Chip began modeling when he was two years old and acting at age five He has an extensive theatre resume consisting of over 150 roles on stage He has also appeared in numerous local regional and national commercials Chip graduated from Elmira College in Elmira New York where he studied with noted director Peg Denithorne and was a classmate of Keith MacKechnie Theresa Valada Janette Barber and Merle Ginsberg Chip was Artistic Director of Golden Apple Childrens Theatre Sarasota Florida 1978 Artistic Director of Stage Door Players Dunwoody Georgia 199091 Founder and Artistic Director of Abracadabra Childrens Theatre at Onstage Atlanta Atlanta Georgia 19921997 and Founder and Artistic Director of Kaleidoscope Childrens Theatre at the Shakespeare Tavern Atlanta Georgia 19972000 Chip lives northeast of the city of Atlanta He works as a psychic medium spiritual counselor and lecturer