Chris Alan "Weasel" Heiden was born November 14, 1962 in Herrick Memorial Hospital in Tecumseh, Michigan. He was the second child of Wayne Sr. and Patricia (Gurtzweiler) Heiden.

A 1981 graduate of Ida High School, Chris married Alicia Black in July of 1988. They were divorced in March, 1993.

On November 7, 1997, Chris died at Beyer Memorial Hospital in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He is buried in Pleasant View Cemetery in Petersburg, Michigan.