Chris Staples
Founder · @everybody_hatechrissFounder and, per his own Instagram bio, CEO. Former Harlem Globetrotter, dunk champion, actor and content creator.
About
Dunking isour passion
“Founded by world famous dunker Chris Staples, Global Dunk Empire was created to bring the best dunkers in the world together to create, inspire and entertain.” — globaldunkempire.com/about
70+ countries3 years Harlem Globetrotters2× Guinness World Records
Slamma Jamma (2017) — lead roleAmerican Ninja Warrior ×2
FIBA 3x3 dunk champion989K YouTube subscribersBased in Los Angeles
The founder
Christon “Chris” Staples
He was born in Saginaw, Michigan and spent the majority of his childhood in the Detroit area. He got into the Harlem Globetrotters the direct way: he emailed them a video of himself dunking. Within weeks he had an in-person audition, and shortly after that he was a Globetrotter.
He spent three years with the team. Global Dunk Empire’s own site says that opened the doors that took him to more than 75 countries; his current Instagram bio and an August 2026 Threads post both put the figure at over 70. Either way it is the defining number of the career, and this site uses the more conservative 70+.
He now lives in Los Angeles, California, where he acts, makes content full-time and runs Global Dunk Empire. He described the content work in 2021 as a job with hours: “I work on it from 9am–5pm, so I’m very disciplined.”
His stated ambition, in his own words: “I want to prove that dunkers can expand to be in a movie, set a world record, have their own show — they don’t have to be just a professional dunker.”
Saginaw MI → Detroit → Los Angeles
The record, checked
Credentials and where each one is published
Nothing in this table is paraphrased upward. Each row can be checked at the source named beside it.
| Credential | Verified detail | Published by |
|---|---|---|
| Harlem Globetrotters | Three years with the team; now retired from it | globaldunkempire.com; Tubefilter interview, 2023 |
| Countries | “More than 75” per the company site; “70+” per his own Instagram bio and a 13 Aug 2026 Threads post | globaldunkempire.com; Instagram; Threads |
| Guinness World Records | Two records for slam dunking. One is named publicly: most blindfolded dunks in one minute. The second is not named in any published source found | Instagram bio; Tubefilter 2023; FIBA 3x3, 2021 |
| Slamma Jamma (2017) | Lead role as Michael Diggs. Directed by Timothy A. Chey; released 23 March 2017; 104 minutes; $1M budget, $1.6M box office. Co-stars include Michael Irvin, Jose Canseco and Kenny Dobbs | Wikipedia entry for the film |
| American Ninja Warrior | Two seasons. Season 14: out at the Shattered Panes. Season 16: out at Dangerous Waters — one obstacle further than before | Ninja Warrior Wiki (Sasukepedia) |
| Dunk contest record | Five contests on the World Dunk Association ledger: gold at the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Mexico City and 2017 Kings of Air; silver at the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup Nantes, the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Beijing Final and the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Los Angeles | World Dunk Association profile |
| Height | 1.90 m / 6 ft 3 in | FIBA 3x3, April 2021 |
| Age | 34 as of April 2021; 37 per the Ninja Warrior Wiki. Exact date of birth is not published anywhere | FIBA 3x3; Ninja Warrior Wiki |
| Television | Contestant on The Bachelorette | Tubefilter, 2023 |
The company
Who runs Global Dunk Empire
The executive team as published on globaldunkempire.com/about.
Tammy Brawner
Co-founderListed as co-founder on the company’s executive team. She also appears in the cast of Slamma Jamma, as Tammy Goodwin. Her public handle is not published by the company.
Colby Schinto
MarketingListed on the company’s executive team under Marketing. No further detail is published.
The roster
The dunkers
Five performers are published on globaldunkempire.com, each with a handle and a bio in their own voice. The bios below are condensed from the company’s site.
Chris Staples
@everybody_hatechrissFounder of Global Dunk Empire. Three years with the Harlem Globetrotters; 70+ countries; star of Slamma Jamma; based in Los Angeles, where he also appears in sports commercials.
Myree Bowden
@reemix05Former Harlem Globetrotter turned professional dunker. A Bakersfield native. His signature, in his own words, is the 360 scoop.
Tyler Currie
@t.currieProfessional dunker, content creator and actor from Los Angeles who travels the world competing and entertaining. At 5′11″, the company calls his hops and style among the most unique on the team.
Evin Bartlett
@evinbartlettA former Harlem Globetrotter, content creator and entrepreneur, known for high-flying dunks and creative videos. Founder of the brand “The Basketball Club”.
Tor’i Brooks
@bionicbrooks_An up-and-coming dunker from Saginaw, Michigan and a fitness trainer now living in Los Angeles. In 2017 he touched a bell set at a height of 11′8″ at Venice Beach.
Line-up per booking
Which dunkers travel to a given event, and how many, is not published — confirm the line-up when you book.
A note on what is missing
Global Dunk Empire publishes no legal entity name, no business address, no phone number, no fee schedule and no client testimonials. Its Live Updates page has not had a new photograph since 2019, even though Chris Staples posts to Instagram and Threads daily. None of those gaps has been filled in with a guess on this site.