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Christopher Morgan Klucsarits

Christopher 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. Death 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


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Born:
Jan 4, 1970 In Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
27
First Appeared:
In the series WWE Raw 1993-01-11
Latest Project:
Movie You Cannot Kill David Arquette 2020-08-21
Known For
Poster of PWG: Astonishing X-Mas
Poster of WCW New Blood Rising
Poster of The Jesse Ventura Story
Poster of WCW Slamboree 1997
Filmography
Movie You Cannot Kill David Arquette Self (as Chris Kanyon) (archive footage) 2020-08-21
Movie The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3 Kanyon 2015-08-11
Movie PWG: Astonishing X-Mas Chris Kanyon 2005-12-16
Series TNA iMPACT! Unknown 2004-06-04
Movie WCW SuperBrawl Revenge Kanyon 2001-02-18
Movie WCW Greed Kanyon 2001-03-18
Movie Ready to Rumble Stunt Double 2000-04-07
Movie WCW Slamboree 2000 Kanyon 2000-05-07
Movie WCW Bash at the Beach 2000 Kanyon 2000-07-09
Movie WCW New Blood Rising Kanyon 2000-08-13
Movie WCW The Great American Bash 1999 Kanyon 1999-06-13
Movie The Jesse Ventura Story Kanyon / Mortis 1999-05-23
Movie WCW Bash at the Beach 1999 Kanyon 1999-07-11
Movie WCW Road Wild 1999 Kanyon 1999-08-14
Movie WCW The Great American Bash 1998 Kanyon 1998-06-14
Movie WCW Road Wild 1998 Kanyon 1998-08-08
Movie WCW Fall Brawl 1998 Kanyon 1998-09-13
Movie WCW World War 3 1998 Kanyon 1998-11-22
Movie WCW Uncensored 1997 Mortis 1997-03-16
Movie WCW Slamboree 1997 Mortis 1997-05-18
Movie WCW Fall Brawl 1997 Mortis 1997-09-14
Movie WCW World War 3 1997 Mortis 1997-11-23
Movie WCW Bash at The Beach 1997 Mortis 1997-07-13
Series WXW Rage TV 1996-10-01
Movie WCW World War 3 1995 Chris Kanyon 1995-11-26
Series WCW Monday Nitro Unknown 1995-09-04
Series WWE Raw Chris Kanyon 1993-01-11