American screenwriter, producer, director, and actor Chris Henchy is most known for being the spouse of Brooke Shields, a model, actress, and novelist in Hollywood. Along with comedian and actor Will Ferrell, writer and comedian Adam McKay, and actor Michael Kvamme, he is co-founder of the comedic video website and production firm Funny or Die, which was founded in 2007. In addition, he is the head of Gary Sanchez Productions, a production firm that Ferrell and McKay co-founded in 2006. ‘Land of the Lost’ (2009), ‘The Other Guys’ (2010), and ‘The Campaign’ (2012) are just a few of the feature films on which he has contributed writing. He has written and produced many sitcoms, such as “Big Lake,” “Eastbound and Down,” “Spin City,” “I’m With Her,” and “Entourage.” He has also executive produced several “Funny or Die” videos. In February 2011, Friendswood High School honored him as one of six eminent former students. From the ‘WE THE ECONOMY’ series of 20 short films, he directed one that attempts to give viewers a better knowledge of the American economy.
Chris Henchy Ascent to Fame
After graduating, a young Chris Henchy moved to New York City in pursuit of employment. After working on Wall Street for a while, he decided to seek comic writing prospects. He wrote his first scripts for MTV, and then went on to create monologues for “The Larry Sanders Show,” starring Garry Shandling. After contributing to other sitcoms and television specials in the ensuing years, he eventually developed and produced the NBC sitcom series “Battery Park,” which starred Elizabeth Perkins, in 2000.
The sitcom ‘I’m with Her’, which he co-created with Marco Pennette in 2003, was based on his true love story with Brooke Shields. ‘Funny or Die’, a humorous video production firm he formed in 2007 with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, with whom he frequently cooperated. From that point on, he has written and produced numerous feature films for Ferrell and is currently directing a full-length film for the ‘Impractical Jokers’ television series, which is produced by ‘Funny or Die’. Even though he is married to Shields, he stays out of the spotlight except when he and his spouse go to different events occasionally.
Individual Life of Chris Henchy
Patricia Henchy gave birth to Christopher Thomas Henchy, later known as Chris Henchy, in New York City on March 23, 1964. Raised in Augusta, Georgia, he attended Saint Mary on the Hill Catholic School. Later, while attending Friendswood High School in Friendswood, Texas, he began to look forward to his English lessons, which would go on to influence his professional path. He’d developed a sharp sense of humor with the help of one of his buddies there, Dirk Moore. He participated in journalism and was on the yearbook staff at school. Following his high school graduation in 1982, he enrolled at the University of New Mexico, where he eventually got a B.S. in finance. He belonged to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter while in college.
Connection to Brooke Shields
In late 1998, Chris Henchy got to know actress Brooke Shields when they were both writers and hosts for NBC’s special program “Christmas in Washington.” He was able to give Shields, who was going through a trying moment in her life, more confidence, and they quickly became close friends. After Shields’ two-year marriage to tennis player Andre Agassi ended in divorce in 1999, the two grew better acquainted. While visiting Cabo San Lucas in Mexico on July 15, 2000, he proposed to her with an ancient cushion-cut diamond engagement ring. After a year, on April 4, 2001, they threw a small dinner party at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Marina del Rey, California, and took close friends and family to Wrigley Mansion on Catalina Island, which was 26 miles away by boat. When the guests arrived, they were pleasantly surprised to see Shields wearing her wedding gown from Vera Wang.
On May 15, 2003, the couple gave birth to their first child, Rowan Francis Henchy, in a Manhattan, New York City hospital. On April 18, 2006, in Los Angeles, Brooke Shields gave birth to their second daughter, Grier Hammond. In part because “He’s quite happy letting her take the spotlight and being the supportive man behind her,” they have been happily married for almost 20 years and are still going strong. The pair owns properties in Los Angeles and Manhattan, New York City.
The net worth of Chris Henchy
The estimated net worth of Chris Henchy is about $1 million.