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Charlie Day
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American actor, writer and producer (born 1976)
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Charlie Day is an American actor, screenwriter, and television actor born Charles Peckham Day in New York City. He began his work period in 2000 and is educated at Merrimack College. His notable work includes the series *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia*. He resides in Los Angeles and speaks English.
Day is married to Mary Elizabeth Ellis, and they have one child. In addition to acting, he has worked in literature and film production. He is also recognized as an author, with a top work titled *Sales Is Easy If You Just Know How!*.
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- Works
- 1
Top works
- Sales Is Easy If You Just Know How!
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Charles Peckham Day (born February 9, 1976) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for playing Charlie Kelly on the FX/FXX dark comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), of which he is also a writer and an executive producer. In 2011, he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Satellite Award for the role. Subsequently, he co-created the…
Known for
- Kill Me — Jimmy2026
- Wildwood — Seamus (voice)2026
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Luigi (voice)2026
- Summer of 69 — Rick Richards2025
- Honey Don't! — Marty Metakawitch2025
- PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration! — Self2025
- Hot Ones Versus — Self2024
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie — Luigi (voice)2023
- The Saint of Second Chances — Mike Veeck2023
- Fool's Paradise — Latte Pronto2023
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Key facts
- Born
- Charles Peckham Day , ( 1976-02-09 ) February 9, 1976 (age 50) , New York City , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Merrimack College ( BA )
- Occupations
- Actor comedian writer producer podcaster
- Years active
- 1997–present
- Spouse
- Mary Elizabeth Ellis ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Day
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Spouse
- Mary Elizabeth Ellis
- Occupation
- comedian
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Field of work
- film production
- Image
- Charlie Day by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- Charlie Day
- date of birth
- 1976-02-09
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
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- English language
- birth name
- Charles Peckham Day
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Peckham Day (born February 9, 1976) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for playing Charlie Kelly on the FX/FXX dark comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), of which he is also a writer and an executive producer. In 2011, he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Satellite Award for the role. Subsequently, he co-created the Apple TV+ comedy Mythic Quest (2020–2025) with Rob Mac and Megan Ganz.
In film, Day is best known for his performances as Dr. Newton Geiszler in Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim (2013), Dale Arbus in the comedy Horrible Bosses (2011) and its sequel Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and Andy Campbell in the comedy Fist Fight (2017). He is also known for his voice roles in Monsters University (2013), The Lego Movie film franchise (2014–2019) and Nintendo franchise character Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and its sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026). He made his directorial debut with Fool's Paradise (2023).
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