Charles Fleischer
Biography
Charles Fleischer is an American performer who has worked in stand-up comedy, acting, music, and writing. Born in Washington, D.C., he began performing stand-up as a child and later trained as an actor at Chicago's Goodman Theatre before moving to Los Angeles in 1970. Early television work included Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Keep On Truckin'. He became known as the voice of Roger Rabbit, as well as Benny the Cab, Greasy, and Psycho, in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and he later voiced Roger for Disney television and theme park appearances and in three follow-up shorts. His other film credits include A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Back to the Future Part II (1989), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), Gridlock'd (1997), and Rango (2011). On television, he had a recurring role as Carvelli on Welcome Back, Kotter and played Chuck on Laverne & Shirley.
76years old
Turns 77 on August 27in 290 days
- Born Washington, D.C.
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Charlie Fleischer
Movie Career
- Films
- 24
- Career span
- 42 years1977 to 2019
Genres
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First role
Fleischer started doing stand-up comedy when he was a child. At nine years old, he gave his first performance at Camp Kewanee in Pennsylvania.
Big break
Charles Fleischer started out on the comedy club circuit. His first major comedy television opportunity arrived with an appearance on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.
Early training
Before he switched to acting, Fleischer studied medicine at Stony Brook Southampton, which was then part of Long Island University. He went on to train in acting at the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago.
First role
On January 15, 1973, Fleischer made his first appearance on Laugh-In, where he performed on instruments he had built himself from lead pipe and shower wands.
Behind the camera
From December 2010 to September 2011, Fleischer's Universe, a weekly web show hosted by Fleischer, aired on Ustream.tv and was produced by Brad Wyman.
Charles Fleischer movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988 Animation, Comedy, Crimeas Roger Rabbit / Benny The Cab / Greasy / Psychovoice
IMDb rating 7.7235K votes
Most often with
Robert Zemeckis directed two of these films, Wes Craven two and Frank Marshall two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Robert Zemeckis
All films by Wes Craven
All films by Frank Marshall
Also two films together7 more actors
- Corey BurtonRoller Coaster Rabbit (1990) and Tummy Trouble (1989)
- Kristy SwansonGround Control (1998) and Deadly Friend (1986)
- Robby BensonDie Laughing (1980) and The Death of Richie (1977)
- April WinchellRoller Coaster Rabbit (1990) and Tummy Trouble (1989)
- Matthew LawrenceBig Monster on Campus (2000) and Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1998)
- Richmond ArquetteZodiac (2007) and Gridlock'd (1997)
- John SaylesGridlock'd (1997) and Straight Talk (1992)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Charles Fleischer's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.1 billion
12 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 24 films: 12 worldwide figure; 4 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 4Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$352M31.1% of the total
- 2$333M29.5% of the total
- 3$246M21.8% of the total
- 4$85M7.5% of the total
- 5$57M5.1% of the total
- 6$21M1.9% of the total
- 7$9.8M0.9% of the total
- 8$9.3M0.8% of the total
$16.3 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.