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MC Chris flipping the bird in April 2007
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Background information | |
Birth name | Christopher Brendan Ward |
Born |
Libertyville, Illinois, U.S. |
September 2, 1975
Genres | Nerdcore, hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, voice actor, writer, comedian |
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | MC Chris LLC |
Website | www |
Christopher Brendan Ward (born September 2, 1975), better known by the stage name MC Chris (stylized as mc chris), is an American nerdcore rapper, voice actor, writer, and improvisational comedian. Associated with the genre of nerdcore hip hop, his trademarks include the high pitch of his voice and the combination of his "geek" heritage with the "gangster" image associated with most hip hop artists. He has released ten albums, five EPs, one re-release, and a tenth anniversary edition of his recordings with The Lee Majors.
Ward was born in Libertyville, Illinois. He attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Ward has appeared on, worked behind the scenes on, and contributed original lyrics to, many of Williams Street Studios' shows on Adult Swim, most notably Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He worked as a production assistant and starred as the character MC Pee Pants in the episodes "MC Pee Pants", "Sir Loin", "The Last One", and "Little Brittle", as well as the young Carl in episode 18. He reprised the role of MC Pee Pants in Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, and in the PlayStation 2 video game Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am.
Ward also had a role in Sealab 2021, as a writer and as the recurring character Hesh Hepplewhite, as well as the twins who play Dolphin Boy in a behind-the-scenes type of episode. He worked as a production assistant and writer for The Brak Show (including the episodes "Brakstreet" and "Shadows of Heat") and voiced a character on the episode "Brakstreet". He was a contributing writer for Space Ghost: Coast to Coast with a cameo in the episode "Baffler Meal", and voiced Ward Willoughby in the 2002 pilot for Welcome to Eltingville.