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Charles Thomas "Charlie" Schlatter (born May 1, 1966) is an American actor who has appeared in several films and television series. He is perhaps best known for playing Dr. Jesse Travis, the resident student of Dr. Mark Sloan (played by
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) on the
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series '' Diagnosis: Murder''. Since the 1990s, he has continued to work mainly as a voice actor, with roles such as the
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in various media, the titular character on '' Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil'' and Wonder-Red in ''
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''.


Early life

Schlatter was born in
Englewood, New Jersey Englewood is a city in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, which at the 2020 United States census had a population of 29,308. Englewood was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from por ...
. Growing up in
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, he got his start in acting at the borough's Memorial Junior High School. He reportedly only auditioned for the school play ''
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'' to impress a girl. He received the lead part of
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. Schlatter attended
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. He later earned a B.F.A. in
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. He starred in numerous school plays and became a skilled
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, playing
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,
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and
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. He also began writing songs.


Career

Schlatter was spotted by a casting director during a performance in 1987 and was asked to audition for '' Bright Lights, Big City''. This led to his first film appearance, as the younger brother of
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. He starred in 1988's ''
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'' (directed by Chris Columbus) where his character kidnaps
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in an effort to make his mother (
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) happy. His most highly acclaimed role was in the 1988 comedy '' 18 Again!''. His 18-year-old character swaps body and mind with his 81-year-old grandfather, played by
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. His work in this film was described as "displaying enormous range and extraordinary skill as an actor in his comedic starring role,"http://www.ionline.tv/shows/diagnosi/Bio.cfm?bioID=107 He also starred in Australian romance film '' The Delinquents'' (1989) opposite
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. In 1990, he was cast in the role of Ferris Bueller for
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's sitcom ''
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'' alongside
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, based on the John Hughes film ''
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''. In 1992, he co-starred in '' Sunset Heat'' with
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,
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and
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. In 1994, he appeared in '' Police Academy: Mission to Moscow'' as Cadet Kyle Connors. In late 1995, Schlatter began his role as Dr. Jesse Travis on the television series '' Diagnosis: Murder'', opposite
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, who was impressed with his performance. His character was introduced as a
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character in the third season after
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's character moved to
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and never returned. He remained on the show for the next six seasons until the series was cancelled in 2001. During the series, he also wrote the episode "A Resting Place." After the series' ending, he and Van Dyke remain close friends, who continues to visit him, Schlatter's wife Colleen and their three children. He was also one of the participants at his acting mentor's 90th Birthday Party on December 13, 2015 at
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in
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. He said in a 2017 interview on Acast.com, if he is still friends with the then 91-year-old Van Dyke: "Yeah, I know! I probably owe him a call or he probably owes me a call ... I don't know! It's been a little while. No, he's the best!" In early 2007, he appeared in the films ''Out at the Wedding'' and ''Resurrection Mary''. In 2014, he appeared as a guest star on the '' NCIS'' season 11 episode "Shooter," playing Lorne Davis. In 2015, he became the narrator for
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's video clip series '' Top Funniest'' starting in the third season.


Animation

Since the early 1990s, Schlatter would begin voicing characters in many series. Among his roles were
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on '' Superman: The Animated Series'',
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on ''
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'' and '' Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts'', the titular characters in the pilot of ''
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'' and '' Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil'', Kevin Levin on ''
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'' (not to be confused with
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's portrayal in future variations), Hawk on '' A.T.O.M.'', Tommy Cadle on ''
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'', Chris Kirkman on ''
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'' (a character he would later voice in the pilot of ''
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''), Cameron on ''
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'' and
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, Wild Bill and Lift-Ticket on '' G.I. Joe: Renegades''. Schlatter was originally cast for the role of
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on ''
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'', but
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got the role due to a casting change. He also voiced Timmy in the
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version of '' Winx Club'' and various characters on ''
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''.


Video games

Schlatter was the voice of Major Raikov in '' Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'' as well as Raiden in the short film ''Metal Gear Raiden: Snake Eraser'' included on the second disk of the ''Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence'' game. He voiced Specter, the villain in the game ''
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''. In 2012, he also voiced Finn in the game ''
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''. In 2004, he voiced Aatius Vedrix, Lucius Vulso, Tarakh, Steward Daedakovoon, Znink Flatzazzle and Dunn Coldbrow in ''
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''. He recently voiced Robin and reprised his role as The Flash in '' Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes'', '' Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite'', '' Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham'' and ''
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''. He also voiced the main protagonist
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in ''
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''.


Personal life

Schlatter dated
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in 1990, during the shooting of the ''
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'' television series. He married Colleen Gunderson in 1994 and they have two daughters and a son.


Filmography


Live-action


Film


Television


Voice acting


Film


Television


Video games


References


External links

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Charlie Schlatter Unplugged!
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