Glen and Les Charles
| Glen and Les Charles | |
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| Born | Glen: February 18, 1943 Les: November 2, 1947 United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Screenwriters, producers |
Glen Gerald Charles (born February 18, 1943) and Les Charles (born November 2, 1947) are American writers and producers, notably of Taxi and Cheers.[1][2] They were raised in Henderson, Nevada, as Latter-Day Saints.[3][4]
The Charles brothers attended University of Redlands. Glen graduated in 1965, and Les graduated in 1971.[5] Glen began his professional life as an advertising copywriter but moved into television. Both Glen and Les began their television careers together as writer and producers for The Bob Newhart Show, created and produced Taxi, formed the Charles-Burrows-Charles production company with James Burrows, and created and produced the television series Cheers. The brothers also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1999 film Pushing Tin. Both were credited in every episode of Frasier as the creators of the "Frasier Crane" character from Cheers.
Filmography
- Television
- Film
References
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External links
- Glen Charles at the Internet Movie Database
- Les Charles at the Internet Movie Database
- Glen Charles interview video at the Archive of American Television
- Les Charles interview video at the Archive of American Television
- Glen and Les Charles at the Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Television
- Glen Charles at Library of Congress Authorities, with 4 catalog records
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