Chris Henchy

Christopher Thomas Henchy (born March 23, 1964) is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for being a creative collaborator with Will Ferrell, including co-creating the website Funny or Die and writing several Ferrell films, including Land of the Lost, The Other Guys and The Campaign. Early life Henchy was born on March 23, 1964 in New York City, to Patricia and Michael Henchy, Ret. Col. He was raised in Augusta, Georgia, and attended Saint Mary on the Hill Catholic School. He graduated from Friendswood High School. He attended the University of New Mexico, where he received a B.S. degree in finance and was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter. Career After graduation, Henchy moved to New York City and worked on Wall Street. He later left his job and decided to work in comedy. He was hired by MTV and later wrote monologue jokes for Garry Shandling's The Larry Sanders Show. Henchy went on to write for Campus Cops in 1996. After writing for a few television specials and some guest-writing stints on series, Henchy created and produced the television series Battery Park in 2000, which starred Elizabeth Perkins.