The St. Charles Business Alliance and the Events Committee are excited to announce actor Chris Witaske as the Grand Marshal for the 2025 St. Charles Electric Christmas Parade! The parade will take place in downtown St. Charles on Saturday, November 29th at 5:30pm.
“I’m incredibly proud to be from St. Charles – it’s such a wonderful community that has given me so much support throughout the years,” said Witaske. “Although I now live in Los Angeles, St. Charles will always be home to me, and I’m truly honored to be part of this holiday tradition.”
Witaske is a St. Charles native who graduated from St. Charles East High School in 2001. Following graduation, Witaske studied Theater Arts at the University of Iowa before moving to Chicago to work at comedy venues including Second City Theater. After moving to Los Angeles in 2013, Witaske had his television acting debut in Fox’s New Girl, which led to various other roles such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Netflix original comedy series Love, and Emmy-winning FX original series The Bear, to name a few.
Along with his roles in television and film, Witaske is also recognized for his recurring role in the popular “Turning into Your Parents” Progressive Insurance commercials and co-creating the adult animated series on Netflix, Chicago Party Aunt.
