| Christopher Storer |
Christopher Storer (born 1981) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Having initially risen to prominence for his collaborations with comedian Bo Burnham, such as co-directing Burnham's comedy specials what. (2013) and Make Happy (2016) and producing Burnham's debut film Eighth Grade (2018), he became more widely known as the creator, co-showrunner, writer, and director of the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022–present), for which he has won three Emmy Awards.
Storer was born in 1981 and grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois. It was here that he met Chris Zucchero, the owner of Mr. Beef, the sandwich shop which became the basis for The Bear.[1] His sister Courtney is a professional chef who serves as a culinary supervisor on the series.[2]
Storer rose to prominence with his collaborations with Bo Burnham—co-directing the comedy specials what. (2013) and Make Happy (2016), as well as serving as a producer on Burnham's debut feature film Eighth Grade (2018)—and Hasan Minhaj on his comedy special Homecoming King (2017), which received a Peabody Award.[3] He then served as a director and an executive producer on Ramy Youssef's comedy-drama series Ramy (2019–present).[4] He became widely known as the creator, co-showrunner, writer, and director of the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022–present), for which he has won three Emmy Awards.
Storer is in a relationship with actress Gillian Jacobs, who guest starred in The Bear.[5]
Producer
| Year | Title | Producer | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Eighth Grade | |||
| 2020 | The Rental | |||
| 2021 | On the Count of Three |
Director
| 2013 | Comedy special Co-director | |||||
| 2016 | Comedy special Co-director | |||||
| 2017 | Comedy special | |||||
| 2018 | The Comedy Lineup | 16 episodes | ||||
| 2019–2020 | Ramy | Executive producer (20 episodes) Co-executive producer (4 episodes) Director (6 episodes) | ||||
| 2019 | Ramy Youssef Feelings | Comedy special | ||||
| Jeff Garlin Our Man in Chicago | ||||||
| Dan Soder Son of a Gary | ||||||
| 2020 | Little Voice | 1 episode | ||||
| 2021 | Dickinson | 2 episodes | ||||
| 2022–present | The Bear | Creator, co-showrunner |
Executive producer only
| 2017 | Jerrod Carmichael 8 | Comedy special |
| 2018 | Comedy special | |
| Drew Michael Drew Michael | Comedy special | |
| 2019 | Home Videos | |
| Sermon on The Mount | Documentary | |
| Lil Rel Live in Crenshaw | Comedy special | |
| 2020 | Whitmer Thomas The Golden One | Comedy special |
| Drew Michael: Red Blue Green | Comedy special |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Astra TV Awards | Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Comedy | The Bear (For "Review") | |
| Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Comedy | The Bear (For "System") | |||
| 2023 | Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series | The Bear (For "Review") | |
| 2024 | The Bear (For "Fishes") | |||
| 2019 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Film | Eighth Grade | |
| 2023 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Bear | |
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | The Bear (For "Review") | |||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | The Bear (For "System") | |||
| 2024 | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Bear | ||
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | The Bear (For "Fishes") | |||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | The Bear (For "Fishes") | |||
| 2023 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Comedy Series | The Bear | |
| New Series | ||||
| Episodic Comedy | The Bear (For "Braciole") | |||
| 2024 | Comedy Series | The Bear | ||
| Episodic Comedy | The Bear (For "Fishes") |