Christopher Tenney

Christopher was born in Los Angeles, California and diagnosed with Autism at age three and a half. At age six he was diagnosed with optic-rectal-itis due to his crappy outlook about being Autistic. He attended grade school and middle school through the LAUSD until finally transferring to a "special needs" high school. After graduation, he attended Santa Monica City College, where he was overwhelmed by every subject but drama. He quickly discovered he had a knack for acting and improvisation, especially in comedy, which is fortunate since he is not a savant and is terrible at math and science. After taking every drama class SMC had to offer and receiving A's in all of them, Christopher transferred to Performing Arts Studio West, a trade school for actors with disabilities. Under their tutelage and guidance, he began booking various commercials and films. He also realized he was very much a class clown and total smart-Asperger's. Since then, he has performed stand-up at the Comedy Store in Hollywood and the Ice House in Pasadena, as well as several charity benefits throughout the L.A. area. He has appeared in national commercials for Oscar Mayer, Little Caesar's, Magic Jack, Hewlett-Packard, DirecTV, and YouTube. He's been featured on CBS Channel 2 News, and he's acted in two independent feature films. And just last season, he performed on A&E's Emmy winning reality series, "Born This Way." Christopher's younger sister Katie works in game design at Disney Interactive, and his father Kevin is an independent filmmaker best known for horror films and thrillers. They, along with his mother Susan, are often the fodder for Christopher's good natured stand-up routine.