Thursday, May 1, 2014

Favorite Birthday Boy #1 for May 1st

 Charlie Schlatter
From: Favorite Hunks & Other Things
 What a cutie! Charlie Schlatter who has been in tons of TV shows and movies, but maybe best known for his roles on Diagnosis Murder and as TV's Ferris Bueller turns 48 today. Again, what a cutie!


 Charles Thomas "Charlie" Schlatter (born May 1, 1966) is an American actor who has appeared in numerous TV series and films. He is probably best known for playing Dr. Jesse Travis over five seasons of Dick Van Dyke series Diagnosis: Murder and for starring in big screen comedy 18 Again!, opposite George Burns. Since the early 1990s, Schlatter has been primarily a voice actor.


 Schlatter was born in Englewood, New Jersey. Growing up in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Schlatter got his start in acting at the borough's Memorial Junior High School. He reportedly only 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." He received the lead part of Oliver Twist.


 He attended Ithaca College. He later earned a B.F.A. in musical theater. He starred in numerous school plays and became a skilled musician, playing guitar, drums, and piano. He also began writing songs.


 


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