Chris Jericho is one of the most popular wrestling acts of the recent past. He is a professional wrestler, actor, and musician. He has managed to keep his music and acting career alive outside of the ring, while also incorporating this side into his wrestling.
Chris Jericho Bio (Age)
Christopher Keith Irvine was born on 9 November 1970 in Manhasset, New York, United States of America. His parents are Ted Irvine, his father, who was a former hockey player, and his mother, Loretta Vivian. He has a sibling, a sister, Vanessa Gerads.
Jericho started on the independent circuit and then switched to Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1995. After joining in 1997, Chris Jericho won the Television World Championship and the Cruiserweight Championship.
The WWE produced a documentary about Chris Jericho’s career in 2000, entitled Break Down the Walls. His first film appearance was on 24 June 2006 alongside Scott Bairstow and Joey Lawrence in a sci-fi channel film Android Apocalypse
His first job as a stage actor was in a comedy play Opening Night, which premiered in Toronto. Chris Jericho released a comedy web series based on his life on October 29, 2013. The series was entitled But I’m Chris Jericho!
WWE Career
The only place where Chris could present himself most to the world was inside a wrestling ring, and the WWE was one of his favorite playgrounds.
At the age of 19, he began training at the Hart Brothers School of Wrestling, where he was trained by Ed Langley and Brad Young. After two months he was ready to perform in independent shows, he also toured the world from America to Europe to Asia. On 26 August 1996, he made his debut at the WCW on Monday Nitro against Alex Wright.
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He was due to join the WWE and debut in the opening episode of SmackDown! on 26 August 1999. In the years that followed, Jericho enjoyed great success, winning a record nine intercontinental titles, seven WWE and World Tag Team titles, and a series of Slammy Awards.
His most impressive victory was when he defeated The Rock for the WCW Heavyweight World Championship title and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin for the WWE Championship, making him the first undisputed champion. He had to leave the show several times to pursue other activities, but that didn’t stop him from returning home. In his last term of office, he partnered with a staff member, Kevin Owens, and won his first championship in the United States.
Wife, Kids
Chris is married to Jessica Lee Lockhart. The couple has been married for over a decade, since they were married on July 30, 2000. They had met when he was performing with World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He was introduced to her by a colleague and fellow artist, Disco Inferno. In his book “A Lion’s Tale” Jericho was able to describe in detail how he met his crush.
The marriage between Jessica and Chris was blessed with three children, a son, and two daughters. The son Ash Edward Irvine happens to be the first of his siblings, he was born in 2003. Their girls (born in 2006) are a set of twin daughters affectionately called SiSi and Chey. The girls’ full names are Sierra Loretta Irvine and Cheyenne Lee Irvine.
The children were introduced in Jericho’s podcast “Talk is Jericho”. Chris’ son Ash has expressed his wish to become an ichthyologist, a person who does research and studies sharks and fish. The daughters, on the other hand, have a YouTube channel called SiSi & Chey Vlogs and Videos.
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Height, Weight
Jericho is a wrestler, and as such his physique is under constant scrutiny. His billed height is 6′ 0” and his billed weight is 220 lbs. Other body measurements are measured approximately as follows: Chest: 42 inches, waist: 34 inches and his biceps are 15 inches. Not bad for a wrestler.
Is Chris Jericho Gay?
It’s not uncommon for fans to speculate about whether or not a celebrity is straight, gay, or bi. Jericho has been married to Jessica Lockhart for 17 years, so you can conclude that he is not gay. However, he did have a run-in with the LGBT community when he made some insulting remarks about Muslims and gays on stage. He apologized, however, but the GLAAD described this as a hollow apology.
