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Famous as :
ActorBirth Name :
Frederick Christopher KleinBirth Date :
March 14, 1979Birth Place :
Hinsdale, Illinois, USAClaim to fame :
As Paul Metzler in "Election" (1999)
Kristin Kreuk and Chris Klein Dish on 'Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li'
December 17, 2008 11:12:12While not much has been shared on the upcoming "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li", two of the action film's stars, Kristin Kreuk and Chris Klein, gave out bits of information about the movie as well as their experiences working for it. In an interview with Sci Fi Wire, the two gushed that "Chun-Li" stays true to the original video game.
On the red carpet for the Video Game Awards in Los Angeles over the weekend, Kreuk opened up first, explaining on what the new "Street Fighter" is all about. "It's about the character Chun-Li," she said. "It's her origin story from when she was a little girl. She loses both of her parents. Her father is taken away."
Chris Klein and Ginnifer Goodwin Split
December 09, 2008 10:12:56Celebrity lovers, Chris Klein and Ginnifer Goodwin, have separated after dating for more than two years. A friend of the actress tells People, the separation is "mutual and amicable."
"They realized they wanted different things," the friend says in a statement. "In the long run, the relationship wasn't going to work." No comments from both stars and their representatives concerning report of their separation.
Three See "Dead" People
December 21, 2006 04:12:26
Constructing an unusual team, Chris Klein, Jake Busey, and Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit have joined forces to star in "Play Dead", a dark comedy set to be helmed by "Third Watch" star Jason Wiles, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Here Klein will play Ronnie Reno, a former TV action star in dire need of a comeback who becomes the center of the flick's story. His life gets a drastic turn when he finds the body of a dead FBI agent in a remote Nevada town run by scary meth dealers, forcing him to reunite with his former co-stars to save himself and the terrorized townsfolk. Meanwhile Busey is set to portray one of the dealers with Durst as a henchman.
Stars Lining Up to Create "Serenade"
July 27, 2006 09:07:35
"New York City Serenade" sure gets merrier this time with the arrival of a number of stars to highlight the project as Chris Klein and Freddie Prinze Jr. have already been billed to play the two leading roles with Alexander Chaplin, Heather Bucha, and newcomer Ben Schwartz in supporting parts while Jamie-Lynn Sigler is in final talks to join the feature, so The Hollywood Reporter revealed.
Loosely based on the life of its director, Frank Whaley, the movie is a comedy set in the mid 1990s which tells about the friendship of two childhood friends, an aspiring filmmaker named Owen (Prinze Jr.), and Ray (Klein), a drummer who plays the dive bar circuits. The longtime relationship sadly gets strained because of an occurrence which leads them into a fight, prompting the two to part ways until an unexpected reunion 18 months later.
Chris Klein Found Love Again with Ginnifer Goodwin
June 09, 2006 10:06:29
While his ex-fiancee Katie Holmes is busy with her new role as a mother to daughter Suri, Chris Klein apparently has found new love again with actress Ginnifer Goodwin.
What prompted such report is that Goodwin was spotted kissing Klein at her birthday party in Los Angeles last month, about which a party attendance said "It was their coming out as a couple".
Seven Companions Heading for A "Good Life"
April 03, 2006 04:04:14
Zooey Deschanel, Harry Dean Stanton, Bill Paxton, Chris Klein, Bruce McGill, Deborah Rush and Mark Webber. They are all the seven companions heading for a "Good Life". It is a drama flick which will be directed and written by Steve Berra.
"The Good Life", produced by Lance Sloane and Patrick Markey, is set in a Nebraska town obsessed with football and tells the story of a mostly normal young man (Webber) who makes the best out of fitting in where he obviously doesn't. Deschanel is a girl who encourages the young man to pursue his own path, while Stanton is a movie theater owner who employs him. Klein is a bully ex-football player living off his high school fame, while McGill is the football coach who is a god in the town. Paxton plays a Judy Garland fan.
Chris Klein Pleads Guilty to DUI Charges
April 30, 2005 10:04:51Actor Chris Klein has pleaded guilty to DUI charges stemming from February 5, 2005, case, in which he was caught for driving with a sky-high blood-alcohol level of 0.20 just outside San Diego, more than double the state's legal limit of 0.08. Since the DUI charge was a misdemeanor, the actor was not required to be present in the North County Vista courthouse, but his atorney did.
So, late Friday Klein's lawyer entered a guilty plea on the actor's behalf to one misdemeanor count. To notice, Klein was sentenced to five years' probation, 150 hours of community service, a 90-day license suspension and an $1,800 fine. For the community service, Klein's lawyer indicated that the actor would like to fulfill it at the Red Cross.
Chris Klein Faces DUI Charge
April 15, 2005 11:04:35"American Pie" actor Chris Klein will be arraigned in San Diego County later this month on two counts of drunken driving. The 26-year-old actor was arrested by San Diego County Sheriff's deputies on February 5, 2005, following his last month charges of two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs and driving with a blood-alcohol content of 0.20 and above, more than twice California's legal limit of 0.08.
Each charge carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail, along with a fine and suspension of license. According to the district attorney's office, Klein is scheduled to be arraigned on April 29, 2005, in the Vista branch of San Diego Superior Court.
