- Born
- Birth nameCharles Thomas Schlatter
- Height5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
- Charlie Schlatter was born on May 1, 1966, in Englewood, New Jersey. It was in junior high school that he fell in love with acting. He liked a girl and auditioned for the school play "Oliver" to impress her. The audition was a success, and he got the leading role. Later, Charlie attended Ithaca College, where he earned a BFA in musical theater. He starred in numerous plays there and became a skilled musician, playing guitar, drums, and piano. He spent his summers appearing in summer stock. During a performance of George Bernard Shaw's 'Misalliance', he was spotted by a casting director, who asked him to audition for Bright Lights, Big City (1988), playing the younger brother of Michael J. Fox's character. It was his first professional audition. Success! In 1994, Charlie married his current wife, Colleen, who works as a publicist and life coach. They have three children and live in southern California.
- IMDb mini biography by: Sarah
- SpouseColleen Anne Gunderson(May 7, 1994 - present) (3 children)
- ChildrenJulia SchlatterQuinn SchlatterBeck Schlatter
- Best known by the public for his role as Dr. Jesse Travis on Diagnosis Murder (1993).
- His acting mentor was Dick Van Dyke.
- Has three children with Colleen: Julia, Quinn and Beck.
- He starred in numerous plays at Ithaca College, where he earned a B.F.A. in musical theater. He also became a skilled musician, playing guitar, drums and piano and writing songs. He spent his summers appearing in summer stock.
- Talking about a girl from school: "The girl didn't only happen to be cute, she was also the only girl at school that was shorter than me."
- 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."
- 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."
- [Who once heard of Dick Van Dyke's reference to his co-star's real name]: Dick always calls me Charlie instead of Jesse on camera. And he'll hit his head and say: Why don't you just change your name in Jesse?
- [on his on- and off-screen chemistry with Dick Van Dyke, who played Dr. Mark Sloan]: I loved Dick Van Dyke. Before I got that role in the show, I was a big Dick Van Dyke fan. You know 10 years after the fact, I'm a bigger Dick Van Dyke fan. Dick was like working with Santa Claus, everyday. He was the most, kind, generous, gregarious man that I ever had the fortune of working with, and you know, to me, that was like hitting the actor's lottery. You don't always get to work on the show where you love everybody and this was one of them, so, it was a true, true blessing and I'm thankful for everyday of it.
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