Chip began modeling when he was two years old and acting at age five. He has an extensive theatre resume, consisting of over 150 roles on stage. He has also appeared in numerous local, regional and national commercials. Chip graduated from Elmira College in Elmira, New York, where he studied with noted director Peg Denithorne and was a classmate of Keith MacKechnie, Theresa Valada, Janette Barber, and Merle Ginsberg. Chip was Artistic Director of Golden Apple Children's Theatre (Sarasota, Flori ...