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Chris Bashinelli was born an raised in Brooklyn, New York. After a half-decade acting career including a role on The Sopranos (HBO), Chris moved to Tanzania. He now traverses the globe from Tanzania to Thailand as Host and Producer of Bridge the Gap (PBS), where he discovers what it’s like to walk in someone else’s shoes for one day. He is a United Nations Emcee, an International Speaker (TEDx), a Writer for Lonely Planet, and is the recipient of a National Geographic Young Explorers grant.