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Chris Kreski | |
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| Born | (1962-07-31)July 31, 1962 U.S. |
| Died | May 9, 2005(2005-05-09) (aged 42) Branford,Connecticut,U.S. |
| Occupation | Biographer Screenwriter |
Christopher Raymond Kreski (July 31, 1962 – May 9, 2005) was an American writer, biographer and screenwriter.
Kreski graduated in 1980, fromButler High School and was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2018.[1] He graduated with a BFA fromNew York University in 1984.
In 1989, during his tenure as the head writer forRemote Control, Kreski met actorBarry Williams, who was one of three celebrity contestants during a "Brady Day" episode. When Williams said that he'd thought about writing a biography, Kreski struck up a partnership. The resulting book,Growing Up Brady: I Was A Teenage Greg sold more than 300,000 copies and established Kreski as an "as told to" celebrity writer. Kreski went on to co-write three best-selling autobiographies withWilliam Shatner, and one with baseball pitcherDavid Wells.
Kreski was associated withMTV Networks for over 15 years, and was a writer and consultant for many of its high-profile series and specials, such asRemote Control,Beavis and Butt-Head,Celebrity Deathmatch, and the channel's annual movie and video music awards shows. He was responsible for many of the channel's distinctive in-house promotional spots during the early 1990s. Kreski was also a head writer ofThe Daily Show andThe Martin Short Show.
Following the departures ofVince Russo andEd Ferrara, Kreski became the head writer of theWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1999 during theAttitude Era.[2] He is widely credited with writing captivating and layeredstorylines, and was the helm of WWF creative in some of its all-time peak years of bothratings andprofitability. Kreski was replaced as head writer byStephanie McMahon following theNo Mercy PPV event in October 2000,[3] but remained on the creative team until 2002, when he left to pursue other opportunities.[2]
Kreski died of lung and braincancer on May 9, 2005.[2][4]
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