# Christopher Storer

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.

## Early life and education

Christopher Storer was born in 1980 or 1981 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 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.
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–present), for which he has won four Emmy Awards.

## Personal life

Storer lives in Los Angeles.

## Filmography
### Film

Producer
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2018 | Eighth Grade | |
| 2020 | The Rental | |
| 2021 | On the Count of Three | Executive |
| 2024 | Y2K | |

### Television

Director
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
| 2013 | Bo Burnham: what. | Yes | No | No | Comedy special Co-director |
| 2016 | Bo Burnham: Make Happy | Yes | No | No | Comedy special Co-director |
| 2017 | Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King | Yes | No | No | Comedy special |
| 2018 | The Comedy Lineup | Yes | No | No | 16 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | Ramy | Yes | No | Yes | Executive producer (20 episodes) Co-executive producer (4 episodes) Director (6 episodes) |
| 2019 | Ramy Youssef: Feelings | Yes | No | Yes | Comedy special |
| 2019 | Jeff Garlin: Our Man in Chicago | Yes | No | No | Comedy special |
| 2019 | Dan Soder: Son of a Gary | Yes | No | Yes | Comedy special |
| 2020 | Little Voice | Yes | No | No | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Dickinson | Yes | No | No | 2 episodes |
| 2022–present | The Bear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Creator, co-showrunner |
Executive producer only
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2017 | Jerrod Carmichael: 8 | Comedy special |
| 2018 | Chris Rock: Tamborine | Comedy special |
| 2018 | Drew Michael: Drew Michael | Comedy special |
| 2019 | Home Videos | |
| 2019 | Sermon on The Mount | Documentary |
| 2019 | Lil Rel: Live in Crenshaw | Comedy special |
| 2020 | Whitmer Thomas: The Golden One | Comedy special |
| 2020 | 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") | Nominated |
| 2024 | Astra TV Awards | Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Comedy | The Bear (For "System") | Won |
| 2023 | Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series | The Bear (For "Review") | Nominated |
| 2024 | Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series | The Bear (For "Fishes") | Won |
| 2019 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Film | Eighth Grade | Nominated |
| 2023 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Bear | Won |
| 2023 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | The Bear (For "Review") | Won |
| 2023 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | The Bear (For "System") | Won |
| 2024 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Bear | Nominated |
| 2024 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | The Bear (For "Fishes") | Won |
| 2024 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | The Bear (For "Fishes") | Nominated |
| 2023 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Comedy Series | The Bear | Won |
| 2023 | Writers Guild of America Awards | New Series | The Bear | Nominated |
| 2023 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Episodic Comedy | The Bear (For "Braciole") | Nominated |
| 2024 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Comedy Series | The Bear | Won |
| 2024 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Episodic Comedy | The Bear (For "Fishes") | Nominated |