Charles Esten
Born
9/9/1965, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesBirth Name
Charles EstenGender
MaleAlso Known As
Chip Esten, Chip Puscar
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Nashville
Deacon Claybourne
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S 1:
Ep 11
You Win Again
1/23/13
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Ep 10
I'm Sorry for You My Friend
1/16/13
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Ep 9
Be Careful of Stones That You Throw
1/9/13
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Ep 8
Where He Leads Me
12/5/12
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Ep 7
Lovesick Blues
11/28/12
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S 1:
Ep 11
You Win Again
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Drew Carey's Improv-a-ganza
Himself/Performer
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Ep 40
Episode 140
6/3/11
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Ep 39
Episode 139
6/2/11
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Ep 38
Episode 138
6/1/11
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Ep 37
Episode 137
5/31/11
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Ep 36
Episode 136
5/30/11
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Ep 40
Episode 140
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Drew Carey's Improv-a-ganza
Performer
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Ep 25
Episode 125
5/13/11
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Episode 124
5/12/11
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Episode 123
5/11/11
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Episode 122
5/10/11
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Ep 21
Episode 121
5/9/11
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Ep 25
Episode 125
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Drew Carey's Green Screen Show
Himself
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Ep 12
Episode #12
11/8/05
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Episode #11
11/1/05
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Episode #10
10/24/05
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Episode #09
10/17/05
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Episode #08
10/10/05
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Ep 12
Episode #12
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Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Featured Guest [Season 2-7]
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Show No. 8002
10/10/05
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Ep 21
Show No. 7021
4/25/05
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Ep 19
Show No. 7019
4/11/05
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Show No. 7009
2/14/05
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Show No. 7008
2/7/05
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Ep 2
Show No. 8002
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Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Featured Guest
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Show No. 505 -- Valentine's Day Show
8/7/04
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Ep 3
Show No. 324
9/20/01
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Ep 13
Show No. 309
11/30/00
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Show No. 312
10/19/00
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Best of Whose Line Is It Anyway?
10/4/00
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Show No. 505 -- Valentine's Day Show
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On the Spot
Host
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Ep 5
One-Star Hotel
4/17/03
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Ep 4
Hooker Convention
4/10/03
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Bachelorette Party
4/3/03
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Little Brenda Dynamite
3/27/03
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Pilot Episode
3/20/03
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One-Star Hotel
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Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Featured Player
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Show No. 303
10/12/00
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Show No. 303
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Thirteen Days
Major Rudolph Anderson2000
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Late Last Night
Star1999
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The Brian Benben Show
Chad Rockwell
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Ep 4
Brian's Got Back (2)
10/12/98
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Brian's Got Back (1)
10/5/98
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House of Blues
9/28/98
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Pilot
9/21/98
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Brian's Got Back (2)
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The Crew
Randy Anderson
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Ep 21
The Man We Love
6/30/96
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Winds of Change (II)
6/23/96
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Winds of Change (I)
6/16/96
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Love and Marriage
6/9/96
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The New Kids on the Block
5/26/96
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Ep 21
The Man We Love
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Nashville
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Recurring Role (8)
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Jessie
Morgan Ross
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Ep 23
Creepy Connie's Curtain Call
7/26/12
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Ep 9
Star Wars
1/6/12
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Christmas Story
12/9/11
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New York, New Nanny
9/30/11
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Creepy Connie's Curtain Call
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Enlightened
Damon
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Big Love
Ray Henry
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The Greater Good
1/17/10
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Sacrament
3/22/09
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Outer Darkness
3/15/09
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Rough Edges
3/8/09
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Fight or Flight
3/1/09
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The Greater Good
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The Office
Josh Porter
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Branch Closing
11/9/06
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Diwali
11/2/06
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Grief Counseling
10/12/06
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The Coup
10/5/06
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The Convention
9/28/06
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Branch Closing
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Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Featured Guest
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Show No. 8002
10/10/05
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Show No. 7021
4/25/05
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Show No. 7019
4/11/05
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Show No. 7008
2/7/05
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Show No. 7005
1/31/05
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Show No. 8002
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Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Himself
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Show No. 7009
2/14/05
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Show No. 602
6/24/04
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Ep 34
Show No. 604
9/5/03
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Show No. 502
7/25/03
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Show No. 607
7/11/03
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Ep 9
Show No. 7009
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Party of Five
Luke
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Ep 24
...That Ends Well (2)
5/3/00
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Ep 23
All's Well... (1)
5/3/00
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Ep 19
Isn't It Romantic
4/11/00
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Ep 14
One for the Road
2/8/00
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Ep 13
The Declaration of Co-Dependence
2/1/00
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Ep 24
...That Ends Well (2)
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Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK)
Himself
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Ep 11
Series 6 Compilation 2
9/9/94
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Ep 8
Greg Proops, Chip Esten, Ryan Stiles, Tony Slattery
8/19/94
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Ep 13
New York Compilation
4/17/92
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Ep 11
Jim Meskimen, Chris Smith, Ryan Stiles, Chip Esten
4/3/92
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Ep 10
Sam Johnson, Jane Brucker, Ryan Stiles, Chip Esten
3/28/92
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Ep 11
Series 6 Compilation 2
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Good Morning America
Himself
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Ep 153
April 3, 2013
4/3/13
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Ep 153
April 3, 2013
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Enlightened
Damon Manning
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Ep 8
Comrades Unite!
