Chris Kirkpatrick was bor​​​​​​n on October 17,​ 1971 in Clarion, Pennsylvania and raised in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. He moved to Orlando, Florida in 1990 to attend college. While living in Central Florida, he started working at Universal Studios, singing and performing in their theme park doo wop group, the Hollywood Hi Tones.

Kirkpatrick is the founding member of the multi-platinum selling Grammy-nominated pop group, *NSYNC. In 1995, Chris brought together the members of *NSYNC who shortly after signed a record deal with BMG Germany and tour all over Europe. Their self-titled album, released in the Spring of 1997 hit number 1 in multiple European countries.

After the success of their debut release in Europe, *NSYNC went on to dominate the Billboard charts in the United States first releasing their self-titled album on March 24, 1998 which went on to become certified 10x platinum. They followed that up with the 2000 release of No Strings Attached. It debuted at #1 with 2.4 million albums sold in one week, which held the record for most album sales in the first day and week for 15 years. No Strings Attached was the best selling album of 2000. The group's final album, Celebrity was released in the summer of 2001. It was their second album to debut at #1 and is certified 5x Platinum.

In addition to their stellar album sales success, *NSYNC toured all over the United States earning over $200 million in ticket sales over the course of only three years. They have received eight Grammy nominations and have won three American Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, seven MTV Video Music Awards, as well as two People's Choice Awards.

The members of *NSYNC started to work on solo projects. He created a casual and athletic-wear clothing line, FuMan Skeeto. As the designer and face of the brand, he was able to express his creativity through clothing. He was also the lead singer of the rock-pop group, Nigels 11. They released a five-song EP in 2010 entitled, Clandestine Operation.

Kirkpatrick has continued to work in the entertainment industry as a voice over actor in animated shows such as Fairly Odd Parents and Stripperella. In addition, he was a cast member on VH1's Mission: Man Band and the second season of CMT's Gone Country as well as the film Dead 7.

Besides his musical and entertainment industry accomplishments, Kirkpatrick started his own non-profit organization, The Chris Kirkpatrick Foundation. He was inspired to start his own organization in an effort to help the lives of underprivileged children in Central Florida.

In 2018, as part of *NSYNC, Chris and his fellow group members received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The *NSYNC members reunited in Southern California to receive this honor. It was the highest attended induction ceremony in the history of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

Chris recently was a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother 3 (CBS) and the Masked Singer Season 8 (FOX).

*NSYNC reunited in 2023 to record "Better Place" for the Trolls franchise. Their first appearance together since 2018 was at the 2023 MYC Music Video Awards where they presented Taylor Swift with the Best Pop Award.


Chris currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife Karly and their son, Nash.