Glen Charles

Birth Name:

Glen Gerald Charles

Birth Place:

Henderson, Nevada, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Script department

Won a Laurel Award from the Writers Guild of America for TV Writing Achievement in 2002
Won a Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Comedy for "Cheers" in 1984
Was nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards for Episodic Comedy for "Taxi" in 1980 and 1981
Graduated from the University of the Redlands with a degree in English and earned his Master's in English from San Francisco State University
The first script he sold was for "M*A*S*H*" in 1975, which he had written with his brother
Started out as an advertising copywriter after before transitioning into comedy TV writing with his brother
Quote: "I'm happy when somebody comes up to me and says that something I did made them laugh․․․To make people laugh is rare․ I feel the same way about people that make me laugh․ I'm very honored when they say that․"
Best known as the creator and executive producer of "Cheers" and creator of the character Frasier Crane in "Frasier․"
Formed the production company Charles-Burrows-Charles with director James Burrows, whom he and his brother had met on the set of "Phyllis․"
Has often worked on projects with his brother, Les Charles, including "Cheers," "Frasier," and "Taxi․"

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