Chuck is a masculine

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or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to:

People

Arts and entertainment

* Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the

Chuck Alaimo Quartet The Chuck Alaimo Quartet was an American rock music group from Rochester, New York who achieved some popularity in the 1950s. They were originally signed as one of the first artists on the new Ken Records label. When their recording of "Leap Frog" ...

Chuck Barris Charles Hirsch Barris (June 3, 1929 – March 21, 2017) was an American game show creator, producer, and host. Barris was known for hosting ''The Gong Show'' and creating ''The Dating Game'' and ''The Newlywed Game''. He was also a songwrite ...

(1929–2017), American TV producer * Chuck Berry (1926–2017), American rock and roll musician * Chuck Brown (1936–2012), American guitarist and singer *

Chuck Close Charles Thomas Close (July 5, 1940 – August 19, 2021) was an American painter, visual artist, and photographer who made massive-scale photorealist and abstract portraits of himself and others. Close also created photo portraits using a very l ...

(born 1940), American painter and photographer *

Chuck Comeau Charles-André "Chuck" Comeau (born 17 September 1979) is a Canadian musician and drummer, best known for being the drummer of the rock band Simple Plan. He also founded the apparel company Role Model Clothing along with his bandmate Pierre Bouvi ...

(born 1979), Canadian drummer *

Chuck D Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960), known professionally as Chuck D, is an American rapper, best known as the leader and frontman of the hip hop group Public Enemy, which he co-founded in 1985 with Flavor Flav. Chuck D helped creat ...

(born 1960), stage name of Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, American rapper *

Chuck Garric Chuck Garric is an American rock bassist who has played with Turd, The Druts, L.A. Guns, Dio, and Eric Singer Project (ESP). The current bassist for Alice Cooper, Garric has played bass for Billy Bob Thornton, Ted Nugent, Don Felder, and Jour ...

, rock bassist of Alice Cooper *

Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film ''The Ten C ...

, "Chuck", (1923–2008), American actor and political activist *

Chuck Holmes (entrepreneur) Charles M. "Chuck" Holmes (May 5, 1945 – September 9, 2000) was an American adult film producer, businessman and philanthropist. He founded Falcon Studios in 1971.Staff report (October 24, 2000)Transitions: Chuck Holmes.'' The Advocate'' Life an ...

(1945–2000), American entrepreneur and philanthropist, founded Falcon Studios *

Chuck Jones Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, director, and painter, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He wrote, produ ...

(1912–2002), American animator, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films *

Chuck Leavell Charles Alfred Leavell (born April 28, 1952) is an American musician. A member of the Allman Brothers Band throughout their commercial zenith in the 1970s, he subsequently became a founding member of the band Sea Level. He has served as the pri ...

(born 1952), American pianist and keyboardist * Chuck Lorre (born 1952), American television writer, director, producer, composer, and production manager *

Chuck Mangione Charles Frank Mangione ( ; born November 29, 1940) is an American flugelhorn player, voice actor, trumpeter and composer. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, ...

(born 1940), American flugelhorn player and composer *

Chuck Norris Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist and actor. He is a black belt in Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu jitsu and judo. After serving in the United States Air Force, Norris won many martial arts championshi ...

(born 1940), American martial artist, actor and media personality *

Chuck Palahniuk Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk (; born February 21, 1962) is an American freelance journalist and novelist who describes his work as transgressional fiction. He has published 19 novels, three nonfiction books, two graphic novels, and two adul ...

(born 1962), American novelist and freelance journalist * Chuck Schuldiner (1967–2001), American singer, songwriter, and guitarist *

Chuck Traynor Charles Everett Traynor (August 21, 1937 – July 22, 2002) was an American businessman and talent agent best known for having promoted the careers of pornographic film stars Linda Lovelace and Marilyn Chambers, both of whom were also married t ...

(1937–2002), American pornographer *

Charles F. Walker Charles "Chuck" Walker professor of Latin American history at University of California, Davis. He is the director of its Hemispheric Institute on the Americas and director of Global Centers for Latin America & The Caribbean (Global Affairs). From ...

