Charlie Schlatter

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Biography

A pleasant young comic leading man with a ready smile and a kind of awkward, goofy persona, Charlie Schlatter found a niche in the mid-1990s as second banana to and occasional comic relief for Dick Van Dyke on the CBS series "Diagnosis Murder", in which he filled a spot vacated by Scott Baio. The actor began landing feature film roles right out of Ithaca College, playing Michael J. Fox's younger brother in "Bright Lights, Big City" (1988) and …
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Job Title

Actor, Music

Born

May 1, 1966

Career Milestones

1995

Co-starred on CBS series "Diagnosis Murder"

1992

TV-movie debut in "Stormy Weather" (ABC)

1990

Began doing animated voice work with "Captain Planet" (TNT)

1990

Starred in TV series version of "Ferris Bueller" (NBC)

1988

First screen lead as George Burns' grandson "18 Again!"

1988

Feature acting debut in "Bright Lights, Big City"