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'{{short description|American film and television actor (born 1955)}} {{Infobox person | name = Christopher Maher | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Maher Boutros | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1955}} | birth_place = [[Alexandria, Egypt]] | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | nationality = American | spouse = Valerie | field = | education = [[Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre]] | movement = | works = | patrons = | occupation = Actor, chef | awards = [[James Beard Foundation]] | elected = | website = {{URL|cookingstudiotaos.com/}} | years_active = 1978–present }} '''Christopher Maher''' (born as '''Maher Boutros'''; born 1955) is an American film and television actor, as well as a chef. ==Background== Born in [[Alexandria, Egypt]], Maher's family moved to [[Toronto]] in the 1960s. He started pre-med studies but changed to acting at the [[University of Toronto]]. Arriving in New York in 1978, he studied acting further at the [[Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre]].<ref name="SAW"> {{cite journal | url=http://saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200306/lights.camera.cook.htm | title=Lights, Camera&nbsp;— Cook! | author=Juliette Rossant | pages=33–35 | date=November–December 2003 | work=[[Saudi Aramco World]]}}</ref><ref name=jsr> {{cite web | author = Juliette Rossant | title = Lights, Camera&nbsp;— Cook! | publisher = JulietteRossant.com | url =http://julietterossant.com/articles/saw/lights-camera-cook/ | accessdate = 2 November 2013}}</ref> Maher worked at [[Tavern on the Green]], where he met [[Drew Nieporent]].<ref name="SAW" /><ref name=jsr /> He broke into Entertainment with a year-long role as assassin Colonel Hashim on [[Another World (TV series)|Another World]].<ref name="SAW" /><ref name=jsr /> ==Career== ===Acting=== In 1982, Maher moved to Los Angeles to pursue motion-picture roles. He changed his name from Maher Boutros to Christopher Maher. "I was typecast as a dumb Arab or a bad Arab, one or the other. It depressed me, and I just refused to do any more."<ref name="SAW" /><ref name=jsr /> He has appeared in feature films and television episodes from ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' and ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' to ''[[Law & Order (franchise)|Law and Order]]'', ''[[NCIS (TV series)|24]]'', ''[[The West Wing]]'' and ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''. He was in the film Olive, in which he starred with [[Gena Rowlands]]. ===Cooking=== Maher was also recognized by the [[James Beard Foundation]] as one of the great regional chefs of America and has cooked at the Beard House in New York City. He runs a cooking school called "Cooking Studio Taos" plus natural and organic food venture in Taos.<ref name=studio> {{cite web | url = http://www.cookingstudiotaos.com/ | title = home | publisher = Cooking Studio Taos | accessdate = 2 November 2013}}</ref> The food products are sold under the name "Caleb&Milo", named after their two sons. They sell their products in whole food markets and other gourmet markets. ==Personal== Maher lives in [[Taos, New Mexico]], where he runs a cooking school called "Cooking Studio Taos" with wife Valerie<ref name="SAW" /><ref name=jsr /> <ref name=studio /> Chris openly expresses his distaste of transgender people online. In April 2024, Chris commented on a SAG-AFTRA post for Transgender Day of Visibility, "No wonder our industry is dying. Hollywood has completely lost touch with the average American audience." ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1984|| ''[[Best Defense]]'' || Sayyid, Landry's Tank Crew || |- |1987|| ''[[Mannequin (1987 film)|Mannequin]]'' || Armand || |- |1989|| ''Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog'' || Emile || |- |1996|| ''[[Executive Decision]]'' || Kahlil || |- |2002|| ''[[Enough (film)|Enough]]'' || Phil || |- |2004|| ''[[The West Wing]]'' || Iranian ambassador || |- |2009|| ''[[The Men Who Stare at Goats (film)|The Men Who Stare at Goats]]'' || Iraqi Driver || |- |2011|| ''Olive'' || Cyrus || |} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{IMDb name|0536833}} * [http://www.cookingstudiotaos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=105 Cooking Studio Taos]: bio {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Maher, Christopher}} [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:American chefs]] [[Category:American male chefs]] [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actors from Alexandria]] [[Category:Egyptian emigrants to the United States]]'