Biography
Canadian leading man Chris Makepeace was 15 when he made his first film appearance in the raunchcom
Meatballs (1979). He was top billed in his next film,
My Bodyguard (1980), playing a bethumped high schooler who hires hulking
Adam Baldwin to protect him from bullying
Matt Dillon. He has since alternated between leads and supporting parts in both American and Canadian films. Chris Makepeace has also been featured in such made-for-TV fare as
Mazes and Monsters (1982) and
The Terry Fox Story (1983). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide