"Brandt, as well as Pittsburgh and Northern England, is arranged like a medieval village, with Wonka's estate on top and the Bucket shack below. The filmmakers also used fascist architecture for Wonka's factory exterior, and designed most of the sets on 360° sound stages, similar to cycloramas. Burton biographer Mark Salisbury wrote that ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" ""melds 1950s and '70s visuals with a futuristic sensibility that seems straight out of a 1960s sense of the future."" The ""TV Room"" was patterned after photographs from the films """", """", and ""THX 1138"". ""Danger Diabolik"" also served as inspiration for"
"on April 10, 1980. His father, William ""Billy"" Hunnam (1952–2013), was a junk seller who left the house when Charlie was 2 years old. His mother is Jane Bell, a ballet dancer and business owner. He has an older brother named William and two younger half brothers on his mother's side named Oliver and Christian. At age 12, when his mother remarried, he moved to the village of Melmerby, Cumbria. He is of Scottish and Irish descent. One of his grandmothers painted portraits. Hunnam is diagnosed with dyslexia, which makes it difficult for him to read and write and suffers"
"family, was forced to place three of his siblings in a Hebrew Orphan Asylum. When Charley was only five, his mother decided to move the family from the Lower East Side to Harlem, a more ethnically mixed section that still contained many Jews. Charley grew up poor and struggling in a neighborhood where children from different races and religions often competed in the streets to get by. In one of his earliest boxing matches, he substituted for a friend, Phil Rosenberg, and subsequently took his name as his ring moniker. He retained his real first name of Charlie. Rosenberg began"
"and married another man. Charlie Brown is a meek, gentle, innocent, kind-hearted character with many anxieties, and is depicted as being shy. He is a child possessed with significant determination and hope but often fails due to his insecurities. Charlie Brown is always referred to by his full name (with the exception of Peppermint Patty who calls him 'Chuck,' and Marcie and Eudora who call him 'Charles') and his usual catchphrase is ""good grief"". Like Schulz, Charlie Brown is the son of a barber. The character is an example of ""the great American un-success story"" in that he fails in"
"he played Charlie. Frank Sotonoma Salsedo was born on May 20, 1929 in Santa Rosa, California to Gilbert and Helen Salsedo. He had five brothers (Delano, Lovedale Richard, Gilbert, Hal and Kenny) and six sisters (Helen Rose, Jane, Lola, Gertrude, Vera and Donna). He graduated from the Sherman Institute and then enlisted in the United States Navy. After his discharge he became a CPA and graduated from Sawyer's Business College. Salsedo was the President of Jay Silverheels Acting School in Los Angeles, where he found his dream job as an actor. As a member of the Screen Actors Guild he"
"on Call"", funded by Pfizer, highlighting the work of large animal veterinarians. Peter Ostrum Peter Gardner Ostrum (; born November 1, 1957) is an American veterinarian and former child actor whose only film role was as Charlie Bucket in the 1971 motion picture ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"". Ostrum was 12 years old when selected by talent agents for ""Willy Wonka"". Though he enjoyed the experience of shooting the film, he opted not to sign a three-film contract when it was over. After eschewing a career in film and theatre, Ostrum became reluctant to speak about his one starring"
"entrepreneur who had an adulterous affair with Marie. When he died, he left provisions in his will that provided financial support for Marie while she suffered from terminal breast cancer. The provisions were slated to last for six months to match her diagnosed life expectancy. When Mr. Church informs her that he was guaranteed a lifetime salary to care for the family, Marie reneges and decides to keep Mr. Church as their cook. Charlie spends time with her best friend Poppy (Madison Wolfe) and her school boy crush Owen Baxter. She rides the bus to school with Eddie Larson (Christian"
"no signs of a penis. According to Evelyn, Charlie was always ""a little drama queen"" when he grew up. After his father died of food poisoning, Charlie and his brother Alan had three stepdads. The first, Harry Luther Gorsky, left Charlie's and Alan's mother for a young woman (Charlie refers to Harry as ""a little tyrant""), and Evelyn was also present at his funeral, the second was a twitchy gay man from Texas who called him and Alan ""buckaroos"", and the third was ""the Carpet King"", a fat man whom Charlie liked the most because he had ""a grateful daughter""."
