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

• Chris Owen was born in 1980 in Michigan, USA.
• He started his acting career at age 10 and had a breakthrough role in 1999 in the comedy film "American Pie" as Chuck Sherman aka The Sherminator.
• He reprised his role in a sequel, a short spin-off, and "American Reunion" in 201•
• He married his longtime girlfriend in 2007, but they divorced in 2012; he is currently engaged to fellow actress Dayna Cousins.
• Owen's estimated net worth is around $500,000 as of 2020.

Known for movies

American Pie (1999)
as Chuck Sherman

October Sky (1999)
as Quentin

American Pie 2 (2001)
as Chuck Sherman

The Mist (2007)
as Norm

Introduction

If you were a teenager or a young adult during the ‘90s, you probably think you know everything about the hit comedy film “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 25 September 1980, in Michigan USA. His parents are Rosie Taylor and Gary Owen, and he has a younger brother, Gareth Owen.

He was raised in California, US, to where his family moved when he was just a toddler.

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

Career

Owen’s 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 ‘90s, he acted in several feature films, such as “It Runs in the Family”, “Major Payne”, “Angus” and “Black Sheep”. He portrayed a guest role in several TV series from this time period, such as “Picket Fences”, “Boy Meets World” and “7th Heaven”.

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

Owen’s breakthrough role happened in 1999, when he portrayed the 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 had a prominent role in the comedy film, “Ready to Rumble”. The next year he appeared in two episodes of TV series “Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family”, as well as in a comedy film “Going Greek”. He reprised the role of Chuck Sherman in a sequel of “American Pie” that aired in 2001 then in 2002 he appeared in “Van Wilder: Party Liaison” as well as in “A Midsummer Night’s Rave”, in which he portrayed the role of Frankie. In 2003 he appeared in an episode of TV series “Everwood” and he had a guest role in detective comedy TV series “Monk”.

That same year, he co-starred as Leonard Smallwood in a crime comedy “Gold Diggers”. In 2004, he made an appearance in the feature film “Hidalgo”, and also portrayed 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 reprised the role of Chuck Sherman in a short movie spin-off from “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 portrayed Officer Young in “Pretty Bad Actress”, then appeared as Chad in the short movie “Undead: A Love Story”. He appeared in the 2015 comedy movie “Bachelors”, and in the next year was Matthew in “All That Jam”. In 2016 he had guest roles in the popular TV series “Criminal Minds” and entitled “Scarecrow”, before portraying 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 in a video for Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike’s hit single “Mammoth”.

Personal Life

He married his longtime girlfriend, Michelle Beck, in 2007, however, the couple divorced in 2012 – they don’t have children together. In 2013, Owen started dating a fellow actress, Dayna Cousins, who is known for her roles in movies such as “Dark Feed” and “Shout It Out!” On 22 July 2018, the duo announced their engagement on Owen’s Instagram profile, via a picture that showed her engagement ring.

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#tbt #bozzonemeathshermatch wedding. A story of before and after.

A post shared by Chris Owen (@chriscoleowen) on Dec 19, 2019 at 1:44pm PST

In 2014, during an interview for “New York Daily News”, Owen admitted that he was working as a sushi restaurant waiter, and stated that ‘life doesn’t always go the way you planned. I love acting and this job lets me stay in the fight.’

Owen has a Corgi dog, called Barron, who is a common 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 is posting photos that show his private life.

Net Worth

Owen makes most of his money from his acting career. He is usually playing supporting roles, and this has earned him an estimated net worth of around $500,000 as of early 2020.

Physical characteristics

Owen has a height of 5ft 10ins (1.78m) and weighs around 150lbs (68kgs). He has ginger red hair, and sports a goatee; he has bright blue eyes.

Facts

#	Fact
1	Moved to California with his family when he was a young child.
2	Loves listening to music and playing guitar.
3	Has a dog named Barron.
4	Has appeared in five movies with actor Charlie Talbert, whom he met on Angus (1995).
5	The suit he wore in American Pie (1999) was also worn by Steve Buscemi in The Wedding Singer (1998)

Pictures

All pictures

Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Can't Hardly Wait	1998		Klepto Kid
The Ride	1997/I		Steve
Meego	1997	TV Series	Tod Johnson
Sister, Sister	1997	TV Series	Neil Hawkins
Social Studies	1997	TV Series	Collin McGuirk
7th Heaven	1996-1997	TV Series	Sam
The Adventures of Pinocchio	1996	Video Game	Candlewick
The Faculty	1996	TV Series	Petey
Black Sheep	1996		Hal
Angus	1995		Troy Wedberg
Major Payne	1995		Cadet Wuliger
VR.5	1995	TV Series	Harrassing Boy
It Runs in the Family	1994		Scut Farcus
Boy Meets World	1993	TV Series	Ned
Picket Fences	1993	TV Series	Milton Lebeck
Le peloton d'exécution	1991	TV Movie	Jorge Zebrowski
Off-Time		post-production	Ross the Cashier
The Epidemic		pre-production	Josh
Criminal Minds	2016	TV Series	Kevin Decker
Ves etot dzhem	2016		Matthew
Bachelors	2015		Floyd
Undead: A Love Story	2012	Short	Chad
American Reunion	2012		Sherman
Fortress	2012	Video	Burt
Love, Gloria	2011		Officer Young
The Mentalist	2011	TV Series	Nick aka Megafan8
Hit List	2011		Wick
Expired	2011/I	Short	Nelson
Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion	2009		Igniter Boy
The Life of Lucky Cucumber	2009		Rodney Machado
Just Add Water	2008/I		Will
The Mist	2007		Norm
Party Legends, Pledges and 'Bull'-ies	2007	Video short
5-25-77	2007
Brothers & Sisters	2006	TV Series	Taylor the Clerk
Dorm Daze 2	2006	Video	Booker McFee
American Pie Presents: Band Camp	2005	Video	Sherman
Old Man Music	2005	Short	Teenager #1
Dear Wendy	2004		Huey
Without a Trace	2004	TV Series	Trent Barker
Hidalgo	2004		First Soldier
Dorm Daze	2003		Booker McFee
Monk	2003	TV Series	Trainee
National Lampoon's Gold Diggers	2003		Leonard Smallwood
Everwood	2003	TV Series	Pierson
A Midsummer Night's Rave	2002		Frankie
Van Wilder	2002		Suicidal Freshman
American Pie 2	2001		Chuck Sherman
Going Greek	2001		Davis
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family	2001	TV Series	Agent Mace / Investigator
Ready to Rumble	2000		Isaac
Brutally Normal	2000	TV Series	Corey
Good vs Evil	1999	TV Series	Trekkie
American Pie	1999		Chuck Sherman
October Sky	1999		Quentin
She's All That	1999		Derek Funkhouser Rutley

Camera Department

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Horse Trader	2004	Short still photographer

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Band Camp Dirty Diary: American Pie Presents Band Camp DVD	2005	Video documentary short	Himself
Letters to Dear Wendy	2005	TV Special documentary	Himself / Huey
Spotlight on Location: October Sky	1999	Video documentary short	Himself / Quentin

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Video on Trial	2007	TV Series	The Shermanator

Awards

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1999	YoungStar Award	YoungStar Awards	Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film	October Sky (1999)