| Chris Kratt | |||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Christopher Frederick James Kratt | ||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1969 | ||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Warren Township, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 1990–present | ||||||||||||
| Television: | Wild Kratts, Zoboomafoo, Kratts' Creatures | ||||||||||||
| Children: | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Relatives: | Martin Kratt (brother) Ronan Kratt (nephew) | ||||||||||||
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Christopher Frederick James Kratt (born July 19, 1969) is an American biologist, educational nature show host, YouTuber and actor. A grandson of musical-instrument manufacturer William Jacob "Bill" Kratt,[1] he and his older brother Martin grew up in Warren Township, New Jersey,[2] and together created children's television series Kratts' Creatures, Zoboomafoo, and Be the Creature (which aired on the National Geographic Channel and CBC), as well as Wild Kratts (which airs on PBS Kids and TVOKids). He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Carleton College.[3] Chris co-hosts all of his educational childhood programs with his older brother Martin Kratt.
Kratt and his brother Martin attended Watchung Hills Regional High School. Both brothers were inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2013.[4]
In 1990, Chris served as an intern at Conservation International in Washington, D.C. A year later, he started the Carleton Organization for Biodiversity. His ecology studies have been funded by the Explorers Club and the National Science Foundation. He was also the recipient of the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship.
Chris also starred alongside his brother Martin in the show Zoboomafoo, which aired from 1999 to 2000. On this PBS kids show, they went on many adventures with animals with the help of Zoboomafoo, a Coquerel's sifaka lemur (Propithecus coquereli). Other shows created created by him include Wild Kratts, Be the Creature, Kratt's Creatures, and Wild Alaska Live.
From June 13 to August 3, 2008, Chris appeared along with his brother Martin in Creature Adventures, a stage show at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.[5] They also appear as themselves in the Odd Squad episode "Night Shift".
Chris and his brother Martin have lived in Ottawa, Ontario since 2008,[6] where they film and animate their TV series Wild Kratts.
In 2000 Chris and his wife Tania were married in Botswana.[7] [8] They have two sons, Aidan and Nolan.