Christopher WiehlThere are some people who call American actor Christopher Wiehl “The Love Monkey” a nickname made appropriate by his role in the unsuccessful 2006 CBS television show by the same name. When Love Monkey first aired on January 17, 2006, it attracted over eight million viewers. Unfortunately by the third episode only weeks later on February 7, the viewer ship had dropped down to 6.2 million. CBS decided to pull the show and the last repeat episode aired on May 16, 2006.
In the show, Christopher played the role of Jake Dunne, a handsome former baseball player turned sportscaster. He co-starred in the short-lived comedy with Tom Cavanagh, Jason Priestley, Katherine LaNasa, Larenz Tate, Judy Greer, and Ivana Milicevic.
Christopher was born in Yakima, Washington and graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts degree in dramatic arts. He has a sister, Lis Wiehl, who is an adjunct professor of law at New York Law School and a legal analyst for FOX News.
Besides working as an actor, Christopher has also held jobs as a personal trainer and a security guard at a GAP store.
During his college years Christopher starred in several plays such as Henry V, The Owl and the Pussycat, and Lonestar.
In the 2000 romantic comedy movie Broken Hearts Club he played the role of J. Crew Guy. He also had roles in the movies Can’t Hardly Wait (1998) and Hollywood Homicide (2003) opposite Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett.
Christopher has also done a fair amount of television acting, appearing as recurring characters on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Clubhouse. He has also appeared as a guest on ER, Las Vegas, Monk, Surface, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Charmed.
In 2004 he played the character Derek McConnell in ESPN’s first scripted drama series, Playmakers. His character was an all-pro quarterback suffering his first very poor season. The show was said to be controversial, chronicling the behind-the-scenes lives of the owner of a fictional football team, and its players and coaches.
Although ESPN claimed that Playmakers was the third most popular show on the network, it pulled the show because its storylines of drugs, spousal abuse, and homosexuality offended part of its core audience. Those offended included leaders of the National Football League (NFL) whom the network pays approximately $600 million for the right to broadcast the league’s games.
Christopher currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He is a certified lifeguard who enjoys skydiving, skiing and tennis in his free time. YUDDY |
