Charlie Day is an American musician, screenwriter, comic actor and film producer. One of his most notable acting roles is as Charlie Kelly on the long-running sitcom. It’s always sunny in Philadelphia
On the big screen, Day portrayed the character of Dale Arbus in the comedy film Horrible Bosses (2011) and also reprized his role in the 2014 film’s sequel Horrific Bosses 2. He is also known for starring in Monster University (2013) . ), Pacific Rim (2013), The Lego Movie (2014), Fist Fight (2017) among many others.
Charlie Day’s Biography and Age
Charles Peckham Day was born on February 9, 1976, in New York. However, he grew up primarily in Middletown, Rhode Island. Her father is half Italian and half Irish. Her mother is English, with some degree of Irish and Welsh ancestry.
His mother and father were both academicians. His mother, Mary (née Peckham), was a piano teacher at Pennfield School in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Her father, Thomas Charles Day, was a professor of music at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island.
Charlie Day was educated at Pennfield School in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He was educated at Portsmouth Abbey School. He was a member of the school baseball team.
He was educated at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts, where he majored in art history. He was a notable member of Merrimack’s student theater organization known as the Onstagers. As a student, Charlie Day enrolled in the summer theater program at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
After graduating, he quit a highly lucrative banking job in Boston and moved to New York to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor. After proving his talents in a number of plays, Charlie Day began to land a few television roles. However, the struggling actor at the time also had to work as a waiter to support himself.
He was featured in the sitcom Madigan Men (2000) as well as the popular crime drama series Law & Order (2001). From 2001 to 2004, Charlie Day starred in the NBC crime series Third Shows in the recurring role of Michael Boscorelli. He was also on the main cast of the short-lived sitcom Luis (2003).
In 2003, Charlie Day and Friends pitched and sold the pilot for the comedy series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia to the FX network. Filming for the hit comedy series began in 2004, marking the start of Charlie Day’s illustrious career as a comedian.
His role as Charlie Kelly in a long-running series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is considered the defining role of his acting career. He is part of the executive producers of the series and he is also one of the main writers of the series. This multi-talented actor is said to have written most of the songs featured in the series. In 2011, Charlie Day was nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy Series at the Critics’ Choice Television Award and the Satellite Award.
Her early film credits include Bad Company (2002), A Quiet Little Wedding (2008) as well as Going the Distance (2010). Charlie Day scored his big-screen breakthrough in the hit 2011 comedy film Horrible Bosses starring Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx.
The multi-talented actor voiced the character Art in the animated film Monster University (2013). Also in 2013, Day starred as Newton Geiszler in the hit Sci-Fi film Pacific Rim (2013) alongside Idris Elba and Charlie Hunnam. He also reprized his role in the 2018 sequel Pacific Rising. Charlie Day starred in Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan in the comedy film Brawl (2017).
On November 5, 2011, Charlie Day was a guest on NBC’s Saturday Night Live (SNL) on an episode that also featured Maroon 5. In 2014, Charlie Day was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Performing Arts by his Alma Mer Merrimack College.
Family – wife, son
Charlie is married to actress Mary ElizabethEllis. The duo met in 2001 while working as theater actors. They married on March 4, 2006. The couple welcomed their first child, a son named Russell Wallace Day, on December 15, 2011.
Ellis is popularly known for her recurring role on “The Waitress” with her husband on the long-running series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present). In 2004, the couple starred as twins in the comedy series Reno 911! . Mary Elizabeth Ellis has also starred in several other sitcoms including Perfect Couples (2011), New Girl (2011-2014), The Mill (2015-2016) among others.
Height and body measurements
The celebrity actor stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches or 169 cm. For this size, it weighs about 66 kg. You will be able to easily spot him among a crowd with his beautiful and unique green colored eyes which are under his dark brown hair color.