Freddy Charles was born in Montreal, Canada but was soon moved to Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Wichita, Kansas all before the second grade. It was then his father decided to be a movie producer in Hollywood. It was only natural as he had been a pro wrestler, musician and comedian. Freddy was always encouraged to be funny and did stand-up comedy in his fourth grade talent show. He tried his hand at comedy again during his second year at Cal State Long Beach but decided to go into the retail furniture business instead. After ten years, they had four stores and Freddy had his condo at the beach and a Ferrari. All the money in the world, however, couldn’t quiet the call to comedy. Inspired by David Brenner’s story of how he quit a lucrative career to be a comic, Freddy promptly sold it all and hit the road. He was immediately picked up to do sixteen weeks at the Hyatt on Sunset, next door to the Comedy store. From there, he branched out and was headlining within two years.
Freddy had worked throughout the eighties and early nineties in comedy clubs all over the U.S. and Canada. He produced his one-man show, “The Love Is There”, in Long Beach and Montreal. In the nineties Freddy took on Hollywood. He was quickly a regular performer at the world famous Laugh Factory on Sunset. He was a show closer on the weekends and was a regular emcee during the week, (a spot usually reserved for famous radio personalities in L.A.). Freddy was able to land some great commercials including a spot selling Jeff Foxworthy’s first “Redneck” video.
Freddy was also cast in a few TV shows including Comedy Central’s “Make Me Laugh” and NBC’s “Witches Werewolves and Vampires”. He co-wrote and hosted a one-hour reality special, “Escape and Beyond”, featuring escape artists. Since moving to New Mexico Freddy has gone from the very real to the very outrageous, Freddy Charles’ high-energy, fast paced, character driven act is non-stop laughter.
With over twenty years under his belt, he has performed from Hollywood’s Laugh Factory to Montreal during the Just for Laughs Festival. Freddy has also worked with comics from Rodney Dangerfield to Stephen Wright. Freddy Charles has been featured in many commercials including “Spokesman” for Sandia Casino, he has appeared in short films and have voiced projects from teaching web sites to wacky radio spots. Freddy has also concentrated on the art of screen writing. He is currently working on his fourth screenplay. Freddy’s last script won “Best Screenplay” at the 2009 Castle Rock Film Festival.
