Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick is an American singer, dancer, actor, and voice actor who is known for his work as a founding member of the pop groupNSYNC, in which he sang countertenor. He has provided voices for numerous kids shows, including the voice of Chip Skylark on The Fairly OddParents. He also guest starred on The Simpsons as himself, along with his fellow NSYNC bandmates, in the episode "New Kids on the Blecch".
In the early 1990s, while working at Universal Studios and singing in The Hollywood Hi-Tones troupe, a throwback doo-wop group of aspiring singers and actors. In the spring of 1995, through a mutual friend of late-boyband svengali Lou Pearlman, the two met and he was interested in Kirkpatrick’s idea to start another group, and thus formed the nucleus for NSYNC, collectively coming together in September of 1995. With the group, he sold over 50 million records worldwide during their height of success in the late 1990s and early 2000s. With their sophomore album, No Strings Attached selling 2.4 million in its first week alone. In the group he sang soprano/countertenor and lead on songs such as Thinking of You and I Thought She Knew.
''Mission Man Band''
In 2007, having been out the spotlight for five years with NSYNC, he starred in the reality showMission Man Band which was about former boyband members of the 1990s, striving for another shot at success. Alongside Kirkpatrick, the show starred Bryan Abrams of Color Me Badd, Jeff Timmons of 98° and the late Rich Cronin of LFO. The show debuted on August 7, 2007, showcasing the guys forming the supergroup "man band" called Sureshot in which they recorded an original song and performed at local sporting events, charities and fairs. The show's last episode aired on January 1, 2008.
''Gone Country 2''
In April 2008, it was announced Kirkpatrick would be a part of the second season of CMT's show Gone Country. Kirkpatrick participated in Gone Country 2 with other cast members: Sebastian Bach, Irene Cara, Mikalah Gordon, Jermaine Jackson, Lorenzo Lamas and Sean Young. The show was hosted by John Rich of the country duo Big & Rich. During the show, for which each contestant had to prepare and perform an original song, Kirkpatrick had one of the strongest songs of the competition with "That'll Get Ya By". He dedicated his performance to his mother, who he said "held the family together". Kirkpatrick surprised many country fans when he stepped on stage and proved he had the writing skills and voice to be a successful country artist. The prize of having a record produced by John Rich and the promise of play from Kix Brooks on his radio show went to Sebastian Bach. However, John Rich congratulated Kirkpatrick on his past success and his future successes by telling him he had one of the best songs and he could see it going number one as a country hit. The season two last show episode aired on September 26, 2008.
Personal life
During his tenure with Nsync, he had a short-lived clothing line named, Fu-Man Skeeto, which he founded in 1998. The clothing brand was urban, skater fashion and popular of the trends of the time. He subsequently ceased of the line by early 2001. After Nsync, he went on to do minor acting roles and predominately voice-over work for cartoons and video games. Most notably as character Chip Skylark in Fairly Odd Parents. On November 2, 2013, Kirkpatrick married his long-time girlfriend, Karly Skladany, at the Loews resort hotel in Orlando, Florida. In March 2017, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child. His wife gave birth to a son, Nash, on October 10, 2017.