"appearances in seasons four and six of the series. Charlie is prominent in the series finale, ""The End"". Charlie was born in 1979 to Simon and Megan Pace, and lived in Manchester, England. When Charlie was young, he was given a piano as a gift on Christmas Day, thus beginning his career in music. Charlie honed his musical talents by playing on the street for money, where he spotted a woman being mugged and saved her, prompting her to call him a hero. Sometime later, Charlie and his brother Liam (Neil Hopkins) had formed a band called Drive Shaft, and"
"attended Holt High School, a grammar school in Childwall, Liverpool, but left at the age of 14 to work for his father, a coal merchant. Around this time he became interested in show business after seeing an advert in a comic: ""Fool your teachers, amaze your friends—send 6d in stamps and become a ventriloquist!"" and sending off for the book. Not long after, his father bought him a ventriloquist's dummy and Ken called it Charlie Brown. He started entertaining at the local orphanage, then at various other local community functions. His distinctive bucked teeth were the result of a cycling"
"Marcie's surname is given as ""Johnson"", but Schulz never gave her a surname in the comic strip; therefore, Johnson is not considered to be her official name. In the 2015 ""The Peanuts Movie"", for which Schulz's son, Craig Schulz, and Schulz's grandson, Bryan Schulz, were included among the film's writers and producers, both had decided to include for the first time the full name of the character ""Marcie Carlin,"" which appears on a bulletin board at the kids' school. Marcie was a soft-spoken voice of reason to Peppermint Patty; an example of this showed in the 1973 Emmy Award winning"
"Charlie, grandson of a barrow costermonger. His father usually spends his money on drink instead of his family. Charlie is the youngest of the family, and has three older sisters. His mother died while giving birth to him. For as long as he could remember, Charlie wanted to sell fruits and vegetables just like his grandpa (as he puts it). Charlie's father is eventually given a white feather, and ends up enlisting in the British Army to serve in World War I. Charlie, having saved the money he earned helping his grandfather, buys the ""biggest barrow"" for his own enterprise,"
"can't eat it, bang it or bet on it, it's not in my phone."" On a later episode, it is shown Charlie does get his mother's number. In fact, he has it on the speed dial address that he finds appropriate for her, ""666"". Charlie and Alan have an estranged relationship with their mother and try to avoid her at all costs; Charlie refers to her as ""a Satan"". Not much is known about their biological father, Francis Harper, except that when Charlie thinks back he says he was a horrible son to him. Evelyn, even after multiple marriages, still"
"with an exaggerated characteristic or deformity related to their demise, while Charlie learns Wonka intended to find a worthy heir to his factory. Since Charlie was the ""least rotten"" of the five, Wonka invites Charlie to come live and work in the factory with him, but declines as his family is the most important thing in his life. Charlie and his family are living contently a while later, however Wonka is too depressed to make candy the way he used to, causing his candy to sell poorly and his company to decline. He turns to Charlie for advice. Charlie decides"
"[Charlie]"" after he publicly humiliated her (under the influence of his mother's ""medication"") at an event held in her honor. The random songs which Charlie sang to her son Brandon while babysitting, essentially launched his show-biz persona, ""Charlie Waffles"". Charlie also fell for his future stepsister, ""Courtney"" (Jenny McCarthy) in Season 5, and after agreeing to stop seeing her due to their relationship to each other, he lends her a substantial amount of money and proposes moments before they become step-siblings. She also forced Charlie to buy a car from her so the secret of their relationship would not get"
"Charlie Brown Charlie Brown or Charles Brown Esquire (see “A Boy Named Charlie Brown” movie) is the protagonist of the comic strip ""Peanuts"", syndicated in daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a ""lovable loser,"" Charlie Brown is one of the great American archetypes and a popular and widely recognized cartoon character. Charlie Brown is characterized as a person who frequently suffers, and as a result is usually nervous and lacks self-confidence. He shows both pessimistic and optimistic attitudes: on some days, he is reluctant to go out because his day might just be"
"he meets, but he has little luck with them because he is shy, passive, dour-faced, and tends to say the wrong things at the wrong time. In sharp contrast, his older brother Charlie is aggressive, loud, physically fit, and athletic. Charlie is protective of Robert, while Charlie's affection-starved wife Janice constantly mocks Robert for his romantic failures, and Robert often gets caught in the middle of the arguments to which Charlie and Janice are prone. Charlie and Janice have a three-year-old son named Brendan who is mentioned in the first episode, but Brendan never appears in the show and is"
"Charlie Brown on the very first Peanuts strip. Charlie Brown had a notably surprisingly successful romantic relationship with Peggy Jean, although this eventually broke up with him when he realized that she already had a boyfriend. Charlie Brown, along with Snoopy, was ranked eighth on TV Guide's 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time. Charlie Brown Charlie Brown or Charles Brown Esquire (see “A Boy Named Charlie Brown” movie) is the protagonist of the comic strip ""Peanuts"", syndicated in daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a ""lovable loser,"" Charlie Brown is one of"
