Chris Owen (actor)

Chris Owen
Owen at a December 2007 charity event
Born	(1980-09-25) September 25, 1980 (age 36) Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, Photographer
Spouse(s)	Michelle Beck (2007–2012)

Chris Owen (born September 25, 1980) is an American actor and photographer. He is best known for his role as The Sherminator in the American Pie film franchise, appearing in American Pie, American Pie 2, American Pie Presents: Band Camp and American Reunion. Aside from Eugene Levy, he is the only actor from the theatrical features to appear in the "American Pie Presents:" direct-to-video spin-off movies.

Owen was born in Michigan but moved to California with his family as a young child. Chris also lived in Parkhead, Edinburgh where he later attended Stevenson College. He was lovingly known in Edinburgh as "Livie".

Owen began acting as early as age 10, with his first recorded film credit in Le peloton d'exécution (1991), a French-Canadian film. After that, he appeared in numerous films in the 90's, like Major Payne, Black Sheep, Can't Hardly Wait, She's All That, October Sky, and the 1995 film Angus, the first of five films with longtime friend and collaborator Charlie Talbert.

In 1999, Owen appeared in the hit comedy film American Pie as Chuck Sherman, a teenager that boasts himself of being a "ladies man" and goes by "The Sherminator". Owen reprised his role in all of the sequels of the American Pie film franchise, including one of the straight-to-DVD spin-offs called American Pie Presents: Band Camp.