Les Charles
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Les Charles was born in Henderson, Nevada. He attended the University of Redlands, California and earned a B.A. in English. Charles began his professional career as a high school english teacher, but moved into television. He began television career with brother, Glen Charles. The two were writer-producers for The Bob Newhart Show, created and produced Taxi, formed Charles-Burrows-Charles production company with James Burrows, and created and produced the television series Cheers. The brothers also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1999 film, Pushing Tin.
[edit] Trivia
- An episode of Scrubs, My Life in Four Cameras, named a character Charles James in reference to Cheers creators James Burrows and Glen and Les Charles.
