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Charlie Day Biography

Birth Name:Charles Peckham Day

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack, Director

Fast Facts

  • Known for his role in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia․"
  • Majored in Fine Arts at Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass
  • Married actress Mary Elizabeth Ellis in 2006
  • Worked as a busboy at a bar while living in New York City after graduating college
  • Spent four years at the Williamstown Theater Festival in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts
  • Quote: "As an actor, sometimes you feel a pressure to change yourself from time to time․"
  • Quote: "The truth is that everybody's a little bit damaged in some way or another․"
  • Contributed to the music featured on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia․"
  • Practiced playing the piano at a church he lived near when he discovered he was unable to fit a piano in his New York apartment
  • Appeared in the ad campaign for the video game "Sims 4" in 2014
  • Played short stop on the varsity baseball team while attending Merrimack College

Awards

  • 2011Critics' Choice TV Award-Best Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2011Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical: nominated
  • 2012Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Chemistry: nominated
  • 2014BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2015BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2015BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: winner
  • 2015INOCA TV-Best Writing for a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2015MTV Movie Award-Best WTF Moment: nominated
  • 2016OFTA Television Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2017Teen Choice Award-Choice: Fight: nominated
  • 2019IGN Award-Best TV Ensemble: nominated
  • 2025Gold Derby TV Award-Comedy Guest Actor: nominated