Information about Charlie Schlatter

Charlie Schlatter
Schlatter in .
Birth name	Charles Schlatter
Born	May 1 1966 (1966--) (age 41) Englewood, New Jersey  United States
Died
Spouse(s)	Colleen Gunderson

Charles Schlatter (born May 1, 1966 in Fair Lawn, New Jersey) is an American actor. He has starred in numerous TV series and films, and is perhaps best known for his role in hit series as Dr. Jesse Travis and his appearance as Cadet Kyle Connors in .

Early life

Schlatter got his start in acting at Fair Lawn 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.

He 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.

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 Fox's character.

His most highly acclaimed 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. His work in this film was described as "displaying enormous range and extraordinary skill as an actor in his comedic starring role". ^[2]

Schlatter 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 Ferris Bueller (based on the John Hughes movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off). ^[2]

In 1996, Schlatter began his role as Dr. Travis on the television show . His character was introduced as a comic relief character in the third season after Scott Baio's character moved to Colorado, and never returned. Schlatter remained with the show for the next five seasons, until the end of the series in 2001. During the series, he began writing episodes, such as "A Resting Place" (Episode 151).

His latest work is Out at the Wedding, a new movie released early 2007. He is filming Resurrection Mary, where he plays Detective Richards. It will be released late 2007.

Animation and video games

Animation

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

• Griff in Sonic the Hedgehog
• The Flash in
• Kevin 11 of Ben 10
• Ace Bunny of Loonatics Unleashed
• Hawk, Stingfly, and Cannonball Brothers of A.T.O.M. (Alpha Teens on Machines)

Video games

Schlatter 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'.

Schlatter was the voice actor for Major Raikov in . He also played the role of Specter in the game Ape Escape 3.

For the EverQuest II video game in 2004, he 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.

Family life

In 1992, Schlatter met his wife Colleen Gunderson, who works as a publicist. They were married on May 7, 1994.

They now live in Oak Park, California with their three children: Julia Marie (born September 15, 1997), Quinn (born November 12, 1999), and Beck Frederick (born May 12, 2002).

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 Dick Van Dyke: "Dick 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]

Trivia

• He dated Jennifer Aniston in 1991.
• He golfs as well, having played in the Ken Stabler Celebrity Golf Classic Tournament.
• In this Hollywood Squares episode, Charlie was one of the celebrity squares.
• Charlie was, at first, going to play Fry in Futurama, but Billy West ended up with the part.

External links

• Charlie Schlatter on line: A website totally devoted to Charlie Schlatter
• Charlie Schlatter at the Internet Movie Database
• Charlie Schlatter at TV.com
• Charlie Schlatter Fanpage
• Charlie Schlatter Unplugged!

References