Christopher Storer (born ) 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 (2022–2026), for which he has won four Primetime Emmy Awards.
Early life and education Christopher Storer was born in and grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois. It was here that he met Chris Zucchero, the owner of Mr. Beef, the sandwich shop which became the basis for The Bear. Storer's sister Courtney Storer is a professional chef who serves as a culinary supervisor on the series.
Career 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. His directing work on the Burnham, Minhaj, and Ramy Youssef (Feelings) specials contributed substantially to establishing the contemporary stand-up special as a distinct cinematic genre and creative art form.
From 2019 he served as a director and an executive producer on Ramy Youssef's comedy-drama series Ramy.
He became widely known as the creator, co-showrunner, writer, and director of the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022–2026), for which he has won four Emmy Awards.
Personal life Storer lives in Los Angeles. He is the partner of Gillian Jacobs.
Filmography Film Producer Year Title Notes 2012 Adventures in the Sin Bin 2018 Eighth Grade 2020 The Rental 2021 On the Count of Three Executive producer 2024 Y2K
Writer Year Title Notes 2012 Adventures in the Sin Bin 2025 F1 "Additional Literary Material"
Television Director/writer/producer + Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 2013 Bo Burnham: what. Comedy special Co-director 2016 Bo Burnham: Make Happy Comedy special Co-director 2017 Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King Comedy special 2018 The Comedy Lineup 16 episodes 2019–2022 Ramy Executive producer (20 episodes) Co-executive producer (4 episodes) Director (6 episodes) 2019 Ramy Youssef: Feelings Comedy special Jeff Garlin: Our Man in Chicago Dan Soder: Son of a Gary 2020 Little Voice 1 episode 2021 Dickinson 2 episodes 2022–2026 The Bear Creator, co-showrunner
Executive producer + Year Title Notes 2017 Jerrod Carmichael: 8 Comedy special 2018 Chris Rock: Tamborine Comedy special Drew Michael: Drew Michael Comedy special 2019 Home Videos Sermon on The Mount Documentary Lil Rel: Live in Crenshaw Comedy special 2020 Whitmer Thomas: The Golden One Comedy special Drew Michael: Red Blue Green Comedy special
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2024 Astra TV Awards Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Comedy The Bear (for "Review") Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Comedy The Bear (for "System") 2023 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series The Bear (for "Review") 2024 The Bear (for "Fishes") 2019 Independent Spirit Awards Best Film Eighth Grade 2017 Peabody AwardsArt & Industry Hasan Minaj: Homecoming King 2023 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series The Bear Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series The Bear (for "Review") Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series The Bear (for "System") 2024 Outstanding Comedy Series The Bear Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series The Bear (for "Fishes") Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series The Bear (for "Fishes") 2025 Outstanding Comedy Series The Bear 2026 Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series The Bear (for "Bears") 2023 Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy Series The Bear New Series Episodic Comedy The Bear (for "Braciole") 2024 Comedy Series The Bear Episodic Comedy The Bear (for "Fishes")
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