Chris Young (actor)

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::summary American actor (born 1971) ::

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name	Chris Young
image	Chris Young (actor) in 1987.jpg
caption	Young in 1987 on the set of The Great Outdoors
birth_name	Christopher Tyler Young
birth_date
occupation	Actor
years_active	1985–2024
website
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Chris Young (born April 28, 1971) is an American former actor best known for portraying child prodigy computer hacker Bryce Lynch in the Max Headroom series (1987–1988) and entertainment executive.

Life and career

Young's show business career started at the age of 15 when he played Bryce Lynch, a child computer hacker prodigy, in the Max Headroom science fiction television series. He worked in many other television shows and films, portraying Buckley "Buck" Ripley in She's Having a Baby and The Great Outdoors (both 1988), and voicing Rob in The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997) and The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998).

Young later went on to work at Nickelodeon, first as a producer at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio, and then as Executive Creative Director, Nickelodeon Animation Lab. In 2017 he was appointed Senior Vice President in charge of the Nickelodeon Entertainment Lab, and ran it until the unit was closed in 2020.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987–1988	Max Headroom	Bryce Lynch	14 episodes
1988	Jake's Journey	Jake	Television movie
1988	She's Having a Baby	Buckley "Buck" Ripley	Uncredited
1988	The Great Outdoors
1988	Dance 'til Dawn	Dan Lefcourt	Television movie
1989	Live-In	Danny Mathews	9 episodes
1989	Falcon Crest	Chris Agretti	4 episodes
1990	The Runestone	Jacob
1990	Book of Love	Jack Twiller
1990–1991	Married People	Allen Campbell	18 episodes
1991	December	Stuart Brayton
1992	Breaking the Silence	Kenny Becker	Television movie
1993	Crime & Punishment		Episode: "Our Denial"
1993	Warlock: The Armageddon	Kenny Travis
1994	In the Living Years	Crispy	Alternative title: Letter to Dad
1994	PCU	Tom Lawrence
1994	MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice	Bernard Pinsky	Television movie
1994	Runaway Daughters	Bob Randolph	Television movie
1995	Deep Down	Andy	Alternative title: Conversations in Public Places
1995	Friends	Steven Fishman	Episode: "The One with Five Steaks and an Eggplant"
1995	Dave's World	Smitty	Episode: "Leave a Mystery at the Beep"
1996	Minor Adjustments	Brandon	Episode: "My Fair Darby"
1996	Married... with Children	Jackson	Episode: "Enemies"
1997	Life with Louie	Voice roles	3 episodes
1997	Killing Mr. Griffin	Jeff	Television movie
Co-producer
1997	Step By Step	Chip Dahlgren	Episode: "Goodbye, Mr. Chip"
1997	The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue	Rob (Voice)	Direct-to-video release
1998	The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars	Rob (Voice)	Direct-to-video release
1998	1001 Nights		Co-producer
1998	The Adventures of A.R.K.		Director, unknown episodes
1999	Falling Sky	Kyle
1999–2000	The New Adventures of A.R.K.		Director, 9 episodes
2005	The Proud Family Movie		Television movie
Producer
2006	The Need		Director
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References

References

1. Foust, John. (Oct 1987). "Max Headroom and the Amiga".
2. Rose, Mike. (2024-04-28). "Famous birthdays list for today, April 28, 2024 includes celebrities Penelope Cruz, Mary McDonnell".
3. Jenkins, Henry. "Max Headroom". [[Museum of Broadcast Communications]].
4. "Max Headroom and the Amiga {{!}} Network 47".
5. "Nickelodeon Names Exec to Oversee the Company's New Entertainment Lab {{!}} TVWeek".
6. (3 May 2017). "Nickelodeon Entertainment Lab Opens in Burbank".
7. (19 January 2018). "Inside the Nickelodeon Entertainment Lab, the Network's Geeky R&D Unit". Variety.
8. "Nickelodeon Shutters Experimental Entertainment Lab".

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