- Born
- Birth nameChristopher Charles Mintz-Plasse
- Nickname
- Chris
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse is an American actor, drummer and comedian who is widely known for playing McLovin from the hit high school comedy film Superbad. He also played Fishlegs from How to Train Your Dragon, Augie Farcques from Role Models, Giuseppe from Marmaduke, Chris D'Amico from Kick-Ass, King Gristle from Trolls and Scoonie Schofield from Neighbors.
- IMDb mini biography by: Christian Frates
- ParentsEllen MintzRay Plasse
- Slight lisp
- Because he was only 17 at the time of filming Superbad (2007), his mother was required to be on set during the filming of his sex scene.
- Great-grandson of producer Charles Mintz and M.J. Winkler (born Margaret Winkler), who was a prominent figure in the early history of animation films in Hollywood. Great-great-nephew of M.J.'s brother, animation producer George Winkler.
- Attended El Camino Real High School from 2003 to 2007.
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) is one of Christopher's favorite comedies.
- Christopher's father is from a Catholic family, of half Polish, three eighths French-Canadian, and one eighth Irish, descent. Christopher's mother is from a Jewish family (from Austria, Hungary, Russia, Germany, and Poland). Through his mother, Christopher is a second cousin, three times removed, of politician Barry Goldwater, who was the Republican nominee for President in 1964. Christopher's maternal great-great-great-great-grandparents, Hirsch Goldwasser and Scheindel-Chawe/Fravda, were also Barry Goldwater's paternal great-grandparents.
- I just hated school. I don't like to learn. Don't teach me anything!
- I do love horror movies, but I'm not the kind of guy who would dress up as a ghoul for Halloween. I might go as a member of the Blue Man Group.
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