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Birth Name: Charles Wade Barkley
Birth Place: Leeds, AL
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/20/1963, Pisces
Profession: Basketball player; sports commentator

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Charles Barkley Is Going to Jail | Today's News: Our Take | 2/23/2009

Charles Barkley has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges related to a DUI arrest, and faces jail time.

The former NBA star, 45, is scheduled to begin a five-day jail sentence starting March 21, the Associated Press reports. He must also pay a $2,000 fine and attend an alcohol-treatment program, as well as install an ignition-locking device in his cars that requires sobriety for the engine to start. Barkley's lawyer was not immediately available for comment.

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Charles Barkley Takes Leave from TNT After Arrest | Today's News: Our Take | 1/12/2009

Charles Barkley is taking a leave of absence from TNT's Inside the NBA following his recent DUI arrest, The Associated Press reports.

The former NBA pro serves as a commentator and analyst on the series. TNT did not specify the length of the break.

Barkley was arrested early New Year's Eve morning in Scottsdale, Ariz. for running a stop sign. After failing field sobriety tests, he was booked and released. Test results later showed ...
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Sir Charles Sticks With TNT | TVGuide.com Sports Report | 2/27/2008
Outspoken NBA analyst Charles Barkley has renewed his contract with TNT with a new "multi-year" contract. Barkley will continue to serve on the Inside the NBA panel for regular season, playoff and All-Star games. Barkley is currently in his eighth season with TNT.Over at ESPN, Cris Carter, an All-Pro wide receiver who played most of his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, has been hired as a studio analyst. Carter, an analyst for HBO's recently canceled Inside the NFL, will apparently replace Sean Salisbury, who is leaving ESPN. He tells the Los Angeles Times that he'd "grown tired of being punished for not being an NFL superstar. Analysts who don't work as hard as me, don't prepare as hard as me, and don't have my resume were making more than me just because of their ability to throw or catch a football… I appreciated the opportunity ESPN gave me, but they had capped my ceiling. There was only so far I could go there."In a coolly worded statement, the network said, "Sean Sa... read more

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Charles Barkley: Credits

Title	Year	Type
NBA All-Star Saturday Night (Commentator)	2009	TV Show Series
A League Of Ordinary Gentlemen (Actor)	2005	Movie
Listen Up! (Host)	2002	TV Show Series
Clerks (Voice - Himself)	2000	TV Show Series
He Got Game (Actor - Himself)	1998	Movie