"""Douglas"" is Bradbury's actual middle name, while ""Spaulding"" is his father's middle name. Tom Spaulding — Douglas' younger brother, Tom is the more logical and skeptical one, often questioning his brother's seemingly inexplicable actions. Tom is also somewhat more childish and naïve than Douglas, often failing to understand the seriousness of Douglas' thoughts about his life; nonetheless, he often acts as the voice of reason when Douglas' imagination gets the better of him. Charlie — A friend of Douglas and Tom, Charlie often hangs around with them. Charlie sometimes comments on a situation or on the behavior of other characters."
"Peter Ostrum Peter Gardner Ostrum (; born November 1, 1957) is an American veterinarian and former child actor whose only film role was as Charlie Bucket in the 1971 motion picture ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"". Ostrum was 12 years old when selected by talent agents for ""Willy Wonka"". Though he enjoyed the experience of shooting the film, he opted not to sign a three-film contract when it was over. After eschewing a career in film and theatre, Ostrum became reluctant to speak about his one starring role. In 1990, he began an annual tradition of speaking to schoolchildren"
"Danny Wells Jack Westelman (April 7, 1941 – November 28, 2013), known as Danny Wells, was a Canadian actor, voice actor and composer. He is best known for his role as Charlie the bartender on ""The Jeffersons"" as well as his role as Luigi in the live-action/animated series ""The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!"". Wells was born in Montreal, Canada to Eli and Eunice Westelman on April 7, 1941. His acting career spanned more than 4 decades, beginning in 1972 on the comedy television show, ""Love, American Style"". In 1975 Wells made his film debut in ""The Strongest Man in"
"take him in. It would not be until much later that Charlie learned the reason that his relatives preferred to distance themselves from his mother. Charlie was raised in different foster homes and became a very bitter teenager with behavioral problems and a hatred of mutants, whom he blamed for his parents' death. The only teenager at his high school that he managed to make friends with at all was Guido Carosella, who later became the X-Factor member ""Strong Guy"". However, the friendship frayed immediately when Charlie discovered that Guido was a mutant. Dramatically, Guido was hit by a school"
"Charlie. Unfortunately just when Charlie is trying to tell Dot that Nick is going to poison her and he stops him, Dot tells him to leave once again, not believing that Nick would do such a thing. In July 1991, Dot receives news that Charlie has died in a lorry accident but his death is not shown on-screen. However, in October 2000 he returns briefly as a ghost in Nick's dream in a special spin-off episode ""The Return of Nick Cotton"". He warns Nick that something terrible is about to happen. This proves somewhat prophetic as Nick's teenage son, Ashley"
"Charlie Kelly (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) Charles Rutherford Kelly is a fictional character on the FX series ""It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"", portrayed by Charlie Day. Charlie is co-owner at Paddy's (although he later sells his shares) and a childhood friend of Mac and Dennis. He is also Frank's roommate and possible biological son (""""Dennis and Dee Get a New Dad""""). He is addicted to various harmful substances (such as glue and alcohol), and is called illiterate by his peers (""""The Gang Gives Back""""). Charlie is an easily excitable man-child who is prone to emotional outbursts and is often"
"important and potentially powerful the job was. Charlie's interracial romance with President Bartlet's daughter sparked hate mail from some viewers, inspiring the season one cliffhanger in which the President and his staff are fired upon by white supremacists. The character shares his name with that of African American historical figure Charles Young, the first African-descended American to earn the title of Colonel in the United States Army and the third to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Charlie Young is introduced in the episode ""A Proportional Response"" as a young man applying at the White House"
"leaving him alone. Jess Bradley finds Charlie, takes him in and raises him. Charlie experiences some adventures growing up including some play time with a black bear cub and visits to his friend Potlatch for snacks. Potlatch, though has a Smooth Fox Terrier named Chainsaw, Charlie's nemesis, in the logging camp where Charlie grows up. This rivalry leads to problems including a wrecked kitchen and a trip down the river as part of the logging crew, which, of course, leads to more problems including another destroyed kitchen. As a result of all of this which costs the lumberjack company a"
"Charlie Cotton Charlie Cotton is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Christopher Hancock. Charlie is a recurring character, introduced in March 1986 as the estranged husband of Dot Cotton (June Brown). He appears in stints until producers made the decision to kill the character off-screen in 1991, to aid development of characters connected to him. June Brown, who plays Dot, was openly against the killing of Charlie. Charlie appears one last time, in the October 2000 spin-off, ""Return of Nick Cotton"", as an apparition, warning his son Nick Cotton (John Altman) to change his ways."
