Chris D’Elia Biography
Chris D’Elia is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and podcast host from the United States. He is best known for his roles as Alex Miller on Whitney and Danny Burton on Undateable on NBC.
How old is Chris D’Elia?- Age
He is 43 years old as of March 2023. Chris was born Christopher William D’Elia on March 29, 1980 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA.
Chris D’Elia Height
Chris stands at a height of 6′ 2″ (1.88 m) tall.
Chris D’Elia Family
D’Elia was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. The son of Bill D’Elia, a television producer and director, and Ellie D’Elia, an interior decorator. His father is a second-generation Italian-American, and his mother is of Polish and Italian ancestry. Matt D’Elia, his younger brother, is a filmmaker and actor.
Chris D’Elia Wife- Kids
D’Elia married actress Emily Montague in 2006 however, In 2010, they divorced. Chris later married his longtime girlfriend Kristin Taylor on June 18, 2022. D’Elia lives in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Beachwood Canyon together with his family.
Chris D’Elia Career
D’Elia began acting in high school and appeared in a few episodes of Chicago Hope. He studied acting at New York University but dropped out after a year because he disliked college. He then appeared in a film that was only released on DVD. He began writing scripts during his downtime as an actor. He decided to try stand-up comedy, which he had always wanted to do, when he was 25 years old. Since 2006, D’Elia has been doing stand-up comedy. His first performance was at North Hollywood’s Ha Ha Café. He regards himself as a stand-up comedian who also acts. He has appeared on Live at Gotham, Comedy Central Presents, and Showtime’s Live Nude Comedy.
He was introduced to a larger audience as a regular on the TBS series Glory Daze, which aired for one season. He was originally cast only for the pilot episode but was later promoted to series regular. For two seasons, he co-starred in the NBC comedy series Whitney alongside comedian Whitney Cummings. D’Elia co-hosted the Ten Minute Podcast with Bryan Callen and Will Sasso from 2012 to 2015. Since February 2017, he has hosted the weekly podcast Congratulations with Chris D’Elia, which has charted in multiple countries’ top 20 comedy podcasts.’Babies’ are podcast listeners. His style has been heavily influenced by other podcasts, including The Fighter and the Kid.
D’Elia released his debut parody rap album, Such Is Life (produced by Mr. Green), as MC “Chank Smith” in January 2013. D’Elia’s first one-hour stand-up special, White Male Black Comic, aired on Comedy Central on December 6, 2013. He has three subsequent Netflix comedy specials: Incorrigible (2015), Man On Fire (2017), and No Pain (2020). With the exception of No Pain, which was directed by his brother, these were directed by his father. D’Elia starred as Danny Burton, a ladies’ man whose friends are all “undateable” in some way in the 2014-2016 NBC sitcom Undateable. With a cast of stand-up comics who were friends before the show, the show frequently incorporated improvisation.
D’Elia imitated rapper Eminem and made fun of Eminem’s middle-aged fans on an April 2018 episode of his Congratulations podcast, while admitting that Eminem was “one of the best rappers of all time.”[25] D’Elia imitated Eminem’s rapping again in videos he posted online in September 2018 (in his car) and January 2019 (in his garage) in response to positive feedback. Eminem tweeted the garage video in February 2019, writing, “This is INCREDIBLE!!! 4 a second I actually thought it WAS me!!” The end of Logic’s May 2019 single “Homicide” featuring Eminem included an audio clip from the car video.
It was officially announced in August 2020 that D’Elia would be replaced by Tig Notaro in Army of the Dead (2021). The film’s trailers were released in April 2021, with Notaro replacing D’Elia. Brendan Schaub and Theo Von renamed their weekly podcast “King and the Sting” to “King and the Sting and Wing” on January 13, 2022. “King and the Sting and Wing” was officially renamed “The Golden Hour” on November 4, 2022, with Workaholics actor Erik Griffin replacing Von. Spotify has removed four separate episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience featuring D’Elia, with no explanation provided.
Chris D’Elia Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars as of 2023.
Chris D’Elia Movies and TV Shows
2020 No Pain
2019 Comedians of the World
2019 Huge in France
2019 You
2018 Alone Together
2017–2018 The Good Doctor
2017 The Great Indoors
2017 Man On Fire
2016 Rush Hour
2016 Typical Rick
2016 Lip Sync Battle
2015 Incorrigible
2015 The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
2014–2016 Undateable
2014 Jennifer Falls
2013–2016 Sanjay and Craig
2013 White Male. Black Comic
2012 Sullivan & Son Ryan Capps
2011–2013 Whitney
2011 Workaholics
2010–2011 Glory Daze
2005 American Dreams
2005 Monk
2004 Boston Legal
2000 Get Real