Chris Connelly
Biography
Chris Connelly is an American sports and entertainment reporter who currently works for ESPN as a contributor to its E:60 newsmagazine. He was also the interim editor-in-chief of Grantland.com, replacing Bill Simmons, before ESPN shuttered the site in October 2015.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy as Self
2023Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
2023Prisoners of the Snow as Self - Interviewer
2023A Model Murder as Self - Host
2023Our Barbara as Self
2022Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
2022Queen Elizabeth II: A Royal Life - A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
2022Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self - Host
2021The Go-Go's as Self - Writer, Rolling Stone
2020Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - ABC News
2020What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show as Self
2019Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Self
2019The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20
2019Rodman: For Better or Worse as Self - Journalist, MTV 1988-2001
2019This Is Farrah Fawcett as Self (ABC News Correspondent)
2018Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic as Self
2018Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost as Self
2018Mother as Peter
2017The Nineties as Self
2015The Seventies as Self
2010One Night in Vegas as Self
2002Queen of the Damned as Mortal Yuppie
2000Jailbait! as Self
1993Last Action Hero as Self
1992The Bodyguard as Oscar Arrivals M.C.
1984MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Preshow Host
1981Skyward Christmas as Steve Ward
1980Nightline as Self - Correspondent
197820/20 as Self - Corrrespondent
197820/20 as Self - Correspondent
—Scripps National Spelling Bee as Self - Reporter