Christopher Edward Hansen (born March 26, 1959) is an American television journalist and YouTube personality. He portrayed himself in a cameo appearance in The Boys.
Biography[]
Hansen was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 13, 1959 and grew up in West Bloomfield Township and Birmingham, Michigan. In an interview with City Pulse, Hansen said that he was first wanted to be a journalist when he was 14 years old, watching and following the police and FBI investigation of the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. He attended Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Hansen graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts in telecommunication in 1981.
He is best known for his work on Dateline NBC, in particular the former segment To Catch a Predator, which revolved around catching potential Internet sex predators using a sting operation. He also hosts Killer Instinct on Investigation Discovery, which documents homicide investigations. In September 2016, he became the new host for the second season of the syndicated show Crime Watch Daily.
Credits[]
Season 2[]
- "The Big Ride" Himself
External Links[]
Chris Hansen on Wikipedia
Chris Hansen at the Internet Movie Database
Chris Hansen on Facebook
Follow Chris Hansen (@chrishansen) on Twitter- Follow Chris Hansen on Instagram
