleged wife walking hand in hand in the streets of Los Angeles on multiple occasions, but no proof has been provided to support these claims, and Chris has not commented, so as of September 2020, he is single, has not married, and does not have children.
Other Interests And Hobbies
Chris has been interested in music since he was a teenager, and in 1981 he was asked to record a spoken dialogue for the KISS album “Music From The Elder,” but the conversation was cut from the final mix.
Chris’ acting career has taken him to various US states, but he likes to travel abroad, and he has visited several European nations for leisure, including Italy, France, and England.
He likes animals and has a dog as a pet.
Chris has personal favorites among actors and actresses. Some of his favorite actors include Tom Hanks, Will Smith, and Emma Watson, while his favorite films include “The Terminal,” “I, Robot,” and the “Harry Potter” trilogy.
Body Structure And Net Worth
Chris Makepeace (pinterest)Chris’s age is 56. He has brown hair and blue eyes and is 5ft 9ins (1.75m) tall and weighs roughly 150lbs (68kgs).
His net worth is predicted to be more than $200,000 as of September 2020.