Introduction
Christopher Frederick James Kratt (born July 19, 1969) is an American-Canadian zoologist and educational nature show host. A grandson of musical-instrument manufacturer William Jacob "Bill" Kratt, he and his older brother Martin grew up in Warren Township, New Jersey, and together created children's television series Kratts' Creatures, Zoboomafoo, and Be the Creature (which aired on the National Geographic Channel and CBC), as well as Wild Kratts (which airs on PBS Kids and TVOKids). He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Carleton College. Chris co-hosts all of his educational childhood programs with his older brother Martin Kratt.
Kratt and his brother Martin attended Watchung Hills Regional High School. Both brothers were inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2013.
Career
In 1990, Chris served as an intern at Conservation International in Washington, D.C. A year later, he started the Carleton Organization for Biodiversity. His ecology studies have been funded by the Explorers Club and the National Science Foundation. He was also the recipient of the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. Chris also starred alongside with his brother Martin in the show Zoboomafoo, which aired from 1999 to 2000. On this PBS kids show, they went on many adventures with animals with the help of Zoboomafoo, a Coquerel's sifaka lemur (Propithecus coquereli).
From June 13 to August 3, 2008, Chris appeared along with his brother Martin in Creature Adventures, a stage show at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. They also appear as themselves in the Odd Squad episode "Night Shift".
Personal life
Chris was born on July 19, 1969 in New Jersey to Linda (born 1939) and William Kratt (born 1928). He is the grandson of musical instrument maker William Jacob Kratt.Chris and his brother Martin have lived in Ottawa, Ontario since 2008, where they film and animate their TV series Wild Kratts. Chris has two sons, Aidan and Nolan, with his wife Tanya, whom he married in 2000 in the country of Botswana. Chris' older son, Aidan Kratt, played a child named Aidan in the Wild Kratts episode "Build It Beaver", though his character was unrelated to Chris and Martin in the show. Nolan's character made a brief cameo as a Wild Kratts Kid, and appears later on in the series as the little brother of Aidan.