Starting in the entertainment industry at the age of 15, working alongside Bill Cosby and Jay Sandrich, director of The Cosby Show, Chris functioned as an assistant to Cosby and trained under Mr. Sandrich, sitting in the back row of the control room learning from one of the masters of television comedy (Soap, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Get Smart).
After receiving his BFA from The School Of Visual Arts where Chris was a Film Production/Film History major, he began working as a location assistant and later location manager on major studio feature films being produced in New York City.
Among the 15 films Chris worked on were Scenes From A Mall, Home Alone 2, Glengarry Glen Ross and Billy Bathgate, at the time, the largest budgeted feature film to date ($68 Million).When the production boycott hit New York City, Chris began working at global talent agency International Creative Management (ICM) and learned the art of the talent deal from legendary agents Sam Cohn, Ed Limato and Boaty Boatwright.
Clients handled included, Joanne Woodward, Anjelica Huston, Woody Allen, Robin Williams, Jane Curtin, Michael Hoffman, Sidney Lumet, Alan Pakula and Albert Finney.While working at ICM, Chris met and forged a relationship with the Chairman of a Miramax Films and was supervising an office of four and delegating duties to the Senior Executive Staff of the company.
Chris was with Miramax during the "glory years", from Pulp Fiction to Oscar® winner Shakespeare In Love and was directly involved with over 100 Miramax productions; and with Jeff Kimball, head of Miramax Music, coordinated the production and release of over 25 Miramax Soundtracks.
While at Miramax, Chris coordinated Academy Award campaigns with the publicity and marketing teams and was responsible for implementing the Chairman's personal Academy strategy for The English Patient, which won the Oscar® for Best Picture.
Chris also forged and maintained the White House relationship, acting as direct liaison to President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore.During his tenure at Miramax Films, Chris accompanied iconic director Martin Scorsese on a trip to The White House for an Italian State dinner.
Soon after, Chris was hired to write Deuces Wild, a 1950s gang drama Executive Produced by Scorsese and released by MGM/United Artists.Following the release of "Deuces Wild", Chris formed his production company Cineful, LLC and began working on a slate of feature films and television productions, including the controversial HBO Original Program "House Arrest", which he created and co-executive produced with his partner, "Queen of All Media" Judith Regan and documentary maven, HBO President Sheila Nevins.
Chris was extremely proud to be associated with filmmaker and Emmy winner Steven Meyer on his production of "Keepers Of Eden", an environmental documentary narrated by Oscar® winner and Hollywood legend, Joanne Woodward.
"Keepers Of Eden" has won the prestigious Pierre Salinger Award for Best Documentary at the 2008 Avignon Film Festival. Chris also continues to celebrate the success of his most personal project to date.
"Buried Prayers" a non-fiction feature film which tells a shocking story about the Holocaust that has remained a secret for years. This five year effort was shot on four continents and completed in 2010.
"Buried Prayers" won "Best Feature Documentary" at the 2010 Cinequest Film Festival.In April 2013, Chris wrapped a 3 year stint as an Executive running East Coast Talent, Development and Programming for CBS Television Distribution, which produces such shows as Rachael Ray, Judge Judy, Entertainment Tonight, Swift Justice, The Insider, Jeopardy, Wheel Of Fortune and Dr.
Phil.After the acquisition of the trademark for the classic Vitaphone® and Vitagraph® brands, brings Chris and his Vitagraph® and Vitaphone® team together with several major players in the Motion Picture, Television, live entertainment and Music industries.
Vitagraph® and Vitaphone® provides Talent Management, Creative Development, Production and content delivery for all size platforms, from screens and stages large and small.Chris' debut Broadway co-production was the highly acclaimed musical "Dames At Sea" which opened at the Helen Hayes theatre on October 22nd 2015 and is scheduled for a national tour.
Chris is presently working on his feature film "Nights Of Turquoise", which he will be writing, co-producing and directing.In addition to his work with various non-profit organizations supporting the remembrance of the Holocaust, Gambale is a member of the Writers Guild of America, East and a longtime member of the New York Friars Club where he holds the position of Governor.
The Friars is the oldest fraternal entertainment club in the world founded by Enrico Caruso, Irving Berlin and George M. Cohan (1904-present).
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