Chris Klucsarits

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

41

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-01-04

Day of death

2010-02-02 (40 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Chris Klucsarits

Biography

Christopher Morgan Klucsarits was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation under the ring names Chris Kanyon (or simply Kanyon) and Mortis. As a youth, Kanyon played roller hockey, basketball, and baseball at school. He attended Archbishop Molloy High School, located in Queens NY, graduating in 1988. In 1992 he graduated from the University at Buffalo with a bachelor's degree in physical therapy. During his time there, he was a member of the Mad Turtles, the University of Buffalo Rugby Football Club. Kanyon worked full-time as a physical therapist for three years before becoming a wrestler. Kanyon debuted in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as a jobber. After several months he was placed with Mark Starr in a tag team called "Men at Work". Their gimmick was that they were two construction workers turned wrestlers who wore jeans to the ring, and that Kanyon would cause the team to suffer losses by taking measurements with his tape measure at inopportune times. Kanyon was replaced with Mike Winner before the team disbanded altogether. Kanyon appeared on the CNN special Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling, in November 2007 following the aftermath of the Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide. On the program, Kanyon stated that on September 14, 2003 he had taken 50 sleeping pills in a suicide attempt. In the early hours of October 16, 2004, he was arrested in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida for "disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence" after attempting to break up a fight. He was released that same day after fellow wrestler Altar Boy Luke provided a US$750 cash bond. Kanyon publicly stated he did nothing wrong, and the case was thrown out of court. Kanyon, along with Raven and Michael Sanders, attempted to sue WWE for "cheating them out of health care and other benefits" but a federal judge in Stamford, Connecticut dismissed the case. In 2004, after Kanyon's release from WWE, he began a gimmick in which he was an openly gay wrestler. This included a publicity stunt wherein he stated that WWE released him from his contract because of his sexuality. Kanyon later told reporters and radio personalities that this was just a publicity stunt.[6] He later retracted these statements and acknowledged that he was in fact gay. Before his death Kanyon was working on a book, Wrestling Reality, with Ryan Clark. The book was released November 1, 2011, and it details Kanyon's struggles as a closeted gay man. Kanyon had been suffering from bipolar disorder, and he threatened suicide in the weeks prior to his death. On April 2, 2010, his brother Ken Klucsarits found him dead in his Sunnyside, Queens, New York apartment with an empty bottle of antidepressants. He left behind a note of apology for his family. His death was acknowledged by WWE

Known For

  • Raw

    Raw

  • TNA iMPACT!

    TNA iMPACT!

  • WWE InVasion

    WWE InVasion

  • Dark Side of the Ring

    Dark Side of the Ring

  • WCW New Blood Rising

    WCW New Blood Rising

  • The Jesse Ventura Story

    The Jesse Ventura Story

  • WWE No Mercy 2001

    WWE No Mercy 2001

  • WCW Greed

    WCW Greed

  • WCW Monday Nitro

    WCW Monday Nitro

  • WCW World War 3 1998

    WCW World War 3 1998

  • WCW Bash at the Beach '98

    WCW Bash at the Beach '98

  • TNA Turning Point 2005

    TNA Turning Point 2005

  • WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

    WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

  • WCW World War 3 1995

    WCW World War 3 1995

  • WCW World War 3 1997

    WCW World War 3 1997

  • WWE WrestleMania XX

    WWE WrestleMania XX

  • WCW Fall Brawl 1997

    WCW Fall Brawl 1997

  • WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

    WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

  • You Cannot Kill David Arquette

    You Cannot Kill David Arquette

  • WCW Thunder

    WCW Thunder

  • WCW Thunder

    WCW Thunder

  • WCW Road Wild 1999

    WCW Road Wild 1999

  • WCW Road Wild 1998

    WCW Road Wild 1998

  • Out in the Ring

    Out in the Ring

  • Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling

    Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling

  • WXW Rage TV

    WXW Rage TV

  • WCW The Great American Bash 1999

    WCW The Great American Bash 1999

  • WCW The Great American Bash 1998

    WCW The Great American Bash 1998

  • WCW The Great American Bash 1997

    WCW The Great American Bash 1997

  • WCW SuperBrawl Revenge

    WCW SuperBrawl Revenge

  • WWE SummerSlam 2001

    WWE SummerSlam 2001

  • WCW Bash at The Beach 1997

    WCW Bash at The Beach 1997

  • PWG: Astonishing X-Mas

    PWG: Astonishing X-Mas

  • 4th Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show

    4th Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show

  • The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2

    The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2

  • WCW Slamboree 1997

    WCW Slamboree 1997

  • WCW Fall Brawl 1998

    WCW Fall Brawl 1998

  • WCW Bash at the Beach 2000

    WCW Bash at the Beach 2000

  • WCW Slamboree 2000

    WCW Slamboree 2000

  • WCW Uncensored 1997

    WCW Uncensored 1997

  • The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3

    The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3