| Chip Chinery | |
| Birth Name: | Lawrence Adams Chinery |
| Birth Place: | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Medium: | Stand-up, film, television |
| Genre: | Sketch comedy |
| Active: | 1980–present |
Chip Chinery (born August 10, 1964) is an American actor and stand-up comedian.
Chinery was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. At age 16, he made his stand-up comedy debut at a bar called d.w.eye.[1] [2] He graduated from Miami University with his bachelor's degree in business psychology. Chinery worked at WCPO-TV as a cameraman, then at TheBankMart in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
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.[3]
In 1999, Chinery released his very first comedy album, You Might Be A Redhead.[4]
As an actor, he has guest-starred on over 50 different TV shows and films, including Seinfeld, Friends, Curb Your Enthusiasm, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Better Off Ted, Rules of Engagement, Anger Management, and Coyote Ugly. He plays recurring characters on Crash & Bernstein and Wilfred.
He also provided the voice of Crash Bandicoot in the video game Crash Team Racing, replacing Brendan O'Brien.[5]
Chinery's award-winning Chip's Money Tips, debuted in 2008,[6] to give "Money Tips in a Candy-Coated Shell" through humorous, entertaining and informative videos and written posts.[7] Chinery says, "Most people are clueless about money. Not you - them. Other people."
He also works as a personal finance advisor.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Dill Scallion | Reporter | ||
| Hee/r | Buck Owens, Dr. Green | Short film | ||
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Security Guard | ||
| Coyote Ugly | Cop | |||
| Space Cowboys | Tom | Uncredited | ||
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor II: Pearlmageddo | Advisory | Short film | |
| 2002 | Hip, Edgy, Sexy, Cool | Sexy Cop #1 | ||
| The Country Bears | Tom Tamina | |||
| Dan Danger | Steve Markus, Mark Stephens, Pilot | |||
| 2004 | The Old Man and the Studio | Security Guard | Short film | |
| Fellowship 9/11 | Recruiter | |||
| 2005 | The Good Part | Classmate | ||
| 2017 | Battle of the Sexes | Roone Arledge |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Jenny McCarthy Show | Various | 1 episode | |
| 1997–1999 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Janitor, Guy, Workman | 4 episodes | |
| 1998 | Friends | Another Scientist | Episode: "The One with Phoebe's Uterus" | |
| Seinfeld | Co-Worker #1 | Episode: "The Maid" | ||
| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Kid #2, Pilot, Steve (voices) | Segment: "The Dan Danger Show" | ||
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Various characters | 1 episode | ||
| Prime Time Comedy | Various characters | Television film | ||
| 1999 | Oh Baby | Waiter | Episode: "Birth: Part 1" | |
| The Drew Carey Show | Jerry the Bowler | Episode: "Do the Hustle" | ||
| 2000 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Newspaper Boy | Episode: "Salem's Daughter" | |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Chip | Episode: "Mail to the Chief" | ||
| Providence | Pet Store Salesman | Episode: "Family Ties" | ||
| 2001 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Car Customer #1 | Episode: "The Car Salesman" | |
| Dead Last | Public Defender | Episode: "He Who Smelt It" | ||
| Sketch Pad | Magicop | 1 episode | ||
| 2002 | For Your Love | Mr. Arledge | Episode: "The Sexual Evolution" | |
| Becker | Mr. Lester | Episode: "Picture Imperfect" | ||
| Reba | Jeff | Episode: "Skating Away" | ||
| 2003 | Whoopi | Guest #1 | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2003 | All That | Officer Kropke | 2 episodes | |
| 2003 | Married to the Kellys | Rodney the Car Salesman | Episode: "The New Car" | |
| 2004 | My Life, Inc. | Kris Kirkwood | Television film | |
| Still Standing | Gilbert's Father | Episode: "Still Winning" | ||
| That '70s Show | Milkman | Episode: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" | ||
| 2005 | Uncommon Sense | Bellman | Television film | |
| The Commuters | Poker Champ | |||
| 2006 | Sons & Daughters | Co-Worker No. 1 | Episode: "Surprise Party" | |
| 2006–2009 | The Replacements | Mr. Kelpman, Mr. Lasley, 1950's Filmstrip Narrator (voices) | 3 episodes | |
| 2007 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Pete | Episode: "Aptitude" | |
| 2008 | My Best Friend's Girl | Customer | Television film | |
| 2008–2018 | Chip's Money Tips | 31 episodes | ||
| 2009–2010 | Better Off Ted | Ryan | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Wilfred | Stanley | 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Rules of Engagement | Randy | Episode: "Cupcake" | |
| Crash & Bernstein | Coach Urkhart | 5 episodes | ||
| Anger Management | Jimmy | Episode: "Charlie Does It for Science" | ||
| 2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Coach Gill | Episode: "Drug/Bust" | |
| 2015 | The Middle | Clark | Episode: "While You Were Sleeping" | |
| 2016 | Family Guy | Various voices | 2 episodes | |
| 2017 | Mom | Dave | Episode: "Roast Chicken and a Funny Story" | |
| Chelsea | Narrator (voice) | Episode: "Answer Me This" | ||
| NCIS | NCIS Employee Rodney Spence | Episode: "House Divided" | ||
| Speechless | Mr. McHugh | Episode: "W-E-- WE'RE B-A-- BACK!" | ||
| American Horror Story | Leland Candoli | Episode: "Mid-Western Assassin" | ||
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Don | Episode: "Bad Beat" | ||
| Life in Pieces | Dustin | Episode: "Waffle Permission Kidless Boyfriend" | ||
| 2018 | New Girl | Ben | Episode: "Tuesday Meeting" | |
| I Feel Bad | Officer Young | Episode: "I Get Sick of Being Needed" | ||
| The Kids Are Alright | Bob | Episode: "Behind the Counter" | ||
| 2019 | The Big Bang Theory | Bob | Episode: "The Propagation Proposition" | |
| Fam | Announcer (voice) | Episode: "Freddy Returns" | ||
| The Goldbergs | Bruce Kaczander | Episode: "There Can Be Only One Highlander Club" | ||
| Good Girls | Mattress King | Episode: "King" | ||
| The Conners | Tony | Episode: "Lanford, Toilet of Sin" | ||
| Shameless | Larry Seaver | Episode: "Adios Gringos" | ||
| Like Magic | Announcer | Television film | ||
| 2020 | Pirates (voice) | Episode: "King Burple" | ||
| Homecoming | Attending Cop | 2 episodes | ||
| 2021 | The Upshaws | Malcolm | Episode: "Big Plans" |