Christopher Chaun Bennet is a church maintenance man with another life: fashion designer.
THIS IS CHRONICLE. >> MEET THE MAINTENANCE MAN WHOSE BOW TIES CAUGHT BEYONCE’S EYE. SELLING. >> WE I TOOK A PICTURE. HIS ROLE MODEL. A GOLDEN GIRLS STAR GOES VIRAL. >> I SAW HER DOING IT AS BREAKING BAD. JUST ADD WATER. YOU’VE HEARD PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ASKING HOW TO DO IT. IT IS NEXT ON CHRONICLE. >> TONIGHT, A PLACE OF CARL FOR CHARACTERS — COLORFUL KITTL CHARACTERS AND HIDDEN TALENT. WE PROFILED HIM A YEAR AGO. HE MOONLIGHTS DR. BE DANCING, RAISING MONEY FOR CHARITIES AND ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO FULFILL SKILLS. THEN THERE ARE OTHERS WHO HAVE TO THEIR LIFE THAT IS AN EVIDENT TO OTHERS, WHO THINK THEY HAVE THE WHOLE PICTURE. >> WHAT AN ARTIST. >> PEOPLE DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THE INTERESTED IN. THEY DID NO BEEN IT AS A MEMBER AND A MAINTENANCE MAN. COMMITTED. HE WANTS TO SERVE AND TO HELP. HE IS VERY BOLD. >> THERE WAS AND IS MORE TO THIS 31-YEAR-OLD’S LIFE THAN SWEEPING FLOORS AND STACKING CHAIRS. ACTOR, PASSIONATE ABOUT NEW YORK. YORK OWN. MOVING TO NEW YORK TO PURSUE A GOAL, A DREAM WAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE. >> HIS MOTHER SUFFERED SERIOUS BURNS AND IT LEFT NEW YORK AND FOR HER. >> IT HAS BEEN A BLESSING. >> THE SENIOR PASTOR SO SOMETHING SPECIAL IN BENNETT FROM THE FIRST. BUT THERE WAS A SEASON I DIDN’T SEE HIM. DOING CERTAIN THINGS. IT WAS A DIFFERENT FOCUS. SPIRIT. >> IT HAD TO DO WITH A BOW TIE HIMSELF. SELLING. >> SEWING ON BUTTONS ON SHIRTS. THAT WAS IT. >> THIS GUY GALES FROM ACROSS THE STREET. WHY DID YOU GET THAT BOWTIE? I SAID I MADE IT. HE SAID CAN YOU MAKE ME ONE? I THOUGHT ABOUT IT. TO THE I HEAR YOU. YOU WILL BE TO MAKE A BOW TIE. >> THAT WAS SIX YEARS AGO. TODAY THEY SELL FOR HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND HAS CUSTOMERS INCLUDE ACTORS, NFL STARS AND BEYONCE. STILL AT CHURCH HE WAS THE MAN WITH A BOOT, NOT A BOW TIE. >> HE SAID I WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU. HE HANDS ME THIS BACK. IT WAS THIS AMAZING BOWTIE. HE SAID THIS IS WHAT I WANT. UNBELIEVABLE. NO ONE KNEW. MY WIFE IS A FASHIONISTA. WHAT? SHE SAID WHY ARE YOU WORKING HERE? MORE. WHY WOULD HE LEAVE? IT. >> IF I PUT MY HANDS TO IT, I TAKE PART OWNERSHIP IN IT. TO DO IT. I NE TO FOLLOW THROUGH AND DO IT WELL. >> YOU CAN THINK A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT HIM. YOU CAN’T REALLY JUDGE H BOOK BY HIS COVER. HIS HEART FOR HIS FAMILY, HIS HEART FOR GOD IS VERY RARE. >> WE DON’T KNOW WHAT OUR NEIGHBOR IS ALL ABOUT. >> IF I EVER FELT I COULD MAKE IT WHITE ASSUMPTION IT WOULD BE OR AN UNTOLD STORY. IT’S PART OF EVERYONE’S PURPOSE TO TELL THEIR STORY. >> HE WILL EXPAND ON HIS BOW TIE . HE WILL DO ALL OF THAT WHILE CONTINUING HIS MAINTENANCE DUTIES. NEXT, JUMPING IN THE NURSE
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