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Who Is Chris Bukowski? The 'Bachelor In Paradise' Veteran, Explained

What To Know About 'BiP' Veteran Chris Bukowski
What To Know About 'BiP' Veteran Chris Bukowski

In the Bachelor universe, there are some people who just seem to love the camera a little (read: a lot) more than others. Nick Viall is one of the most famous ones, but he doesnt hold a candle to Chris Bukowski, who has been on six different Bachelor shows. (Yes, seriously.)

Chris has been part of the Bachelor franchise so often that he probably rivals Chris Harrison for screen time. And while he once swore he was done with reality TV, Chris is back for another season of Bachelor in Paradise. He kicked off the premiere episode by making fun of himself and how often hes been on Bachelor shows, which was actually pretty funny.

Still, for all his appearances, Chris isnt a big name in the Bachelor franchise, so its totally understandable if youre not super familiar with him. Heres everything you need to know about him:

For starters, Chris isn't that old.

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The resident Bachelor vet made fun of his age on this seasons BiP premiere, but its not like hes geriatric or anything. Hes actually 32 (turning 33 in September), according to the Bachelor Nation fandom .

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One more week until I limp my way back into Paradise #bip A post shared by Chris Bukowski (@chrisjbukowski) on Jul 29, 2019 at 4:54pm PDT

Still, h es spent a lot of his adult life on Bachelor shows.

Like, a lot a lot. In addition to his latest BiP appearance, he was on The Bachelorette season eight (with Emily Maynard), The Bachelorette season ten (starring Andi Dorfman), Bachelor Pad Season 3, and Bachelor in Paradise seasons one and twoand now season six. This is practically his full-time gig.

Chris "retired" from reality TV in 2015.

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Chris wrote an open letter on Rant Now in 2015, where he announced his "retirement" from the Bachelor franchise. "We all have our battles, but my TV obsession had taken me down a dark road," he said. "I was battling anxiety that led me down a road where I couldnt find happiness."

He went on to explain that that problem only became worse when he got "addicted to my anxiety medication," which eventually made "everything go from perfect to complete crap."

The time away must've done Chris Bukowski good. Watch Chris Harrison describe him as the "wise old sage" of Bachelor in Paradise:

Chris continued: "It didnt matter how much money I had or how many women wanted to date me. I was just a hated, desperate person."

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To conclude the post, he wrote, "I cant wait for my television career to be over. I miss being me. And after today, I get to be me again." Four years later, he's apparently found himself and is ready for more.

Chris owns two bars.

When hes not appearing on reality TV, Chris is busy running two sports bars. One is the Bracket Room Sports Lounge and Eatery in Arlington, Virginia; the other is another Bracket Room that he opened in Chicago. The food is pretty much upscale bar grub (which, tbh, sounds super yummy).

No one gave us a chance.. They gave us 6 months to "survive" and today we celebrate our 2 year anniversary at @bracketroomva. Thankful for the amazing staff past and present and all of our loyal supporters. #ReadyToPlay A post shared by Chris Bukowski (@chrisjbukowski) on Sep 5, 2015 at 8:28am PDT

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He co-founded another company.

Chris is a seriously busy dude. Besides his reality TV gigs and his bars, he also manages a digital web development agency the he co-founded called KCM Create . Oh, and hes an advisor for dating app The Catch, according to Heavy .

He hasnt looked the best on the Bachelor shows.

Chris did okay during Emilys season of The Bachelorette (he was let go after hometowns), and then he made a weird appearance on Andis season where he showed up, begged producers to let him in, and was shut down by Andi. (Chris later told TMZ that was staged.)

On BiP, he hit it off with Elise Mosca, and the two left the show together, only to split a month later. He wasnt in great shape for his second BiP appearancehe got super drunk, gave his date card away, and went home within 24 hours.

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But this might be Chris's season.

Early rumors say Chris actually hits it off with a contestant and that he really, actually, finally finds love. (Guess sixth time really is the charm?)

Here for it. #bachelorinparadise #bip A post shared by Chris Bukowski (@chrisjbukowski) on Aug 5, 2019 at 9:02pm PDT

Soits a little random that Chris is back on reality TV, but, hey, if he finally finds love this way, more power to him.

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