Christian was born in Los Angeles and raised in Hollywood. His passion for film came at an early age. His mother, Lita, was a radio personality on station KMPC, a music and entertainment station at the time. She took him to the numerous movie premieres she covered in her broadcasts. When still a boy, he attended the Hollywood premieres of “Forbidden Planet,” “Tammy and the Bachelor,” “The Pride and the Passion,”  “Windjammer,” and others. He also performed on live radio commercials. 

 

By age 5, he had a contract with the Marcella Bell Talent Agency in West Hollywood and was soon performing on live television broadcasts. He was seen on television on Art Linkletter’s “Kids Say the Darndest Things” on CBS.

 

By age 10, his mother married Raymond D. Bowman, a jazz and classical music impresario and music critic who mentored Christian in writing and gave him an appreciation of classical music and jazz. English, History, and Music were his favorite subjects in school. His stepfather opened an art gallery in Beverly Hills where Christian met artists who were showing there, including Innocenzo Daraio, Mae Babitz, and Flavio Cabral, which further inspired Christian’s artistic interests.

 

At age 12, met with legendary dance pioneer Ruth St. Denis, a friend of his stepfather, who recognized his talent for the arts and mentored him in dance, performing, and costume design. Artist Leonora Cetone Starr then mentored Christian in oil painting techniques while at the art gallery.

 

During the summer months of 1965 through 1967, Christian worked at his grandmother’s newspaper and magazine shop, “Universal News” in Long Beach. At ages 16 and 17,  he worked full-time in a restaurant in Hermosa Beach while attending Pacific Shores High School, part-time.

 

Because of the Vietnam War, Christian volunteered to serve with the United States Air Force in 1968. He was inducted the following year and was trained as a graphic designer and illustrator. He helped create numerous audio-visual orientations with the 62nd Military Airlift Wing (MAC). He then helped produce military training films with the Aerospace Audiovisual Service (MAC) and worked with one of the first units to make films on videotape, rather than film stock. He also served with the Base Honor Guard. He received an Honorable Discharge for his service.

 

By 1973, he moved to San Francisco, where he freelanced as a graphic designer, creating numerous posters, brochures, print ads, and collateral materials over the years.

 

He spent two years in Springfield, Ohio, where he was active in live theater. During the 1980 season at the Springfield Civic Theater, he performed in two plays, Agatha Christie's "Mousetrap" in the part of "Christopher Wren". He played the lead role of "Charles Condomine" in Noel Coward's comedy "Blythe Spirit.”

 

He lived in New York City during the spring of 1984, where he worked for noted film manager and attorney Jay Julien. During that time, he met several prominent figures in film and television, which further inspired his passion for filmmaking. Upon his return to San Francisco, he gave docent tours at the San Francisco Opera House and worked as classical music manager for a music retailer.

 

In the 1990s, he returned to college to obtain his Associate Degree in Multimedia and was then employed by two major advertising agencies in San Diego. For over 3 years, he created the covers for the tennis magazine "Racquet Tech." In 1999, he spent a season working with the Houston Symphony Orchestra while freelancing as a writer. He authored several magazine articles on classical music and physical training, which were published at the time. After several years of study, he earned his PhD in "Comparative Religion” in 2001.

 

In 2008, he directed his first feature-length film, "Defcon 2012,” and began writing, producing, and directing several short films. He wrote and directed the feature documentary/drama  "When the World Came to San Francisco,” starring Beverly Washburn. It had its premiere at the Koret Theater in the de Young Museum of Art in San Francisco. It went on to win "Best Documentary Feature" at the Andromeda Film Festival in Istanbul. He co-wrote the song “The Ghosts of San Francisco” for the film, and composed some of the original music for the film.

 

His music video "Manhattan Montage", with music by guitarist Pat Thomi and photography by Miriam Danar, won "Top Music Video" at the "New York Jazz Film Festival" the following year. The music video “The Ghosts of San Francisco,” which Christian produced, edited, and directed, won the "Mixed Genre Jazz Film Award" at the "New York Jazz Film Festival" in November 2016. By 2020, he completed 2 animated shorts, including one in Spanish.

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Christian is certified as a "Cinema Director" and "Line Producer" by the Hollywood Film Institute. He is also a member of ASCAP and the International Screenwriters’ Association, and a former member of the "Directors Guild of Great Britain."

 

He currently has a feature film in pre-production, "The View From Another Side,” where he will make his acting debut with co-star Beverly Washburn. He is also the director, writer, and composer of the music score.

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Christian has been married to Grover J. Taylor since 2009. They own a home in Northwest Las Vegas, Nevada.

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