Chris Bashinelli

About Chris Bashinelli

Chris Bashinelli, also known as, “Bash”, was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. After…

Experience

1. Executive Producer, Host

   Bridge The Gap Tv

   Jun 2007 — Present

   Chris Bashinelli, also known as, “Bash”, was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. After a decade long acting career including an appearance on the HBO hit television series- The Sopranos, Bash decided to follow his real passion. He now traverses the globe from Uganda to Haiti, as Host of Bridge the Gap on PBS and the National Geographic Channel.Bash has shared the stage with Stevie Wonder and has spoken around the world, from multi-million dollar corporations, to the United Nations General Assembly Hall. He has harvested buffalo with Native Americans in Pine Ridge, lived as a nomad in Mongolia and Sumo Wrestled the heaviest Japanese human being in recorded history. He is a Moderator for the United Nations, an Eagle Scout, a National Geographic Explorer, and has interviewed some of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People on the Planet.

Education

• Stony Brook University

  Cultural Anthropology

  2007