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Christopher Storer

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Christopher Storer
Born1980 or 1981 (age 43–44)
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • director
  • producer

Christopher Storer (born 1980 or 1981) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Having initially risen to prominence for his collaborations with comedian Bo Burnham, such as co-directing Burnham's comedy specials what. (2013) and Make Happy (2016) and producing Burnham's debut film Eighth Grade (2018), he became more widely known as the creator, co-showrunner, writer, and director of the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022–present), for which he has won four Emmy Awards.

Early life and education

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Christopher Storer was born in 1980 or 1981 and grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois.[1] It was here that he met Chris Zucchero, the owner of Mr. Beef, the sandwich shop which became the basis for The Bear.[2] Storer's sister Courtney is a professional chef who serves as a culinary supervisor on the series.[3]

Career

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Storer rose to prominence with his collaborations with Bo Burnham—co-directing the comedy specials what. (2013) and Make Happy (2016), as well as serving as a producer on Burnham's debut feature film Eighth Grade (2018)—and Hasan Minhaj on his comedy special Homecoming King (2017), which received a Peabody Award.[4]

From 2019 he served as a director and an executive producer on Ramy Youssef's comedy-drama series Ramy.[5]

He became widely known as the creator, co-showrunner, writer, and director of the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022–present), for which he has won four Emmy Awards.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Storer is in a relationship with actress Gillian Jacobs, who guest starred in The Bear.[6]

Storer lives in Los Angeles.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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Producer

Year Title Notes
2018 Eighth Grade
2020 The Rental
2021 On the Count of Three Executive
2024 Y2K

Television

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Director

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2013 Bo Burnham: what. Yes No No Comedy special
Co-director
2016 Bo Burnham: Make Happy Yes No No Comedy special
Co-director
2017 Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King Yes No No Comedy special
2018 The Comedy Lineup Yes No No 16 episodes
2019–2020 Ramy Yes No Yes Executive producer (20 episodes)
Co-executive producer (4 episodes)
Director (6 episodes)
2019 Ramy Youssef: Feelings Yes No Yes Comedy special
Jeff Garlin: Our Man in Chicago Yes No No
Dan Soder: Son of a Gary Yes No Yes
2020 Little Voice Yes No No 1 episode
2021 Dickinson Yes No No 2 episodes
2022–present The Bear Yes Yes Yes Creator, co-showrunner

Executive producer only

Year Title Notes
2017 Jerrod Carmichael: 8 Comedy special
2018 Chris Rock: Tamborine Comedy special
Drew Michael: Drew Michael Comedy special
2019 Home Videos
Sermon on The Mount Documentary
Lil Rel: Live in Crenshaw Comedy special
2020 Whitmer Thomas: The Golden One Comedy special
Drew Michael: Red Blue Green Comedy special

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2024 Astra TV Awards Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Comedy The Bear (For "Review") Nominated
Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Comedy The Bear (For "System") Won
2023 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series The Bear (For "Review") Nominated
2024 The Bear (For "Fishes") Won
2019 Independent Spirit Awards Best Film Eighth Grade Nominated
2023 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series The Bear Won
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series The Bear (For "Review") Won
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series The Bear (For "System") Won
2024 Outstanding Comedy Series The Bear Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series The Bear (For "Fishes") Won
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series The Bear (For "Fishes") Nominated
2023 Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy Series The Bear Won
New Series Nominated
Episodic Comedy The Bear (For "Braciole") Nominated
2024 Comedy Series The Bear Won
Episodic Comedy The Bear (For "Fishes") Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b "What Inspired 'The Bear'? The Show's Creator Explains It All". Esquire. July 22, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Storer, Christopher (July 22, 2022). "What Inspired 'The Bear'? The Show's Creator Explains It All". Esquire (Interview). Interviewed by Gordinier, Jeff. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. ^ McCarthy, Amy (June 28, 2023). "Chef Courtney Storer Is the Reason the Food on 'The Bear' Looks So Damn Good". Eater. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King". www.peabodyawards.com. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "Spirit Awards: 'If Beale Street Could Talk' Wins Best Feature; Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 23, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  6. ^ Rankin, Seija (June 30, 2023). "Molly Gordon Found Catharsis — and Bolognese — on Set of 'The Bear's Second Season". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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