"and convinces Charlie that the fight for sobriety is worthwhile. Charlie commits himself to protecting Jared by hiding his identity as Jared's father from everyone, including Viki. Dorian, however, knows the truth and promises to keep the secret. Caught off guard after meeting Roxy Balsom, Charlie tells Rex Balsom and his fiancée Adriana Cramer that his last name is ""Balsom"", not realizing that Rex is Roxy's son. When Rex's investigation into his own background puts his paternity in question, Roxy claims that Charlie is his father, to keep him from looking into his background. She begs Charlie to go along"
"portrayed Charlie, died four years later. Charlie Cotton Charlie Cotton is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Christopher Hancock. Charlie is a recurring character, introduced in March 1986 as the estranged husband of Dot Cotton (June Brown). He appears in stints until producers made the decision to kill the character off-screen in 1991, to aid development of characters connected to him. June Brown, who plays Dot, was openly against the killing of Charlie. Charlie appears one last time, in the October 2000 spin-off, ""Return of Nick Cotton"", as an apparition, warning his son Nick Cotton"
"the house yelling that he had a new baby sister. She was given the name ""Sally"" on June 2, 1959. Although Sally was often talked about and was the cause for a celebration that included Charlie Brown passing out chocolate cigars, it was not until August 23, 1959 that she finally made her first appearance in the strip. As a baby Sally liked playing with empty baby bottles, which she used for everything from building blocks to bowling pins, and being taken out for walks. The latter caused poor Charlie Brown no small amount of frustration when he had to"
"Marcie is infatuated with Charlie Brown and they are good friends and while she is usually too shy, she has occasionally managed to confess to him. Marcie often asks Charlie Brown if he likes her. As he does with Peppermint Patty, Charlie Brown often responds to Marcie's inquiries by trying to evade the issue, though it seems as if Charlie has feelings for her, which more than once has made Marcie so angry that she kicked him in the shins out of frustration. Marcie often calls him ""Charles"". Charlie Brown is frequently bothered by his younger sister Sally, who often"
"his whole upstairs floor area was ripped up and they find that there were people inside the house earlier. When Charlie goes to Bloor's Academy he finds a new boy is there that he has to guide around. His name is Dagbert Endless because his last names are ""as endless as the seas"". Dagbert's endowment is to drown other people, controlling water. Dagbert has to be around Charlie all the time, so he starts to drive his friends away by insulting them. Later Charlie finds out that his great Aunt Venetia is getting married to a man who has two"
"suffering from clinical depression from childhood setbacks has recently been discharged from a mental health care institution. Charlie is uneasy about beginning his freshman year of high school; he is shy and finds difficulty in making friends, but he connects with his English teacher, Mr. Anderson (Paul Rudd). Charlie meets two seniors, Sam (Emma Watson) and her stepbrother Patrick (Ezra Miller), at a football game and they invite him to a party. Charlie unknowingly eats a cannabis brownie, gets high and discloses to Sam that the year before, his best friend committed suicide. He also walks in on Patrick and"