Heya Chuck: Portrayed the voice of Peanuts character Charlie Brown in a recent TV special, “He’s a Bully, Charlie Brown.” Won the role after a whirlwind trip in 2005 to California where he garnered several awards in a talent contest and scored an agent.
Good grief! It was his first audition. But that didn’t faze him. “I don’t get nervous, really.” He and his father raced down from Lake Stevens to make it – a 21-hour drive with a one-hour nap at a rest stop. “It was fun.”
Life as a voice actor: He’s stoic. “I thought it was cool.” His mom cried. In all, it took 75 minutes to record his part.
A talent: Placed in every category at the International Modeling and Talent Association contest and received more than 20 offers from agents, the most of any child. “I always blow the competition away.”
Backstage: Saw life behind the scenes when his brother was an extra in a movie once. “It’s really cool, the lifestyle. There’s big trailers and you get to eat whatever you want. They had bacon. I love bacon.”
No star yet: Auditioned for several movies, including “Click” and “Bad News Bears.” Got callbacks for nearly all, but no roles.
No worries: “I don’t want to be like Adam Sandler.” Moved to Lake Stevens in 2001 after Bothell and Bremerton. “I really like it here. I don’t want to move.”
His future: “I’ve had plans for a long time. It’s to keep my grades up, go to Gonzaga and make a name for myself there in sports.” Then would like to play professional baseball or perhaps football. “My fallback is a doctor. My mom always says that’s a pretty good fallback.”
Sports nut: Loves baseball. Also played football and is signing up for basketball. Enjoys snowboarding, and runs “because I’m fast.”
Competitive: “If I don’t win, I get angry. But that (losing) doesn’t happen a lot.”
Favorite subjects: Loves language arts and social studies where they’ve learned about the Civil War and government. “My teacher is making it really fun.”
Least favorite: “I’m good at math; I just don’t like it.”
Pets: Two puppies and a dog along with three cats, Oreo, Mischief and Squeakers.
Family: Looks up to his parents and an older brother who “is a lot like me. He’s bigger, though.” Sister is all right. “Older sisters, you can’t really get along with them much.”
Fashion conscious: Likes to dress nice, often the Abercrombie &Fitch or Hollister labels. “It smells good. It looks good. And goths scare me.”
Current project: Finish the last 600-page book in the Harry Potter series on a bet with his mom. If he wins, he can skip chores but still get paid. If she wins, he has to do chores but without pay. “Kind of high stakes right there.”
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