Kristopher Kyer was born in Muskegon, Michigan, and has spent over three decades building a diverse career as an actor, performer, teacher, singer, and director across various mediums in the entertainment industry.
For nearly two decades, he was the director and owner of The Kyer Workshop for Actors in Burbank, where thousands of young actors began their careers and studied under his guidance, going on to have successful careers in film, stage, and television.
As an on-set acting coach, Kristopher worked on several notable projects, including ABC-TV's Boy Meets World, Maybe This Time, and Grace Under Fire, as well as the Bruce Willis feature film Hostage and TV's That 70's Show for Jessica Simpson.
As an actor, Kristopher has appeared in numerous commercials, most notably as the "Scarecrow" for White Lily Cornmeal commercials, which ran for years throughout the South. He has also had co-starring roles on TV's Seinfeld, Boy Meets World, USA High, Linc's, and Quantum Leap, as well as featured roles in films H.E.A.L.T.H. and Trancers II.
Kristopher has also performed in various stage productions, including his one-man cabaret show on several cruise lines, as a singer at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Circus Fantasy, and in live shows at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. He was part of the original cast of Showing Off Off-Broadway and has performed in regional theaters throughout the US.
Most recently, Kristopher has taken on leading roles on stage, including Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka, and Harold Hill in The Music Man at the Simi Cultural Arts Center in Los Angeles. He has also played Captain Hook in Peter Pan for the Tustin Light Opera, among many other productions throughout the US.
Kristopher holds the distinct honor of being the youngest Ringmaster and only the 27th in the history of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He is the author of the autobiography Ringmaster! My year on the road with the Greatest Show on Earth (E. P. Dutton) and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG),Actors Equity Association, and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
