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Chris Maclean is a character on Total Drama Island, voiced by Christian Potenza.

Contents 1 Basic Information 2 Character History 3 Trivia 4 Quotes

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Chris Maclean is a notable media personality in the Total Drama Island universe, currently working as the host of TDI and its second season, Total Drama Action. In addition to hosting, he is also the show's head writer, background designer, director and executive producer. Prior to TDI/TDA, he hosted a figure skating show, and he also works as a hairgel model.

While coming across on-camera as congenial and gregarious, Chris loves torturing the challengers with wacky (and sometimes dangerous) challenges, to which he displays not much sympathy toward the contestants (unless there is the possibility of one or more players getting killed and of the resulting chance of such an event impacting the show negatively, which happened during one horror movie-themed challenge). He has, however, ironically expressed dismay on occasion when a contestant (such as Heather) uses underhanded tactics to either get ahead of an opponent in a challenge (like Heather did to Justin in the first season) or to embarrass or humiliate a rival (as she frequently did to Gwen at the same time).

Chris speaks with a skater accent, and "Awwwe-some!" is his favorite catchphrase. He has at times taken exception when someone describes his sets as cheap and cheesy. One of his favorite things in life is his hair, which he is insanely obbssesed with. He loves reminding the TDI players that he is handsome. One of his closest friends is his co-host/sidekick Chef Hatchet. During the first season, he suffered two near-death experiences on the show—choking on a burnt flambé cake (from which he was saved by Owen with the Heimlich maneuver) during a cooking challenge, and getting struck by lightning on the Dock of Shame during a rainstorm (which he miraculously survived with only scorch marks).

Following the championship final in Season One, Chris gets paid back by the campers for putting them through the torturous challenges during the show when Owen, Duncan and Geoff throw him off the dock into Lake Wawanakwa. During the subsequent reunion special, however, Chris gets even by roping everyone into competing for an upgraded prize of $1,000,000 and, in doing so, getting those who finish in a 14-way tie locked in to take part in TDA. With the new season, he has become more gleefully sadistic with his challenges and his enjoyment of watching the contestants suffer their way through them on their way toward the grand prize.

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• Chris's name in the show's French-language version, L'île des Défis Extrêmes, is Louis Mercier

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