Chris Klein Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

Chris: What inspires me is that any time I have an opportunity to work with somebody that I know is going to challenge me, to go farther than I've gone before to do different things, to learn and grow in my craft. That's really the goal for me to stay conscious trying to do that, and to continue my own personal journey as an actor and trying to work with those directors that I feel can get me there and can share with me.

Trivia

Chris was voted "Most Likely To Be Famous" in high school.

Chris used to drive an '82 Camaro Z28.

Chris' mother works as a teacher in Orange County, California.

Chris attended Texas Christian University, where he majored in Dramatic Arts.

Chris has one false front tooth. He lost the original in a football injury in high school.

Chris on his ex-fiance Katie Holmes converting to Scientology: "A lot has been made of her getting into Scientology. I hope that she's making decisions that are making her happy and that she doesn't have people in her life leading her astray from what she wants and what she believes."

Chris proposed to his then-girlfriend of four years, actress Katie Holmes, during Christmas 2003 at her family's home in Ohio. He went the traditional route and asked her father's permission first.

Chris is six feet, one inch tall.

Although Rollerball was released in early 2002, Chris actually shot the film in July 2000.

Chris was the only one of the five original boys from the American Pie series to not appear in American Wedding. Writer Adam Herz stated that they did not have enough for Chris to do, and that it was hard enough to fit the currently existing cast in. They were unable to do a cameo appearance because Chris was in London during filming, and the budget would not allow for the expenses of having him flown in for just a few scenes.

Chris won the Young Hollywood Award for "Male Superstar of Tomorrow" in 2001.

Chris played Tony in his high school production of West Side Story.