Christopher Storer
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Christopher Storer (born 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 three Emmy Awards.
Early life
[edit]Storer was born in 1981 and grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois. It was here that he met Chris Zucchero, the owner of Mr. Beef, the sandwich shop which became the basis for The Bear.[1] His sister Courtney is a professional chef who serves as a culinary supervisor on the series.[2]
Career
[edit]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.[3] He then served as a director and an executive producer on Ramy Youssef's comedy-drama series Ramy (2019–present).[4] 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 three Emmy Awards.
Personal life
[edit]Storer is in a relationship with actress Gillian Jacobs, who guest starred in The Bear.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Producer
| Year | Title | Producer | Notes |
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| 2018 | Eighth Grade | Yes | |
| 2020 | The Rental | Yes | |
| 2021 | On the Count of Three | Executive | |
| 2024 | Y2K | Yes |
Television
[edit]Director
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "What Inspired 'The Bear'? The Show's Creator Explains It All". Esquire. July 22, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King". www.peabodyawards.com. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ "Spirit Awards: 'If Beale Street Could Talk' Wins Best Feature; Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 23, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ 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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