, American historian * Chuck Willis (1928–58), American blues singer and songwriter * Chuck Woolery (born 1941), American actor, singer and game show host

Sports

* Chuck Bennett (1907–1973), American football player and coach * Chuck Carney (1900–1984), American football and basketball player * Chuck Clark (born 1995), American football player * Chuck Clements (born 1973), American football player *

Chuck Cooper (basketball) Charles Henry Cooper (September 29, 1926 – February 5, 1984) was an American professional basketball player. He and two others, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton and Earl Lloyd, became the first African-American players in the National Basketball Assoc ...

, (1926–1984), American basketball player * Chuck Detwiler (born 1947), American football player * Chuck Dressen (1898–1966), an American third baseman, manager and coach in professional baseball * Chuck Drulis (1918–1972), American football player and coach * Chuck Ealey (born 1950), American Canadian football player *

Chuck Fusina Charles Anthony Fusina (born May 31, 1957) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and United States Football League (USFL) for seven seasons during the 1970s and ...

(born 1957), American college and professional football player *

Chuck Gelatka Charles T. Gelatka (January 28, 1914 – May 23, 2001) was an American football end who played four seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the tenth round of the 1937 NFL Dr ...

(1914–2001), American football player *

Chuck Hulse Chuck Hulse (October 3, 1927 – July 13, 2020) was an American racecar driver. Hulse raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1959-1964 and 1966-1968 seasons, with 60 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1962, 1963, 19 ...

(1927–2020), American racing driver * Chuck Hutchison (born 1948), American football player *

Chuck Lanza Charles Louis Lanza (born September 20, 1964) is a former American football Center (gridiron football), center who played two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in ...

(born 1964), American football player * Chuck Liddell (born 1969), American mixed martial artist and former UFC champion * Chuck Long (born 1963), American football coach *

Chuck McKinley Charles Robert McKinley Jr. (January 5, 1941 – August 11, 1986) was an American former World number 1 male tennis player rankings, world no. 1 men's amateur tennis champion of the 1960s. He is remembered as an undersized, hard-working dynamo, ...

(1941–1986), American men's amateur tennis player * Chuck Noll (1932–2014), American football coach *

Chuck Osborne (American football) Charles Wayne Osborne Jr. (November 2, 1973 – October 16, 2012) was an American football defensive tackle who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Rams and Oakland Raiders. He was drafted by the St. Louis ...

(1973–2012), American football player *

Chuck Taylor (American football) Charles Albert Taylor (January 24, 1920 – May 7, 1994) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at Stanford University from 1940 to 1942, returned as head football coach from 1951 t ...

, American football player and coach * Chuck Taylor (salesman) (1901–1969), American basketball player and shoe salesman/evangelist *

Chuck Taylor (baseball) Charles Gilbert Taylor (April 18, 1942 – June 5, 2018) was an American professional baseball player who played in the Major League Baseball as a relief pitcher from 1969 to 1976 for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers and ...

(1942–2018), American baseball pitcher and player * Chuck Wepner (born 1939), American heavyweight boxer *

Chuck Weatherspoon Johnny "Chuck" Weatherspoon, Jr. (born July 31, 1968) is a former American football running back who played one season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the ninth roun ...

(born 1968), American football player

Politics

Chuck Fager Charles Eugene Fager (born 1942), known as Chuck Fager, is an American activist, author, editor, publisher and an outspoken and prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends or Quakers. He is known for his work in both the Civil Rights Mo ...

(born 1942), American activist, author, editor, publisher, and prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends *

Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, and the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States sen ...

(born 1933), senior United States senator from Iowa, serving since 1981 * Chuck Hagel (born 1946), United States Secretary of Defense, February 27, 2013 to February 13, 2015 * Chuck Schumer (born 1950), politician, and senior United States senator from New York, serving since 1999

Other

Chuck Hull Chuck Hull (Charles W. Hull; born May 12, 1939) is the co-founder, executive vice president and chief technology officer of 3D Systems. He is one of the inventors of the SLA 3D printer, the first commercial rapid prototyping technology, and ...

