Christopher Storer (born 1980 or 1981) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Having initially risen to prominence for his collaborations with comedian Bo Burnham, such as co-directing Burnham's comedy specials what. (2013) and Make Happy (2016) and producing Burnham's debut film Eighth Grade (2018), he became more widely known as the creator, co-showrunner, writer, and director of the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022–present), for which he has won four Emmy Awards.

Christopher Storer was born in 1980 or 1981 and grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois.^[1] It was here that he met Chris Zucchero, the owner of Mr. Beef, the sandwich shop which became the basis for The Bear.^[2] Storer's sister Courtney is a professional chef who serves as a culinary supervisor on the series.^[3]

Storer rose to prominence with his collaborations with Bo Burnham—co-directing the comedy specials what. (2013) and Make Happy (2016), as well as serving as a producer on Burnham's debut feature film Eighth Grade (2018)—and Hasan Minhaj on his comedy special Homecoming King (2017), which received a Peabody Award.^[4]

From 2019 he served as a director and an executive producer on Ramy Youssef's comedy-drama series Ramy.^[5]

He became widely known as the creator, co-showrunner, writer, and director of the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022–present), for which he has won four Emmy Awards.^{[citation needed]}

Storer lives in Los Angeles.^[1]

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• Christopher Storer at IMDb