Charlie Schlatter

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Charlie Schlatter

Charlie Schlatter in Diagnosis: Murder.
Birth name Charles Schlatter
Born May 1, 1966
Englewood, New Jersey Flag of United States United States
Height 5'6"
Notable roles Dr. Jesse Travis in Diagnosis Murder
Cadet Kyle Connors in Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Spouse(s) Colleen Gunderson

Charles Schlatter (born May 1, 1966 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actor. He has starred in numerous TV series and films, but is perhaps best known for his role in American hit series Diagnosis Murder as Dr. Jesse Travis and his appearance as Cadet Kyle Connors in Police Academy: Mission to Moscow.

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[edit] Early Life

Charlie got his start in high school. He auditioned for the school play Oliver! to impress a girl. He said, "The girl didn't only happen to be cute, she was also the only girl at school that was shorter than me."[1] He received the lead part of Oliver Twist.

Charlie attended Ithaca College, where he earned a B.F.A. in musical theater. He starred in numerous school plays and became a skilled musician, who played the guitar, drums and piano. He also began writing songs.

[edit] Film and Television Career

During one performance in 1988, he was spotted by a casting director, and was asked to audition for the Michael J. Fox film, Bright Lights, Big City. This led to his first film appearance as the younger brother of Michael J. Fox's character.

His best role in an American film was in the 1988 film, 18 Again!, in which his 18-year old character swapped body and mind with his 81-year old grandfather, played by George Burns. [2]

Charlie also starred in the largely successful 1989 Australian film, The Delinquents with co-star Kylie Minogue.

In 1990, he was also cast in the role of Ferris Bueller, for NBC's sitcom of Ferris Bueller (TV series) (based on the John Hughes movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off).[2]

He portrayed Cadet Kyle Connorsin in Police Academy: Mission to Moscow in 1994. This is one of his most known roles.

In 1996, Charlie began his role as Dr. Jesse Travis on the classic television show Diagnosis: Murder. His character was introduced in the third season to replace Scott Baio, whose character moved to Colorado, and never returned. Charlie remained with the show for the next five seasons, until the end of the series in 2001.

He also stared as Kevin Greeley in two episodes of Touched by an Angel in the years 1997 and 2002.

In 2004, Charlie portrayed Mike Saunders in Miss Cast Away.

His latest work is Mystery Woman: At First Sight, a television show filmed in 2006.

[edit] Animation and Video Games

[edit] Animation

In the early 1990s, Charlie began doing voices for many cartoon characters. Some of his work includes:

[edit] Video Games

Charlie voiced a part in a video called Metal Gear Raiden: Snake Eraser for the Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence game. The "Snake Eraser" is on the second disc, which is called 'Persistence'.

Charlie was the voice actor for Ivan Raidenovitch Raikov in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Raikov did not play a major role in the game, and only had several lines.

He also played the role of Specter in the game, Ape Escape 3.

For the EverQuest II video game in 2004, Charlie voiced all of the following characters: Aatius Vedrix, Lucius Vulso, Tarakh, Steward Daedakovoon, Znink Flatzazzle, Dunn Coldbrow, Generic Male Froglok Merchant, Generic Male Troll Merchant, Generic Male Halfling Merchant, Generic Male High Elf, Generic Evil Eye Enemy, and Generic Barbarian Enemy.

[edit] Family Life

In 1992, Charlie met his wife Colleen Gunderson, who works as a publicist. They were married on May 7th of 1994. Charlie and Colleen now live in California with their three children: Julia Marie (born September 15th, 1997), Quinn (born November 12th, 1999), and Beck Frederick (born May 12th, 2002).

[edit] Quotes

  • About his short-term photographic memory :"When you're doing a show like this ["Diagnosis Murder" (1993)], it's like cramming for an exam two minutes before the test. I can look at a page for a while and have it in my head and when we move onto the next scene I've completely forgotten what I just said."[1]
  • About working with Barry Van Dyke: "Barry is a great guy, nothing but honesty coming out of him...He and I die laughing about the stupidest things and we're like a couple of school girls...We're so physically opposite, it's fun playing off him, he's such a straight man."[1]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Charlie Schlatter at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ a b Neither 18 Again! or the television series Ferris Bueller were well received by critics and audiences alike.[citation needed]
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