Charlie Palmer is an actor, known for He Who Dares (2014), Jack Says (2008) and Andrew (2008).
Charlie Palmer is a producer and director. He is currently series producing Sid Gentle's upcoming eight-part comedy Extraordinary for Disney's Star TV and was series producer on Company Picture's murder-mystery comedy Agatha Raisin for Acorn TV. Previously, he directed over 50 hours of prime time television, including Poldark, Lark Rise To Candleford and Doctor Who, for which he received a Hugo nomination. Other directorial work includes Death In Paradise, Poirot, Marple, Lewis and Doc Martin.
Charlie Paloma is known for Monkey King Reloaded (2017).
Charlie Parham is a director and actor, known for The Night Watchmen's Nativity (2020), Exit Eve (2019) and Full English (2018).
Charlie Parker is known for The Imposter (2012) and The Late Night Alternative (2016).
Charles Christopher Parker Jr. was born on August 29, 1920, in a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, to Charles Parker Sr. and his 18-year-old wife Addie. His father ran out on the family when Charlie was just a little boy. When he was 11 his mother bought him an alto saxophone for his birthday. By the time he was 15 Charlie was working as a musician in the flourishing Kansas City jazz scene. He also began drinking heavily and using drugs, which were also a part of the KC jazz scene, as were illegal after-hours gambling casinos. Charlie became more experienced by playing with various bands, including those of Lawrence Keyes and Harlan Leonard, before joining Jay McShann's band in 1940. The band was widely heard on radio across the country, so Charlie's saxophone playing became well known, even though people didn't know his name, so he became known as the Yardbird, or just The Bird. While still in Kansas City, Charlie reached a breakthrough: tired of playing solo with the same scales, he discovered that if he used a higher interval of the chords from a popular song or melody line, with a pianist or guitarist adding the appropriate new chords, he finally could play the sound he always had been hearing in his head. Essentially turning the melody line inside out, he began experimenting with this new style, which became known as "bebop". Charlie played with McShann in New York City until 1942, when he left for brief stints with the bands of pianist Earl 'Fatha' Hines and singer Billy Eckstine. The association with the Hines Orchestra was a significant one because of the other musicians, who included trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. By 1945 Charlie was back in New York and leading his own small groups. He got married, but continued to live like a nomad, traveling from place to place and spending almost every other night in a hotel or boarding house. He also became a drug addict, and as his addiction increased so did his appetite, and he began putting on weight. Charlie took part in the first bebop recording session in 1945. With Gillespie and Miles Davis, he recorded songs like "Billie's Bounce" and "Koko" for Savoy Records. Not long afterward, he recorded such classic songs as "A Night in Tunisia" and "Yardbird Suite" for another small label, Dial Records. In the late 1940s Charlie toured Europe, where he was received like visiting royalty. He made several tours of Cuba, where he began experimenting with large string sections and Afro-Cuban rhythms. After a few years of relative stability, however, Charlie began a downward slide. He got hooked back on drugs again (heroin was his favorite), he began nodding out on bandstands, getting into fistfights and pawning his saxophones for drug money. Aware of the effects of drug use, he chastised younger sax players who emulated his heroin use. By the early 1950s Charlie's drinking and drug use made him gray and prematurely lined. His self-abuse began to infringe on his musical ability. During this time, Charlie was befriended by a wealthy European baroness who was living in New York, loved his jazz music and helped him out when he needed it. In early 1955, on his way to a gig in Boston, Charlie stopped by her apartment for a visit. Alarmed by his obvious ill health, she had her personal doctor examine him, which revealed that he had stomach ulcers and many other health problems, the result of his years of drinking and drug use. The doctor recommended hospitalization, but the stubborn Charlie refused to consider it. The baroness got him to rest at her place for a few days. On March 12, 1955, the baroness found Charlie Parker dead, slumped over in an easy chair in front of the TV set in her apartment. He was 34 years old. An autopsy revealed such damage to the inside of his body that the doctor who performed the autopsy thought Charlie was a man at least 50 years old. Charlie Parker's legend grew even larger after his death. Fans scrawled "Bird Lives!" on walls of jazz clubs from New York, to Los Angeles, to Paris, France. To this day, more than 40 years after his death, Bird remains jazz's single most venerated figure.
Charlie was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. He started his career in West End Theater, working in his first role for 6 months with 3 time Oscar nominated director Stephen Daldry. He moved into TV and Film, counting among his credits 7 seasons on the BBC's longest running teen drama, 'Grange Hill', appearing in 91 episodes as a series regular and a leading role in the BAFTA nominated short 'Skin Deep'. He also starred alongside 'The Hobbit' actor James Nesbitt in the critically acclaimed movie, 'Wall of Silence'. His other credits include recurring roles on hit shows such as 'Holby City' and 'My Parents Are Aliens' and numerous guest star roles on shows such as 'Eastenders' and 'The Bill' while continuing his work on the London stage. In October 2010, Charlie relocated to Los Angeles and has most recently found success starring alongside Lindsay Lohan in "Liz & Dick".
Though Charlie started school as an actor, he moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in stunts. In 1997, he decided to take a break from movies, and joined the Army at the age of 29. He graduated from basic training as the distinguished honor graduate and soldier of the cycle. He proudly served with the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea, and later as a member of the 3/187th Rakassans of the 101st Airborne Division(AASLT). After his tour was up, he returned and finished his B.F.A. in Theatre, at Texas Wesleyan University, before returning to the stunt community.
Charlie Paul is known for For No Good Reason (2012), Prophecy (2019) and Cherrywood Cannon (2012).
Charlie Paulson is known for BASEketball (1998), Toolbox Murders (2004) and Dead Man on Campus (1998).