Chris Bender (born in 1971) is an American
film producer whose beginnings were through co-producing
American Pie film series based on his own high school experiences. In November of 1998, he established the management/production company, Benderspink, with partner
J.C. Spink, a fellow alumnus of
Bucknell University . They have had a successful first look deal with
New Line Cinema for over 15 years. Benderspink also recently inked a first look deal with
Universal Cable Productions.