Where is Chris Owen aka The Sherminator in “American Pie”?

Known from movies

American Pie (1999)
as Chuck Sherman

October Heaven (1999)
as Quentin

American pie 2 (2001)
as Chuck Sherman

The Fog (2007)
as Standard



Introduction

If you were a teen or young adult in the ’90s, you probably think you know everything about the hit comedy movie “American Pie” and the actors in it. However, do you know where The Sherminator is now and what his marital status is?

Early life and education

Chris Owen was born on September 25, 1980 in Michigan, USA. His parents are Rosie Taylor and Gary Owen, and he has a younger brother, Gareth Owen.

He grew up in California, USA, where his family moved when he was just a toddler.

He attended the local secondary school but later moved to Parkhead, Edinburgh in Scotland so that he could attend Stevenson College.

Career

from Owen acting career started when he was only 10 years old, when he landed a role in the French-Canadian film “Le Peloton D’Execution” in 1991. In the early 1990s, he acted in several feature films, such as “It Runs in the Familie”, “Major Payne”, “Angus” and “Black Sheep.” He guest-starred in several TV series from this period, such as “Picket Fences”, “Boy Meets World” and “7th Heaven”.

In 1997, he played Steve in a family drama “The Ride”, and the following year played a small role of Klepto Kid in “Can Hardly Wait”. In 1999, he played Quentin in “October Sky”, a role that earned him a Young Star Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film Nomination. That same year, he played Derek Funkhouser Rutley in a high school romantic comedy, “She’s All That”.

Owen’s breakthrough came in 1999, when he played self-proclaimed womanizer Chuck Sherman, aka The Sherminator, in the famous comedy film “American Pie.”

This led to Owen’s increased popularity and in 2000 he featured prominently in the comedy film “Ready to Rumble”. The following year, he appeared in two episodes of the TV series “Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family”, as well as in a comedy film “Going Greek”. He reprized the role of Chuck Sherman in a sequel to ‘American Pie’ which aired in 2001 and in 2002 appeared in ‘Van Wilder: Party Liaison’ and in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Rave’, playing the role of Frankie. In 2003, he appeared in an episode of the TV series “Everwood” and had a guest role in the detective comedy TV series “Monk”.

That same year, he co-starred as Leonard Smallwood in a crime comedy “Gold Diggers”. In 2004, he appeared in the feature film “Hidalgo”, and also played Trent Barker in an episode of the TV series “Without a Trace”, then Huey in “Dear Wendy”, a crime drama written by Lars von Trier. In 2005, he reprized the role of Chuck Sherman in a short film spin-off of “American Pie”, “American Pie Presents: Band Camp”.

In the late 2000s, he appeared in several feature films, including “The Mist,” “Just Add Water,” “The Life of Lucky Cucumber,” and “Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion.”

In 2012, he returned again as Chuck Sherman in “American Reunion”, and the same year he played Officer Young in “Pretty Bad Actress”, then appeared as Chad in the short film “Undead: A Love Story”. He appeared in the 2015 comedy film “Bachelors” and the following year Matthew was in “All That Jam”. In 2016, he had guest roles in the hit TV series “Criminal Minds” and titled “Scarecrow”, before playing Mike Kastelein in the final season of the crime series “Hand of God”, and in 2018 he appeared in “The Last Sharknado: It’s about time.”

Owen has also appeared in several music videos. He was in the video for Something Corporate’s song “If You C Jordan”, as well as a video for Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike’s hit single “Mammoth”.

Private life

He married his longtime girlfriend, Michelle Beck, in 2007, but the couple divorced in 2012 – they have no children together. In 2013, Owen started dating a fellow actress, Dayna Cousins, who is known for her roles in movies like “Dark Feed” and “Shout It Out!” On July 22, 2018, the duo announced their engagement on Owen’s Instagram profile, via a photo showing her engagement ring.

In 2014, during an interview for “New York Daily News,” Owen admitted to working as a waiter at a sushi restaurant, stating that “life doesn’t always go the way you planned.” I like acting and this job allows me to stay in the fray.”

Owen has a Corgi dog named Barron who is a frequent guest on Owen’s Instagram profile.

He is often confused with the Australian filmmaker of the same name.

Owen is active on the social media platform Instagram, on which he posts pictures showing his private life.

Net value

Owen earns most of his money from his acting career. He usually plays supporting roles, and this one has him estimated net worth of approximately $500,000 as of early 2020.

Physical Characteristics

Owen is 1.78 m tall and weighs about 68 kg. He has red hair and a goatee; he has bright blue eyes.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia