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Name: Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick
Nicknames: Chris, Lucky, Road Dogg, Puerto Rico
DOB: October 17th, 1971 (at 11:47 PM, apparently!)
Birthplace: Clarion, Pennsylvania
Current Residence: Orlando, Florida
Who brought Chris into the world?: mom, Beverly Eustice
Siblings: Four half sisters, Molly (three years younger), Kate (six years younger), Emily (eleven years younger), and Taylor (21 years younger)
Eye color: brown
Hair color: brown, w/black and white dreads
Chris likes: beaches, girls, skating
Chris dislikes: broccoli & he gets bored easily
You may not know that Chris: discovered his singing talent when he tried out for the choir in college
School status: Chris is finished with school
Chris can: make one eye move to the side while the other stays still
In the group, Chris is: the funny one (also the "crazy" one)
Hobbies: Chris is a huge football fan, he also likes in-line skating, singing, dancing, song writing, & street hockey.
Chris is most likely to: crack a joke! If he wasn't a singer, Chris would make a great stand up comedian!
Previous credit: Chris worked at Universal Studios
Musical Influences: Michael Jackson, Brian McKnight, Green Day & No Doubt, even "hard techno music", Busta Rhymes
Bad habit: Chris bites his finger nails right down to his knuckles
Most Prized Possession: Bruce Lee autograph
Chris dislikes: his feet because they are so little
Chris gets annoyed when: people bore him
Fave food: pizza, also tacos and chocolate ice cream
Fave drink: orange juice
Fave word: dude
Fave animal: tiger
Fave Film Stars: Adam Sandler, Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee
Fave movie: Mad Max
Chris & Girls: Supposedly, he's afraid of commitment! Rumour has it that he hasn't kept a girlfriend for more than a month!
Fave "babe" (his crush): Gwen Stefani
Fave Spice Girl: Victoria
Quote: "I'm crazy and out going."
Contact Chris: try chris@nsync.com
CHRIS
~ ~ What advice would you give someone starting a music career? "Work real hard." ~ ~ What other artists inspired you? "Beatles." ~ ~ What
makes you blush? "Fine girls." ~ ~ What are your personal and professional goals? "To be successful." ~ ~ Do you have a pet? "No." ~ ~ If you
could change anything about yourself what would it be? "Work habits." ~ ~ Would you pierce your nose? "Why not." ~ ~ If you had one wish
granted to you what would it be? "A magic genie who gave me three wishes." ~ ~ Finish this sentence. I cannot get enough of...."Good music." ~
~ What do you collect? "Records." ~ ~ What is the most daring thing you have ever done? "Surfed a hurricane." ~ ~ What is the secret to
success? "Justin, J.C., Lance, Joey" ~ ~ What will you be doing in 10 years? "Music." ~ ~ What is your favorite piece of clothing to wear? "Jerseys."
~ ~ If you had to choose between love, money, and fame, which would you choose? "LOVE!" ~ ~ How do you know if a song is going to be a hit?
"You don't." ~ ~ What do you miss the most when you are on the road? "Family and friends." ~ ~ What do you do if you get a sore throat and
have to perform? "Strain." ~ ~ Are you superstitious? "Yes." ~ ~ What is your favorite way to celebrate your birthday? "On tour." ~ ~ What is a
common misconception about you? "I am stuck up." ~ ~ What is your greatest fear? "Heights." ~ ~ What is your most disgusting habit? "Bite my
nails." ~ ~ What is the biggest mistake you have ever made? "Angie, Beth, Sara, Elizabeth." ~ ~ What is your favorite holiday? "Halloween."
article taken from Teen People, February 1999
CHRIS
the prankster
"Duck!" Chris's scream prompts everyone to drop to their knees near Lake Michigan, where 'N Sync are doing an interview. Then he innocently
points to the water. "Look, a duck."
"Chris is crazy...he needs Ritalin. He's off the wall," says Justin. Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick may be 10 years Justin's senior, but you wouldn't
know it. Perpetually messing with the heads of visitors unaccustomed to his cutting sense of humor, Chris seems bent on being the ruckus leader.
At TEEN PEOPLE'S cover shoot, he instigates a bout of Riverdance-inspired footwork, leads his mates in a rousing chorus of Flipmode Squad's "Cha
Cha Cha," and stages his own imaginary talk show on which he interrogates the freshly dubbed Loser Lance.
Despite all his energy, Chris's genuine, sweet nature rushes to the surface when, during this waterside chat, a wheel-chair bound fan and her
family happen by. Upon hearing that they live near his hometown, Clarion, Pa., he walks right over to greet them.
And there are other surprises: "When I was little, I wanted to be Gene Kelly. He sang and danced," says Chris, who grew up as the only guy in
the houseful of women: mom Beverly and four sisters (Molly, 24; Kate, 22; Emily, 16; and Taylor, 6). His parents are divorced, and dad Byron
"lives on a boat somewhere," says Chris. "But I don't talk to him that much."
Chris, who went to college with Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough, had once strummed guitar and sang R.E.M. and Pearl Jam songs in coffee
shops. After he moved to Orlando in 1990, he got a gig singing in a '50s style doo-wop act. That job inspired him to form his own harmony group.
In 1995, he started 'N Sync.
"I don't think there's ever been a group like us," Chris says matter-of-factly."There are groups like us...that you can hear the vocals and
maybe they're lip-synching. There are groups like us and you can tell they're singing live but their show's lacking [something]. We're the first
group to throw in their face hardcore dancing and singing, then sing a pretty ballad on their stools, then [get] right back in their face dancing
again."
One of Chris's favorite parts of 'N Sync's show is the intro, where they dance to a medley of current hits. Backstreet, he's told, do this too.
"We've been doing it for years," he says, without a smile. "We're just flattered that they're doing it now because they didn't do it before." He
doesn't sound flattered.
taken from holiday 1999 issue of BOP
CHRIS' Dating Dilemma
exclusively BOP
This otherwise lucky looker says that, unfortunately, his luck doesn't always lend itself to his love life
Over the last year he's acquired a fan base of girls that could fill a small country. So you'd think that Chris Kirkpatrick, the oldest member of
the Florida-based group 'N SYNC, most noted for their smash hit "Tearin' Up My Heart," would have absolutely no problems when it comes to
meeting girls. Boy, are you wrong! You see, the problem has nothing to do with girls themselves, it has to do with Chris. He's totally shy!
"Sometimes I am confident, but a lot of times I am really uncomfortable," the 27-year-old reveals to BOP. "I am really- what's the word? -
timid about approaching girls. Even if a girl will be sitting there looking at me for the longest time, like, 'Hello? Come over and talk to me!' I will
be like, 'Oh my gosh, I don't know. What should I do?"
"I think girls have as much right to ask guys out"
While that's not exactly the response you'd expect to hear from a world-renowned pop star (and an adorable one at that!), that doesn't mean
that Chris has any problems with girls who approach him. "It's the '90s. It's almost the zeros! I think girls have as much right to ask guys out,"
the Clarion, Pennsylvania-native points out. "That would tale a little bit of weight off the guy."
"But," he continues, "I think a guy should pay for dinner. I am, like, whatever, double standards, I know." How sweet is that?
So, once Chris does muster up the courage to ask a girl out on a date or vice versa, how does he keep from regressing back to that timid little
boy? "I like to do things to keep it interesting and to keep it fun," the braided babe smiles. "Just have a good time. I like to keep everything
fresh and keep it spontaneous."
Considering how all of his 'N SYNC groupmates have labeled him the most "spontaneous" and "crazy" guy in the gang, the fact that Chris has
a problem spontaneously asking girls out is a bit of an irony. Perhaps he just needs to approach it like he would any other crazy thing he does.
And we're willing to be, she'll say yes.
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Missy's Word On Chris: He's just too crazy for me!
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