Chip began modeling when he was two years old and acting at age five. He has an extensive theatre resume, consisting of over 150 roles on stage. He has also appeared in numerous local, regional and national commercials. Chip graduated from Elmira College in Elmira, New York, where he studied with noted director Peg Denithorne and was a classmate of Keith MacKechnie, Theresa Valada, Janette Barber, and Merle Ginsberg.

Chip was Artistic Director of Golden Apple Children's Theatre (Sarasota, Florida) 1978; Artistic Director of Stage Door Players (Dunwoody, Georgia) 1990-91; Founder and Artistic Director of Abracadabra Children's Theatre at Onstage Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia) 1992-1997; and Founder and Artistic Director of Kaleidoscope Children's Theatre at the Shakespeare Tavern (Atlanta, Georgia) 1997-2000.

Chip lives northeast of the city of Atlanta. He works as a psychic, medium, spiritual counselor and lecturer.