Chris Henchy is an American director and producer popular for being the co-executive producer of Entourage HBO comedy, and the co-founder of the website Funny or Die along with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. He has worked with Ferrell films on films like The Campaign, The Other Guys, and Land of the Lost. Chris has an estimated net worth of $50 million.
The Career Life of Chris Henchy
Chris moved to New York City and after working at Wall Street, he quit and went to pursue the entertainment industry looking to make a career from it. He started working for MTV and wrote monologue jokes for Garry Shandling for The Larry Sanders Show, Campus Cops in 1996, and Battery Park for television specials. For the television series Battery Park, he was the creator and producer and he starred Elizabeth Perkins.
Chris has written and produced sitcoms like I’m with Her, Life with Bonnie, and Spin City and was the executive producer of Entourage. The show I’m With Her is slightly based on the relationship he has with his wife Brooke Shields. He worked with HBO to create the show Eastbound &Down. He has been credited as the writer of the film Land of the Lost released in 2009 and producer of the film The Goods Live Hard, Sell Hard.
His recent project is the film Impractical Jokers and The Campaign as the writer and director of the television series The Movie. In 2020, he produced the Eurovision Song Contest the Story of Fire Saga. Chris is a member of the Creative Council of Represent US which is a nonpartisan anti-corruption organization.
Chris purchased his home in La’s Pacific Palisades neighborhood for $3.25 million and put it on rent at $25,000 per month. His property in New York’s West Village is worth $5.5 million while the one he owns with his wife in Southampton is worth $4.25 million. He currently lives in New York with his family. From his successful career in the entertainment and film industry, entrepreneurship, and real estate, he has accumulated a net worth of $50 million.
Chris Henchy’s Personal Life
Chris Henchy was born on March 23, 1964, in New York City and grew up in Augusta, Georgia. He went to Hill Catholic School, Friendswood High School, and then to the University of New York and graduated with a BS degree in finance. He was a member of the Stigma Alpha Epsilon chapter while in the university. Actress Brooke Shields and Chris dated for a while got engaged while on vacation in Mexico in 2000, and finally got married in 2001. They have two daughters Grier and Rowan.
Brooke has a net worth of $40 million from her modeling and acting career. She was a child model and was exposed to the industry early and was featured in her first film Pretty Baby at age 11. She has been featured on shows like Lipstick Jungle, Suddenly Susan and That 70s Show. Chris’ wife Brooke took to Instagram and shared a photo of their wedding celebrating their 23 anniversaries in marriage. The couple lives in Greenwich Village, New York City together with their children.