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David Charles(X)

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  • Director
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David Charles is known for American Grit (2016), World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji (2020) and Boston Common (1996).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    American Grit (2016)
    American Grit
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(2016)
    World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji (2020)
    World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    Traylor Howard, Hedy Burress, Anthony Clark, Steve Paymer, Tasha Smith, and Vincent Ventresca in Boston Common (1996)
    Boston Common
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Writer(as David Charles Friedman)
    Kevin Hart in TKO: Total Knock Out (2018)
    TKO: Total Knock Out
    4.4
    TV Series
    • Additional Crew

    Credits

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    Additional Crew

    • The Masked Singer (2019)
      The Masked Singer
      5.8
      TV Series
      • stage manager
      • 2019–2025
    • FireAid Benefit Concert (2025)
      FireAid Benefit Concert
      7.6
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2025
    • Dick Van Dyke in Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic (2023)
      Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic
      8.3
      TV Special
      • lead stage manager
      • 2023
    • Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini in 2023 CMT Music Awards (2023)
      2023 CMT Music Awards
      5.9
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2023
    • Countdown to the Oscars (2023)
      Countdown to the Oscars
      5.2
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2023
    • The 48th Annual People's Choice Awards (2022)
      The 48th Annual People's Choice Awards
      4.4
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2022
    • American Music Awards 2022 (2022)
      American Music Awards 2022
      6.5
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2022
    • Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon (2022)
      Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
      8.5
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2022
    • Family Game Fight (2021)
      Family Game Fight
      5.8
      TV Series
      • lead stage manager
      • stage manager (as David A. Charles)
      • 2021–2022
    • 2022 Billboard Music Awards (2022)
      2022 Billboard Music Awards
      4.7
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2022
    • The 64th Annual Grammy Awards (2022)
      The 64th Annual Grammy Awards
      5.5
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2022
    • iHeartRadio Music Awards (2022)
      iHeartRadio Music Awards
      6.0
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2022
    • Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • stage manager (as Dave Charles)
      • 2022
    • Mark Cuban, Daymond John, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec, Kevin O'Leary, and Lori Greiner in Shark Tank (2009)
      Shark Tank
      7.6
      TV Series
      • stage manager
      • 2012–2021
    • American Music Awards 2021 (2021)
      American Music Awards 2021
      5.2
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2021

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Nate Bargatze in Your Friend, Nate Bargatze (2024)
      Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
      7.3
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2024
    • Pink Collar Crimes (2018)
      Pink Collar Crimes
      6.9
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2018
    • A Very Pentatonix Christmas (2017)
      A Very Pentatonix Christmas
      6.9
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2017
    • American Grit (2016)
      American Grit
      6.9
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • first assistant director (2016)
      • 2017
    • Hunted (2017)
      Hunted
      6.6
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2017
    • Coupled (2016)
      Coupled
      6.6
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2016
    • Red Nose Day (2016)
      Red Nose Day
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • associate director
      • 2016
    • Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
      Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows
      6.9
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • Tyra Banks in America's Next Top Model (2003)
      America's Next Top Model
      5.6
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • first assistant director
      • assistant director
      • 2008–2015
    • Home Free (2015)
      Home Free
      7.4
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 2015
    • Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele in Key and Peele (2012)
      Key and Peele
      8.3
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2015
    • American Dream Builders (2014)
      American Dream Builders
      7.4
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2014
    • Thomas Hobson, Tara Perry, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, and Jon Beavers in The Fresh Beat Band (2009)
      The Fresh Beat Band
      6.5
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2011–2013
    • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
      The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
      8.4
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2012
    • Taylor Swift: Speak Now (2010)
      Taylor Swift: Speak Now
      7.9
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2010

    Director

    • World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji (2020)
      World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020

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      • Dave Charles

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