Chachi Arcola

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Charles "Chachi" Arcola
Created by	Garry Marshall
Portrayed by	Scott Baio
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Gender	Male
Date of death	Unknown (still alive as of 1965)
Occupation	Works at Fonzie's Garage (1956-)
Family	Arthur Fonzarelli (cousin) Howard Cunningham (father-in-law) Marion Cunningham (mother-in-law) Richie Cunningham (brother-in-law) Joanie Cunningham (wife) Lori Beth Cunningham (sister-in-law) Richie Cunningham, Jr. (nephew)

Charles "Chachi" Arcola was a character played by Scott Baio on the sitcom Happy Days, and its spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi. He was a cousin of Fonzie and later dated and married Joanie Cunningham.

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Chachi became the drummer for Richie's band. He then graduated to guitar and lead vocals in his own band, starting in the 1981-82 season. He and Joanie moved off into Joanie Loves Chachi, when his mother Louisa and new stepfather Al Delvecchio opened a new restaurant where Joanie and Chachi performed most of their music.

Originally the character of Raymond "Spike" Fonzarelli played by Danny Butch was supposed to become the character to evolve into Chachi. Spike was also Fonzie's cousin but the character never caught on.