Chris Dane Owens is an Emmy-nominated television producer. He has co-created and executive produced shows for Lifetime Television, Animal Planet, Style Network and currently has the #1 original series on the Style Network, Instant Beauty Pageant.

As a movie producer, Owens’ debut film, “Border To Border,” won numerous awards, including Best Picture at the Las Vegas International Film Festival andBest Comedy at the New York International Independent Film Festival.

Border To Border was written by “CSI Miami” writer/producer Corey Miller and features appearances by Jonathan Silverman (“Weekend at Bernie’s”), Rue McClanahan (The Golden Girls), Abe Benrubi (ER, Twister), Curtis Armstrong (Risky Business, Revenge of the Nerds) and Marla Gibbs (The Jeffersons, 227).

The movie, which was shot in over 140 locations in three countries, is described by Entertainment Tonight film reviewer Leonard Maltin as, "No small accomplishment! A solid script, very well directed, and a very likeable movie."

As a script writer, Owens screenplay "Gabriel's Gift," has been optioned multiple times in Hollywood. At present, "Gabriel's Gift" has been acquired by Canadian producer Jean-Guy Despres, formerly with Taurus 7 Films. The screenplay is a romantic comedy, and is now in preproduction in Montreal and Los Angeles. "Gabriel's Gift" will be co-produced by Owens and Jerry Biederman, along with Jean-Guy Despres and Academy Award winning director Roland Joffé (“The Killing Fields,” “The Scarlet Letter,” “The Mission”).

Also in the feature film world, Owens recently reached an agreement for Biederman/Owens Ent. to produce a feature film based on the extraordinary story of famed UFO abductee Betty Andreasson Luca, whose remarkable experience was the subject of a series of 5 best-selling books. This internationally acclaimed book series was the culmination of 20 years of investigation and was written by respected researcher and author Raymond E. Fowler.

The New York Times Book Review comments on one of the works by stating: "This book, if true, must rank with great classics of scientific revelation."

In Home Video, Owens was a producer on the successful instructional program “Sing Like The Stars” (distributed by Blockbuster Video), staring Roger Love (vocal coach to the stars), and featuring talented vocalist Chyna Phillips from the multi-platinum selling group Wilson Phillips. The video was nominated for Best Instructional Video at the American Video Awards (sponsored by Billboard magazine). Sing Like The Stars features many guest appearances, including; Bobby Brown, Robert Lamm of Chicago, and Joe Elliot of Def Leopard.

Show business runs in the Owens family. Chris' father, Gary Owens, is known to millions for his years in television and radio. He was one of the stars of NBCs Rowan and Martin’s “Laugh In,” has voiced literally thousands of network commercials and cartoons, been inducted in four broadcast Halls of Fame, and has his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (next to Walt Disney). Gary Owens' latest book,How To Make A Million Dollars With Your Voice (or loose your tonsils trying!)from McGraw Hill Publishing, is now available in major bookstores across the country.

Chris' only sibling, Scott Owens, is an Emmy Award winning producer in Hollywood, and has been a part of such hit shows as “The Amazing Race,” “Americas Next Top Model” and “Americas Most Wanted” and “Rock Of Love.”

Chris Dane Owens’ projects have been featured on “Entertainment Tonight,” E! Entertainment, “Good Morning America,” “The View,” KTLA’s “Morning Show” and written about in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Daily News, Beverly Hills 213 magazine, Daily Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Billboard magazine and elsewhere.

Owens is single, lives in Woodland Hills, California, and frequently does business in Europe and Asia.