(born 1939), inventor of 3D printing *

Chuck Testa Charles A. Testa (born 1956) is an American taxidermist and owner of Ojai Valley Taxidermy in California.Kelly, David (January 6, 2002)Taxidermist's Work Is More Than Skin Deep; Chuck Testa insists his craft is worthy of being called art. Bears, ...

(born 1956), American taxidermist * Chuck Yeager (1923–2020), retired brigadier general in the United States Air Force and record-setting test pilot *

Charles W. Mooney Jr. Charles ("Chuck") W. Mooney Jr. (born August 13, 1947) is the Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, as well as the former interim Dean of the law school. Education and law practice Mooney was bo ...

, American, the Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Professor of Law, and former interim Dean, at the University of Pennsylvania Law School

Fictional characters

* Chuck, a character in the 1985 American adventure comedy film '' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' * Chuck Billy (''Chuck Billy 'n' Folks''), a character from ''Monica's Gang'' and ''Chuck Billy 'n' Folks'' *

Chuck E. Cheese Chuck E. Cheese (formerly known as Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre, Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza and simply Chuck E. Cheese's) is an American family entertainment center and pizza restaurant chain founded in 1977 by Atari's co-founder Nolan Bu ...

, Anthropomorphic restaurant mascot *

Chuck Bartowski Charles Irving Bartowski is the title character of the American spy show ''Chuck'' on NBC. He is portrayed by Zachary Levi. UGO.com named him one of the best TV nerds. Character profile At the outset of the show, Chuck Bartowski is presented as ...

, main character of the American television show ''Chuck'' * Chuck (''Pokémon''), a character in the ''Pokémon'' universe * Chuck, a character from ''Kodomo no Jikan'', a Japanese manga series * Chuck, a character from ''Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt'', a Japanese anime television series * Chuck Greene, protagonist of ''

Dead Rising 2 ''Dead Rising 2'' is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Blue Castle Games and published by Capcom. It was released between September and October 2010 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows. It is a sequel to ''Dead Rising' ...

'' * Chuck (''Stargate''), a character from the ''Stargate'' television series *

Charlotte "Chuck" Charles This is a list of fictional characters from the ABC television series ''Pushing Daisies''. Main characters Ned Ned (Lee Pace) is a 29-year-old pie maker with a unique magical ability to be able to bring back to life anyone or anything that is ...

, a character from the television series ''Pushing Daisies'' * Chuck Bass, a character from the television series ''Gossip Girl'' * Chuck, a male, triangular-shaped yellow canary in the '' Angry Birds'' games * Chuck Cunningham, a character from the sitcom ''

Happy Days ''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marshall, it was one of the most succ ...

'' * Chuck Chambers, a character from ''iCarly'' * Chuck McCoy, a character from ''

Austin & Ally ''Austin & Ally'' is an American comedy television series created by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert that aired on Disney Channel from December 2, 2011 to January 10, 2016. The series stars Ross Lynch, Laura Marano, Raini Rodriguez, and Calum W ...

'' * Chuck McGill, a character from the American television series ''Better Call Saul'' * Chuck Miller, a character in the American teen romantic comedy 1987 movie '' Can't Buy Me Love'' * Chuck Pearson, a character in 1989 American independent coming of age comedy movie ''

She's Out of Control ''She's Out of Control'' is a 1989 American independent coming of age comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti. Starring Tony Danza, Ami Dolenz and Catherine Hicks. The original music score was composed by Alan Silvestri. The film was marketed with ...

'' * Chuck Rhoades, a character from the American television series '' Billions'' * Polly Chuck, a character in the anime television series ''

Fables of the Green Forest is an anime television series based on a series of books published in the 1910s and 1920s by Thornton W. Burgess which ran on the Japanese network Fuji Television from 7 January 1973 to 30 December 1973. It consists of 52 episodes and was pro ...

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Not Chuck ''Cars'' is a media franchise including the 2006 film ''Cars'', the 2011 film '' Cars 2'', the 2017 film ''Cars 3'', the 2013 film '' Planes'' and the 2014 film '' Planes: Fire & Rescue''. Characters in the fictional universe include: Piston ...