About

Known credits:
55
Birthday:
1971-01-01
Place of birth:
New Jersey, USA
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Chris Bender

Overview

Chris Bender (born 1971) is an American film producer whose beginnings were through developing and co-producing an American Pie film series based on his and writer Adam Herz's own high school experiences. In November 1998, he established the management and production company Benderspink with partner J.C. Spink, a fellow alumnus of Bucknell University. Benderspink had a successful first-look deal with New Line Cinema for over 15 years, a first-look deal with Universal Cable Productions, and before that, CBS Studios and Fox 21.

In 2016, Bender and Spink split up to pursue forming their own companies. J.C. Spink died in 2017 and was celebrated by industry friends and family at a memorial service.

Chris Bender founded Good Fear Content in 2016 with Jake Weiner. The company produces clutter-busting media across theatrical, TV and emerging digital platforms, focusing on nurturing and establishing new voices aspiring to be generation-defining talent. Under the company's banner, Bender's most recent release was as producer on David Robert Mitchell's Under the Silver Lake with Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, and Topher Grace. The film was screened in a Cannes competition and released by A24 domestically in April 2019. In 2020, Amazon Studios released My Spy. Pete Segal directs the film, and Dave Bautista and Kristen Schaal are the stars. That project was followed by Mulan, a live-action version of the classic adventure of a young Chinese maiden disguised as a warrior to save her father. Released by Disney, the film is directed by and stars Yifei Liu, Jet Li, Gong Li, and Donnie Yen.

Other projects produced by Bender include the hit comedy We're the Millers, starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis; Horrible Bosses 2, starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, and Charlie Day; and Vacation, starring Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, and Chris Hemsworth, all for New Line.

Bender has produced or developed projects that have grown into six franchises in various genres: Final Destination, American Pie, The Ring, Cats & Dogs, The Butterfly Effect, and The Hangover series. Eight of his movies have opened to number one, and Bender was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for A History of Violence.

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Known for

Acting
2003 American Wedding Actor Scared Guy in Bathroom 61
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Production
2026 Flowervale Street Production Executive Producer N/A
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2025 The Parenting Production Producer 58
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2024 Hysteria! Production Executive Producer 68
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2024 My Spy The Eternal City Production Producer 62
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2023 The Last Voyage of the Demeter Production Executive Producer 65
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2022 Senior Year Production Producer 58
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2020 Mulan Production Producer 67
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2020 My Spy Production Producer 66
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2019 Cuck Production Executive Producer 57
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2019 Polaroid Production Producer 59
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2018 Under the Silver Lake Production Producer 62
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2017 Tracktown Production Executive Producer 58
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2017 Rings Production Executive Producer 51
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2016 Criminal Production Producer 61
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2016 Ride Along 2 Production Executive Producer 62
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2015 Vacation Production Producer 62
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2014 Horrible Bosses 2 Production Producer 61
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2014 Zombeavers Production Producer 53
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2014 Ride Along Production Executive Producer 62
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2013 We're the Millers Production Producer 67
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2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Production Producer 57
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2011 The Hangover Part II Production Executive Producer 64
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2011 Arthur Production Producer 56
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2011 I Am Number Four Production Executive Producer 61
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2010 Leap Year Production Producer 66
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2009 The Hole Production Executive Producer 58
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2009 The Hangover Production Executive Producer 72
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2008 Insanitarium Production Producer 57
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2008 The Ruins Production Producer 58
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2006 The Butterfly Effect 2 Production Producer 52
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2005 Just Friends Production Producer 61
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2005 A History of Violence Production Producer 70
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2005 Red Eye Production Producer 63
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2005 Monster-in-Law Production Producer 61
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2005 The Ring Two Production Co-Executive Producer 57
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2004 The Butterfly Effect Production Producer 74
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2003 American Wedding Production Producer 61
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2002 Cheats Production Producer 58
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2001 American Pie 2 Production Co-Producer 61
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2001 Cats & Dogs Production Executive Producer 55
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2000 Final Destination Production Associate Producer 65
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1999 American Pie Production Co-Producer 65
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Sweet Tooth Production Producer N/A
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Business Trip Production Producer N/A
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Unleashed Production Producer N/A
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World War X Production Executive Producer N/A
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Heroes & Villains Production Producer N/A
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Good in Bed Production Producer N/A
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They Follow Production Producer N/A
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Bob: The Musical Production Producer N/A
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Man Alive Production Producer N/A
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Care Bears Production Producer N/A
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Singles Day Production Producer N/A
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Beneath the Surface Production Producer N/A
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