Biography
Christopher John Williams (born August 22, 1967), popularly known and addressed as Chris Williams, is a renowned American actor, animator, singer, and screenwriter. He is well known for making a debut in the Oscar-nominated 2008 animated film Bolt.
He is very good at what he does and shows great desire for them. Also, he did a great job in Mulan; a blockbuster Asian-themed movie.
Chris Williams was the voice behind Oaken in the 2013 Disney animated feature film titled Frozen and its subsequent. Let’s take a sneak preview of his personal life and professional career.
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| Real Name: | Christopher John Williams |
| Stage Name: | Chris Williams |
| Born: | 2 November 1967 (age 56 years old) |
| Place of Birth: | Tarrytown, New York, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.98 m |
| Parents: | Helen Williams, Milton Augustine Williams Jr. |
| Siblings: | Vanessa Williams |
| Wife • Spouse: | Paige Banks |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Stacey Dash (ex.), Heather Barnes (ex.), Halle Berry (ex.), |
| Children: | Christopher Jr., Austin Williams, Justin Hylton-Williams, Cierra Barnes-Williams |
| Occupation: | Actor • Musician |
| Net Worth: | US$10 million-US$30 million |
Early Life & Education
Chris Williams was born on August 22, 1967, in Bronx, New York, United States. He has always been passionate about music and happens to be the nephew of a jazz singer named Ella Fitzgerald.
He has been called the Modern Teddy Pendergrass because of his passionate baritone voice. He was born to Helen Williams (mother) and Milton Augustine Williams Jr (father). He has a sister named Vanessa Williams.
Chris Williams got his degree at the Purchase College, now known as the State University of New York in Harrison, New York. Aside from music, another profession he is passionate about is acting.
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As a result, between the early and mid-90s, he was cast in New Jack City at 24. Afterward, he proceeded to make other movies.
According to Chris Williams, his parents are his biggest supporters, and he wouldn’t have come this far without their immense support.
Personal Life
Chris Williams has a son, whom he named Christopher Jr. who was born in 1988, in a relationship with a stylist. He has another son named Austin Williams, who was born in 1990 to actress Stacey Dash.
He also has a daughter called Cierra Barnes–Williams was born in 1993 in a relationship with Heather Barnes.
From 1991 until mid–1992, Chris Williams dated actress Halle Berry. After Halle Berry told interviewers that an abusive ex-boyfriend struck her so hard that she lost most of the hearing in her right ear, many people assumed that Chris Williams was the unnamed ex-boyfriend.
Chris Williams defended himself to Eurweb, the entertainment news website, denying that he never assaulted Halle Berry and suggesting that Halle Berry had been referring to actor Wesley Snipes.
He said the stuff they wrote about Halle Berry and me was false. It’s been said I busted her eardrum, and I’m tired of it. I never said it before, but I’m so tired of people thinking I’m the guy who did it. Wesley Snipes busted her eardrum, not me.
He is married to Paige Banks.
Career
Chris Williams is known for roles in New Jack City (1991), Bulletproof (1996), and Gunmen (1993). After releasing three albums, all of which charted on the Billboard 200, he took a break from recording from 1995–to 2001.
Throughout his career, he has enjoyed four Top 10 hits on the U.S. R & B charts: Talk to Me, Promises, I’m Dreamin, and Every Little Thing You Do.
Chris Williams appeared in the 1991 film New Jack City in the role of Kareem Akbar, one of Nino Brown‘s assistants. He also had a cameo appearance in the 1990s police drama New York Undercover as the singer performing Stranger in My Life in the episode titled The Shooter.
He had another cameo in Gunmen, starring Christopher Lambert and Mario Van Peebles, singing a song titled Stranger in My Life.
The single I’m Dreamin, from the New Jack City soundtrack, became a No. 1 single on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts. After a six-year hiatus from recording music, he returned to the scene with Real Men Do on the indie label Renegade in 2001.
It received a glowing, flattering review in Ebony Magazine that summer. In between solo pursuits, he has been a contributor to Alex Bugnon‘s As Promised, with a smooth-jazz version of Mary J. Blige‘s All That I Can Say, featured on In Your World with Twista & Speedknot Mobstaz, a very up-tempo track on the soundtrack of Doctor Dolittle, and on the Cafe Soul All-Stars CD with a single titled Used to Be.
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Net Worth
Chris Williams has an estimated net worth ranging from US$10 million to US$30 million.
Social Media
- Instagram handle: @Chriswilliamsii
- Twitter handle: @Chrismwilliams
Filmography
- Frozen
- New Jack City
- Bulletproof
- Gunmen
- Bolt
- Discography
- Talk To Me
- If You Say
- Round & Round
- Dance 4 Me
- Come Go With Me
- All I See
- Every Little Thing You Do
- I’m Dreamin
- One Girl
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