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Alison Minton \u201988 is guide and personal assistant to feathered friend (and avian celebrity) Chris the cockatoo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Joe Wilensky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chris Minton has performed on \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d with Daniel Craig, appeared in an episode of \u201cThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,\u201d and modeled in ads for Neiman Marcus, Saks Off 5th, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris is also a bird\u2014specifically, an umbrella cockatoo, a species named for its dramatic crest of head feathers. Alison Minton \u201988 serves as manager, caretaker, and companion for 23-year-old Chris, a social media star with more than 300,000 followers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His signature move, which seems made for TikTok: a bob-and-weave dance, during which he displays his crest while using one foot to twirl a straw, spoon, or other item\u2014which he eventually tosses away like a delighted toddler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chris and Minton, in period costume, on the set of \u201cThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.\u201d (Provided)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt looks like he\u2019s smiling, and he throws his head back\u2014like he\u2019s having so much fun,\u201d Minton says. \u201cI think that\u2019s one part of his appeal. Chris is a pretty happy guy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minton, who majored in anthropology in Arts & Sciences, says she always loved birds\u2014but she\u2019d never thought of getting one, until Chris came along in 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It looks like he\u2019s smiling, and he throws his head back\u2014like he\u2019s having so much fun.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Then working as an event planner for the airline industry, she was coordinating a cocktail party and considered renting birds to highlight the \u201cflight\u201d theme. She met Chris, then three months old, at a pet store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe just latched on to me and wouldn\u2019t let go,\u201d she recalls. \u201cI thought, \u2018Oh, this is the greatest thing!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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His many outfits. (Joe Wilensky \/ Cornell University)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The owner offered the smitten Minton a deal, and, despite her initial misgivings\u2014\u201cI was working 15 hours a day, and I had cats\u201d\u2014she took Chris home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(For the record: he did appear at that airline party, which drew 1,000 revelers to NYC\u2019s Waldorf-Astoria hotel, sporting a tiny tuxedo.) <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Minton is careful to note that at the time, she had no idea how difficult a male umbrella cockatoo would be as a pet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The medium-sized parrot species, native to the Indonesian rainforest, requires ample attention, stimulation, and companionship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is not a good first bird\u2014but I didn\u2019t know any better,\u201d she says with a laugh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A wall in Chris’s room is bedecked with images, including a mock magazine cover and a photo of him cuddling with Minton\u2019s mother, Barbara. (Joe Wilensky \/ Cornell University)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And as their lifespans can exceed half a century, she says, \u201call things being equal, he will probably outlive me.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris got his start in show business in 2002, modeling in a magazine ad insert for a Vet College fundraiser (a gig he landed thanks to Minton\u2019s Cornell connections). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has since seen his bookings grow, including dancing in two episodes of the Bravo reality series \u201cMillion Dollar Listing New York.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chris\u2019s first modeling job was with the then-CEO of Jet Blue in 2002. (Terry deRoy Gruber)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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His turn on \u201cMrs. Maisel\u201d\u2014along with Minton in 1950s garb\u2014is fleeting: the two play talent show contestants briefly visible on a bank of TV monitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(\u201cSeason 2, episode 9, starting at the 41:28 mark,\u201d Minton notes.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March 2020, on the last live \u201cSNL\u201d broadcast before the pandemic, he appeared with 007 star Craig, Kate McKinnon, Chloe Fineman, Cecily Strong, and Kenan Thompson in a soap opera spoof, \u201cThe Sands of Modesto<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Craig \u201cwas very playful with Chris, joking around with him and blowing on his feathers,\u201d Minton says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t expect that from Daniel Craig\u2014you expect James Bond, very austere.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(It was actually Chris\u2019s second \u201cSNL\u201d spot, but the first to air: In 2012, he appeared in a skit with McKinnon and the members of One Direction that was cut before broadcast.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More recent appearances include an online spot for\u00a0Saks Off 5th<\/a>\u00a0and an upcoming March Madness-themed ad for Geico on Instagram and TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Fame on “SNL.” (Provided)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

According to Minton, Chris loves to learn new tricks, like peek-a-boo. He can also say some 15\u201320 words, including \u201chello,\u201d \u201ccockatoo,\u201d and \u201cBarbara\u201d\u2014the name of Minton\u2019s mother, with whom he bonded early on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Barbara now suffers from dementia, so Minton and Chris spend much of their time with her in Katonah, Westchester County.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was during the pandemic that Chris\u2019s online popularity really took flight, as Minton began posting more regularly on social media and launched his TikTok channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Playtime at home. (Joe Wilensky \/ Cornell University)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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As of March 2024, Chris has amassed about 325,000 followers, including more than 180,000 on TikTok<\/a>, 133,000 on Instagram<\/a>, and 11,000 on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris also attends local pet wellness events and visits nursing homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His fans are numerous, especially around where they live in Manhattan (\u201che knows every doorman in the neighborhood,\u201d she says) and in the local shops in Katonah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A two-celebrity meet-up. (Provided)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>
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It was in Katonah that Minton and Chris ran into former President Bill Clinton (a resident of nearby Chappaqua) in late 2021 while holiday shopping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minton asked for a photo, and Clinton gracefully obliged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s next for the feathered celebrity? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minton is about to launch a line of \u201cChris\u201d merchandise, and she\u2019s writing a children\u2019s book featuring him, with hopes for a series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a huge commitment,\u201d she says of shepherding Chris\u2019s career. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut I like it, it\u2019s fun, and it has taken on a life of its own. He loves meeting people, performing, being on a set, getting his picture taken. It\u2019s almost like he was looking for somebody he could attach himself to, who would do all this with him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top: Chris sports a custom Big Red sweatshirt. Illustration by Caitlin Cook \/ Cornell University, from a photo by Joe Wilensky \/ Cornell University<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published March 6, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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