Chip Chinery

Chip Chinery (born August 10, 1964) is an American comedian and actor. He is also a personal finance advisor. Chinery was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. At age 16, he made his stand-up comedy debut at a bar called d.w.eye. He graduated from Miami University with his bachelors in Business Psychology. Chip worked at WCPO-TV as a cameraman, then at TheBankMart in Bridgeport, Connecticut. In 1988, Chinery started touring full-time on the stand-up circuit. In 1993, he won an Emmy for “On-Air Performer” in the Midwest region for his work on Frog News and Cincinnati’s Comedy Relief. As an actor, he has guest-starred on over 50 different TV shows and films, including Seinfeld, Friends, Curb Your Enthusiasm, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Better Off Ted, Rules of Engagement, Anger Management, and Coyote Ugly. He plays recurring characters on Crash & Bernstein and Wilfred. Chinery’s award-winning Chip's Money Tips, debuted in 2008, to give “Money Tips in a Candy-Coated Shell” through humorous, entertaining and informative videos and written posts. Chinery says, “Most people are clueless about money. Not you - them. Other people.”