11/28/11
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Lonely Ghosts
11/21/11
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Someone else's life
10/24/11
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Now or Never
10/17/11
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Comrades Unite!
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Enlightened
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Pilot
10/10/11
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Pilot
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Wilfred
Nick
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NCIS: Los Angeles
John Cole
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Ep 7
Pushback
11/10/09
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Pushback
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The Cleaner
Dr. Jake Slovak
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An Ordinary Man
8/4/09
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An Ordinary Man
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The Mentalist
Rick Bregman
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Ep 21
Miss Red
5/5/09
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Miss Red
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Big Love
Ray Henry
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Prom Queen
2/1/09
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Block Party
1/18/09
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Prom Queen
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The New Adventures of Old Christine
Joe Campbell
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Ep 14
What Happens In Vegas Is Disgusting In Vegas
1/21/09
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Ep 16
Undercover Brother
3/12/07
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What Happens In Vegas Is Disgusting In Vegas
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Dr. Barry Grossman
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Ep 13
Atonement
1/17/08
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Believe the Unseen
1/10/08
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Atonement
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ER
Dr. Grossman
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Ep 11
Status Quo
1/3/08
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Coming Home
11/15/07
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Status Quo
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The Winner
Gary
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Ep 3
Broken Home
3/11/07
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Broken Home
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Til Death
Leon
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Ep 15
The Bachelor Party
2/8/07
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The Bachelor Party
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Cold Case
John "The Hawk" Hawkins
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Ep 6
Static
10/29/06
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Static
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NYPD Blue
Tim Keating
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Ep 19
Peeler? I Hardly Knew Her
4/20/04
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Peeler? I Hardly Knew Her
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L.A. Dragnet
Carl Savitsky
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Slice of Life
11/1/03
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Slice of Life
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The Guardian
Guest Star
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S 2:
Ep 5
Assuming the Position
10/22/02
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Assuming the Position
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Rendez-View
Himself
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Ep 75
Freak-a-Thon!
2/8/02
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Ep 75
Freak-a-Thon!
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The Drew Carey Show
Stall for Time Player
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Ep 9
Drew Live III
11/14/01
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Drew Live III
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The Drew Carey Show
Chip
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Drew Live II
11/8/00
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Drew Live II
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Providence
Ted Shannon
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The Phantom Menace
11/12/99
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The Phantom Menace
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Jack & Jill
Nick Seraph
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Moving On
10/10/99
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Moving On
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Jesse
Tad
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My Casual Friend's Wedding
1/28/99
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My Casual Friend's Wedding
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Married... With Children
Lonnie
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Ep 22
The Desperate Half-Hour (1)
5/5/97
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Ep 23
How to Marry a Moron (2)
5/5/97
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The Desperate Half-Hour (1)
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JAG
Lt. Pete Ayers
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Jinx
1/17/97
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Jinx
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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Ethan Press
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Stop the Presses
12/8/96
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Stop the Presses
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Diagnosis Murder
Joe Carter
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An Explosive Murder
10/31/96
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An Explosive Murder
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Star Trek: Voyager
Dathan
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Remember
10/9/96
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Remember
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Murphy Brown
Secretary #67
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Brown vs. the Board of Education
9/19/94
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Brown vs. the Board of Education
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Divok
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Rightful Heir
5/17/93
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Rightful Heir
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Cheers
Marine
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Sunday Dinner
1/7/93
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Sunday Dinner
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The Trouble with Normal
Carson
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Just Shoot Me!
Jake
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Good Morning America
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Was a contestant on "Scrabble" (1984) in 1990.
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Known to motorcyclists everywhere as the star of the Riding Straight.
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He met his future wife Patty at college.
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He toured with the US version of Buddy Holly.
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He is a member of the touring Improv All-Stars group.
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He was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award.
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As of 2006 he lives in Los Angeles with his family.
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He directs his church choir.
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His film debut was in The Postman, directed by Kevin Costner.
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Made his theatrical debut playing Buddy Holly in the stage play of Buddy.
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He graduated from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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He was raised in Alexandria, Virginia
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He has two daughters, Taylor and Addie, and one son, Chase.
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He married Patty Esten on November 1991.
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Tends to be credited by his nickname "Chip" for improv appearances but by given name "Charles" for acting parts.
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