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Full NameChristopher Eigeman BornMarch 1, 1965 (age 50) (1965-03-01) Denver, Colorado, US OccupationActor, screenwriter, director, producer NominationsIndependent Spirit John Cassavetes Award MoviesMetropolitan, The Last Days of Disco, Turn the River, Kicking and Screaming, Maid in Manhattan Similar PeopleWhit Stillman, Nicholas Jarecki, Noah Baumbach, Oren Rudavsky, Matt Ross
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Christopher "Chris" Eigeman (born March 1, 1965) is an American actor and a film director.
Eigeman is best known for roles in films written and directed by Whit Stillman: Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco.
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Personal life
Eigeman was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1965. He attended The Putney School, Putney, Vermont, from 1979 to 1983, and graduated from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Theatre in 1987. He has been married to Linda D. Eigeman since 1993. They have a son, born in 2008.
Career
Eigeman has appeared in these films: Kicking and Screaming (1995), Mr. Jealousy (1997), Highball (1997), Maid in Manhattan (2002), Crazy Little Thing (aka The Perfect You) (2002), The Treatment (2006).
Eigeman has appeared in these TV series: It's Like, You Know..., Gilmore Girls, Malcolm in the Middle, Homicide: Life on the Street, Fringe, and Girls.
In 1992, Eigeman filmed a pilot for an American version of the British cult sci-fi television show Red Dwarf playing the part of Arnold Rimmer; however, the show was not picked up as a series. During the mid-1990s, he appeared in a series of television advertisements for Pacific Bell that highlighted his sarcastic, straight ahead delivery. In these spots, Eigeman always appeared in dark suit and tie, regardless of the situation.
Eigeman wrote and directed the film Turn the River (2007).
Filmography
Metropolitan (1990) – Nick Smith
Barcelona (1994) – Fred Boynton
Kicking and Screaming (1995) – Max
Highball (1997) – Fletcher
The Next Step (1997) – David
Mr. Jealousy (1997) – Dashiell Frank (Also Associate Producer)
The Last Days of Disco (1998) – Des
It's Like, You Know... (1999-2000) - Arthur Garment
Malcolm in the Middle (2001–2005) – Lionel Herkabe
The Next Big Thing (2002) – Gus Bishop
Crazy Little Thing (aka The Perfect You) (2002) – Jimmy
Maid in Manhattan (2002) – John Bextrum
Path to War (2002) - Bill Moyers
7 Songs (2003) – Micah
Clipping Adam (2004) – Tom Sheppard
Gilmore Girls (2004) – Jason Stiles
The Treatment (2006) – Jake Singer
Turn the River (2007) – Mike Simms (Also Executive Producer/Writer/Director)