Chris Kratt

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Christopher Frederick James Kratt (born July 19, 1969) is an American 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 Knowledge Network), 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.

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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.

From June 13 to August 3, 2008, Chris appeared along with his brother Martin in Creature Adventures, a TV series at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. They also appear as themselves in the Odd Squad episode "Night Shift".

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Personal life

Chris and his brother Martin have lived in Ottawa since 2007, where they film and animate their TV series Wild Kratts. Chris has two sons, Aidan and Nolan, with his wife Tania, whom he married in 2000 in the country of Botswana. Chris' older son, Aidan Kratt, played a child named Aidan in "Build It Beaver" in Wild Kratts; in the show, his character was unrelated to Chris and Martin. Nolan's character made a brief cameo as a Wild Kratt's kid, and appears later on in the series as the little brother of Aidan.