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Charlie Day 
Day at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2010.Born Charles Peckham Day
February 9, 1976
New York City, New York, U.S.Occupation Actor, Writer, Director, Producer Spouse Mary Elizabeth Ellis (2006-present) Charles Peckham "Charlie" Day[1] (born February 9, 1976) is an American television and film actor, from Middletown, Rhode Island, best known for playing Charlie Kelly on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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Early life
Day was born in New York City. His mother, Mary (née Peckham), is a piano teacher at The Pennfield School in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. His father, Dr. Thomas Charles Day, is a professor of Music History and Music Theory at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island.[1][2]
Charlie Day spent most of his childhood in Middletown, Rhode Island. He attended Pennfield School and graduated from Portsmouth Abbey School, both in Portsmouth. He went on to attend Merrimack College in Massachusetts, where he played baseball.[citation needed]
Career
Besides playing Charlie Kelly on the hit FX television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, he is also the show's executive producer and one of its writers. He has also appeared on several other television shows such as Third Watch, Law & Order, and Reno 911!.
He appeared in New Line Cinema's Horrible Bosses in July 2011, opposite Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Colin Farrell, and Jamie Foxx.[3] He also had a role in the 2010 film Going the Distance, alongside Justin Long, Jason Sudeikis, and Drew Barrymore. In 2013 he will be appearing in Guillermo Del Toro's film Pacific Rim.
Day hosted the November 5th, 2011 episode of Saturday Night Live (SNL) with Maroon 5 as the musical guest. He was the second cast member from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia to host SNL (after Danny DeVito, though DeVito hosted SNL before It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered). DeVito made a special appearance during Day's opening monologue.[4]
Personal life
Day has been married to actress Mary Elizabeth Ellis since March 4, 2006.[5] Day and Ellis met in 2001 and were dating in 2004 when they appeared together on Reno 911 playing incestuous siblings.[6] Ellis has a recurring role on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as "The Waitress," a coffee shop employee and an object of obsession for Day's character.[6] Day and Ellis are expecting their first child in December 2011.[7]
He has written some of the music featured in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.[8]
Film and television
Day at the premiere for Horrible Bosses in August 2011
Year Title Role Notes 2000 Mary and Rhoda Mailroom Kid TV Movie Madigan Men Clerk TV Series: 1 Episode 2001–2004 Third Watch Michael Boscorelli TV Series: 5 Episodes 2001 Campfire Stories Joe Boner Late Summer Trevor Short Film Law & Order Jeremy TV Series: 1 Episode 2002 Bad Company Stoner Uncredited 2003 Luis Richie TV Series: 9 Episodes 2004 Reno 911! Inbred Twin TV Series: 1 Episode 2005 Love Thy Neighbor Video Clerk 2005–present It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Charlie Kelly TV Series: 70 Episodes
Also Producer/Writer2008 Boldly Going Nowhere TV Pilot
Producer/Writer Only2008 A Quiet Little Marriage Adam 2010 Going the Distance Dan 2011 Horrible Bosses Dale Arbus 2011 Saturday Night Live Host 2013 Pacific Rim Newt Gotlieb References
- ^ a b United in Matrimony. Leader Call. November 10, 2006.
- ^ Salve Regina University faculty profile
- ^ Weintraub, Steve. Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Colin Farrell in Talks for HORRIBLE BOSSES for Director Seth Gordon. Collider. May 11, 2010.
- ^ Semigran, Aly (6 November 2011). "'Saturday Night Live' recap: Turning back the clock on Charlie Day(light savings time)". Entertainment Weekly. http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/11/06/saturday-night-live-recap-turning-back-the-clock-on-charlie-daylight-savings-time/. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ Mary Elizabeth Ellis at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ a b Interview with Charlie Day & Mary Elizabeth Ellis, MonsterFresh.com
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/07/entertainment/la-et-charlie-day-20110707/2
- ^ http://www.avclub.com/articles/charlie-day,46810/
External links
Categories:- 1976 births
- Actors from Rhode Island
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American television writers
- Living people
- Merrimack College alumni
- People from Middletown, Rhode Island
- People from Newport County, Rhode Island
- People from New York City
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