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{{short description|American film producer |bot=PearBOT 5}}
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|birth_place=[[New Jersey, United States]]
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'''Chris Bender''' (born 1971) is an American [[film producer]] whose beginnings were through developing and co-producing ''[[American Pie (series)|American Pie]]'' film series based on his and writer Adam Herz' own high school experiences.<ref>[http{{cite web|url=https://www.deadlinevulture.com/2009/06/the-real-story-of-how-the-hangover-got-made-ps-its-based-on-someone-in-hollywood/ Deadlinechris_bender.comhtml -|work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |date=June 9, 2009|title=How ''TheMany Hangover''Films gotHave madeBeen (P.S.,Made It'sAbout basedYour onLife? someoneChris inBender Holywood)]Has Three|first=Mark |last=Graham}}</ref> In November 1998, he established the management and production company, '''Benderspink,''' with partner [[J.C. Spink]], a fellow alumnus of [[Bucknell University]] . They haveBenderspink had a successful first look deal with [[New Line Cinema]]<ref>[http{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/new-line-reups-first-look-193362|title=New Line Reups First-Look Deal with Benderspink (Exclusive): The management-production company is seeking to be a more prominent supplier of projects for the studio|first=BORYS |last=KIT|date=May 31, 2011|work=The Hollywood Reporter]}}</ref> for over 15 years. [[Benderspink]] also recently inkedand a first look deal with [[Universal Cable Productions]] and before that, [[CBS Studios]] and [[Fox 21 (production company)|Fox 21]].<ref>[http{{cite news|title=‘Hangover’ Producer Benderspink Inks Deal With Universal Cable Productions: The first project under the pact is 'Five Ghosts' for Syfy|first=PHILIANA |last=NG|date=Oct 8, 2014|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hangover-producer-benderspink-inks-deal-739223 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Adalian|first=Josef|date=2007-07-06|title=Benderspink heats tube|url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/benderspink-heats-tube-1117968116/|access-date=2021-05-30|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
In 2016, Bender and Spink split<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/producer-managers-chris-bender-jc-894976|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|title=Producer-Managers Chris Bender and J.C. Spink Split After 18 Years (Exclusive)|quote=The duo were involved in the making of comedies such as 'The Hangover' and 'We're the Millers,' as well as 'A History of Violence' and more recently, 'Criminal.'|date= May 17, 2016|first=Borys|last=Kit}}</ref> up to pursue forming their own companies. J.C. Spink died in 2017<ref>{{cite news|title=J.C. Spink, Producer and Master of the Script Sale, Dies at 45 (Updated)|quote=He founded Benderspink with college buddy Chris Bender, and they were behind such films as 'The Hangover,' 'We're the Millers' and 'A History of Violence.'|first=BORYS|last= KIT|date=Apr 19, 2017|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jc-spink-dead-producer-benderspink-founder-was-45-995536/}}</ref> and was celebrated at a memorial service attended by industry friends and family.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/donna-langley-toby-emmerich-more-honor-jc-spink-at-hollywood-memorial-1000311|title=Donna Langley, Toby Emmerich and More Honor J.C. Spink at Hollywood Memorial: Neal Moritz, Tucker Tooley and former partner Chris Bender were also in attendance at the Thursday morning memorial|first=MIA |last=GALUPPO|date=May 4, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
Chris has produced or developed projects that have grown into six franchises in various genres: "[[Final Destination]]", “[[American Pie (film series)|American Pie]]”, “[[The Ring (2002 film)|The Ring]]”, “[[Cats & Dogs]]”, “[[The Butterfly Effect]]”, and “[[The Hangover]]” series. Eight of his movies have opened to number one, and Chris and JC were nominated for a Golden Globe Award for ''[[A History of Violence]]".<ref>[http://lafilmconference.com/?sc-speakers=chris-bender-and-jc-spink LaFilmConference.com Chris Bender and J.C. Spink biography]</ref>
 
Chris Bender founded '''Good Fear Content'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/chris-bender-good-fear-film-and-management-benderspink-1201781490 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 23, 2016|title=Chris Bender Launches Good Fear Film + Management|first=Dave |last=McNary}}</ref> in 2016 with Jake Weiner. The company produces clutter-busting media across theatrical, TV and emerging digital platforms with a focus on nurturing and establishing new voices aspiring to be generation-defining talent. Under the company’s banner, Bender’s most recent release was as producer on David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake with Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, and Topher Grace. The film was screened in competition in Cannes and was released by [[A24]] domestically in April 2019. In 2020, Amazon Studios released ''[[My Spy]]''. The film is directed by Pete Segal with Dave Bautista and Kristen Schaal starring. That project was followed by ''[[Mulan (2020 film)|Mulan]]'', a live action version of the classic adventure of a young Chinese maiden who disguises herself as a warrior in order to save her father. Released by Disney, the film is directed by [[Niki Caro]] and stars [[Yifei Liu]], [[Jet Li]], [[Gong Li]], and [[Donnie Yen]].
He most recently served as producer on the comedies ''[[The Incredible Burt Wonderstone]]'', starring [[Steve Carell]] and [[Jim Carrey]], ''[[We're the Millers|We’re the Millers]]'', starring [[Jennifer Aniston]] and [[Jason Sudeikis]], and ''[[Vacation (2015 film)|Vacation]]'', a sequel to the original National Lampoon franchise, starring [[Ed Helms]], [[Christina Applegate]], and [[Chris Hemsworth]], all for [[New Line Cinema]].
 
Other projects produced by Bender include the hit comedy ''[[We're the Millers]]'',<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Were-Millers-Jennifer-Aniston/dp/B00EOJTHG6 We're the Millers]</ref> starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis; ''[[Horrible Bosses 2]]'', starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, and Charlie Day; and ''[[Vacation (2015 film)|Vacation]]'', starring Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, and Chris Hemsworth, all for New Line.
 
ChrisBender has produced or developed projects that have grown into six franchises in various genres: "''[[Final Destination]]"'', ''[[American Pie (film series)|American Pie]]'', ''[[The Ring (2002 film)|The Ring]]'', ''[[Cats & Dogs]]'', ''[[The Butterfly Effect]]'', and ''[[The Hangover]]'' series. Eight of his movies have opened to number one, and Chris and JCBender werewas nominated for a Golden Globe Award for ''[[A History of Violence]]"''.<ref>[http{{cite web|url=https://lafilmconferencewww.producedbyconference.com/?sclos-speakers=angeles/team-member/chris-bender-and-jc-spink LaFilmConference/#:~:text=Eight%20of%20his%20movies%20have,directed%20A%20History%20of%20Violence.com|website=Produced By Conference|title=Chris Bender|access-date=Dec and8, J.C.2023|date=June Spink11–12, biography]2022}}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
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| 2000
| ''[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]]''
| associate producer
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| ''[[Just Friends (2005 film)|Just Friends]]''
| producer
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| rowspan=3| 2008
| ''[[The Ruins (film)|The Ruins]]''
| producer
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| 2009
| ''[[Insanitarium]]''
| producer
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| ''[[Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous]]''
| executive producer
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| rowspan=3| 2009
| ''[[Kill Theory]]''
| producer
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| ''[[The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations]]''
| producer
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| ''[[The Hangover]]''
| executive producer
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| 20202019
| ''[[Polaroid (film)|Polaroid]]''
| producer
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| rowspan=32| 20092020
| ''[[InsanitariumMy Spy]]''
| executive producer
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| ''[[Mulan (2020 film)|Mulan]]''
| producer
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| rowspan=2|TBA
| ''The Calling''
| producer
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| ''[[KillThe TheoryParenting]]''
| producer
|-second chance
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