Chrissy Teigen
New York Times #1 Bestselling Author, TV Personality, and Founder of Cravings
Chrissy Teigen is a New York Times #1 bestselling author, TV personality and the founder of food and lifestyle brand Cravings. In 2016, Teigen released “Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat” which debuted #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list and marked the first time a cookbook debuted #1 on USA Today's best-seller list. In 2018 she released her highly anticipated second cookbook, “Cravings: Hungry for More”. Her third cookbook, “Cravings: All Together” was released in October 2021 and debuted at #2 on The New York Times Best Seller List. Cravings was founded in 2019 and consists of easy-to-follow, flavor-packed recipe content along with everything people need to bring those recipes to life — from kitchenware and tabletop collections – to food products. In 2022, Cravings launched its first-ever line of baking mixes, which became instant bestsellers.
Teigen is the founder of film and television company Huntley Productions. Most recently, she cohosted and executive produced “Chrissy & Dave Dine Out” with David Chang, streaming now on Hulu. In 2020, Teigen executive produced and starred in “Chrissy’s Court”. Teigen also executive produced the HBO Max documentary series “The Way Down” about Gwen Shamblin Lara, a weightloss guru and founder of the controversial Remnant Fellowship church in Brentwood, Tennessee. She was previously seen as a judge on NBC’s comedy competition show “Bring the Funny” and co-hosting Paramount Network’s smash hit competition show “Lip Sync Battle,” which ran for five seasons. In May 2023, Teigen starred opposite Tina Fey and Nat Faxon in the Netflix animated comedy series “Mulligan” created by Robert Carlock and Sam Means and reprised her role in season two which is now streaming. Up next, she will executive produce Bravo’s “On Safari” which is currently in development. Set in the heart of the South African Bush, the show will explore the world of the most luxurious safari experiences, and the international group of guides who create once-in-a-lifetime moments for their adventure seeking clientele.
In 2019, Teigen was included on TIME Magazine’s prestigious annual list of the “100 Most Influential People” as well as The Hollywood Reporter’s "20 Most Powerful Players in Food Media." Teigen was recognized on the 2020 Variety500 list as an influential business leader for her work with Cravings and Huntley Productions. She is the co-founder of nutritional canine brand, Kismet, alongside husband John Legend. She has been a voice for social justice and women’s rights and is actively involved in several charities. In 2018, Teigen was awarded the “Heart of the City” award by City Harvest, a non-profit food rescue organization, for her fundraising efforts. In 2018, Teigen also helped raise $1 million for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in just two days.
Teigen is the founder of film and television company Huntley Productions. Most recently, she cohosted and executive produced “Chrissy & Dave Dine Out” with David Chang, streaming now on Hulu. In 2020, Teigen executive produced and starred in “Chrissy’s Court”. Teigen also executive produced the HBO Max documentary series “The Way Down” about Gwen Shamblin Lara, a weightloss guru and founder of the controversial Remnant Fellowship church in Brentwood, Tennessee. She was previously seen as a judge on NBC’s comedy competition show “Bring the Funny” and co-hosting Paramount Network’s smash hit competition show “Lip Sync Battle,” which ran for five seasons. In May 2023, Teigen starred opposite Tina Fey and Nat Faxon in the Netflix animated comedy series “Mulligan” created by Robert Carlock and Sam Means and reprised her role in season two which is now streaming. Up next, she will executive produce Bravo’s “On Safari” which is currently in development. Set in the heart of the South African Bush, the show will explore the world of the most luxurious safari experiences, and the international group of guides who create once-in-a-lifetime moments for their adventure seeking clientele.
In 2019, Teigen was included on TIME Magazine’s prestigious annual list of the “100 Most Influential People” as well as The Hollywood Reporter’s "20 Most Powerful Players in Food Media." Teigen was recognized on the 2020 Variety500 list as an influential business leader for her work with Cravings and Huntley Productions. She is the co-founder of nutritional canine brand, Kismet, alongside husband John Legend. She has been a voice for social justice and women’s rights and is actively involved in several charities. In 2018, Teigen was awarded the “Heart of the City” award by City Harvest, a non-profit food rescue organization, for her fundraising efforts. In 2018, Teigen also helped raise $1 million for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in just two days.