Christopher Storer (born ) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Having initially risen to prominence for his collaborations with comedian Bo Burnham, such as co-directing Burnham's comedy specials what. (2013) and ' (2016) and producing Burnham's debut film Eighth Grade (2018), he became more widely known as the creator, co-showrunner, writer, and director of the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022âÂÂpresent), for which he has won four Primetime Emmy Awards.
Christopher Storer was born in and grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois. It was here that he met Chris Zucchero, the owner of Mr. Beef, the sandwich shop which became the basis for The Bear. Storer's sister Courtney Storer is a professional chef who serves as a culinary supervisor on the series.
Storer rose to prominence with his collaborations with Bo BurnhamâÂÂco-directing the comedy specials ' (2013) and ' (2016), as well as serving as a producer on Burnham's debut feature film Eighth Grade (2018)âÂÂand Hasan Minhaj on his comedy special ' (2017), which received a Peabody Award.
From 2019 he served as a director and an executive producer on Ramy Youssef's comedy-drama series Ramy.
He became widely known as the creator, co-showrunner, writer, and director of the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022âÂÂpresent), for which he has won four Emmy Awards.
Storer lives in Los Angeles. He is the partner of Gillian Jacobs.
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