Biography
Date of Birth
20 December 1989, Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name
Christopher Charles Mintz-Plasse
Nickname
Chris
Height
5' 7½" (1.71 m)
Trivia
Attended El Camino Real High School from 2003 to 2007.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) is one of Christopher's favorite comedies.
Because he was only 17 at the time of filming Superbad (2007), his mother was required to be on set during the filming of his sex scene.
Member of the Sunday Men's Basketball League.
Member of the same Los Angeles gym as Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Jodie Foster, Michelle Monaghan, Jason Sarayba, and Ashley Tisdale.
Christopher's father is from a Catholic family, of half Polish, three eighths French-Canadian, and one eighth Irish, descent. Christopher's mother is from a Jewish family (from Austria, Hungary, Russia, Germany, and Poland). Through his mother, Christopher is a second cousin, three times removed, of politician Barry Goldwater, who was the Republican nominee for President in 1964. Christopher's maternal great-great-great-great-grandparents, Hirsch Goldwasser and Scheindel-Chawe/Fravda, were also Barry Goldwater's paternal great-grandparents.
Great-grandson of producer Charles Mintz and M.J. Winkler (born Margaret Winkler), who was a prominent figure in the early history of animation films in Hollywood. Great-great-nephew of M.J.'s brother, animation producer George Winkler.
Trademarks:
Slight lisp
Quotes
I just hated school. I don't like to learn. Don't teach me anything!
I do love horror movies, but I'm not the kind of guy who would dress up as a ghoul for Halloween. I might go as a member of the Blue Man Group.
