Biography
Charles Esten is an American actor, musician, songwriter, and comedian well known for her roles in the drama Nashville and in the teen drama series Outer Banks. He was a series regular on the improv show Whose Line Is It Anyway? from 1999 to 2005, then he returned as a guest from 2017 to 2020.
Age
He is 58 years old as of 9 September 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. His real name is Charles Esten Puskar III.
Family – Education
Esten was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and relocated to Alexandria, Virginia, when he was nine years old, following his parents’ divorce. He and his younger sister were reared by his mother. His late father, Charles, was a well-known local businessman and business associate of former Pittsburgh Steelers center Ray Mansfield. His daughter survived leukemia. Esten, a 1983 Alexandria T.C. Williams High School graduate, joined the Titans football team following the events of Remember the Titans. He studied economics at the College of William & Mary, where he was a member of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity, and graduated in 1987. Esten made his UK theatrical début in the early 1990s, portraying the title character in the musical Buddy.
Wife – Children
Esten is married to Patty Puskar (née Hanson), whom he met at college. They have three children. The family relocated to Nashville after Esten was cast as a series regular on Nashville.
Charles Esten Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $4 million.
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Esten made his Whose Line Is It Anyway? debut in the fourth season in 1992, where he “won” the episode. He appeared in further episodes later that year, when the show ran in New York City. At the time, the show needed a second specialist improvisational singer to replace Mike McShane.
Esten made his final appearance in the UK edition in 1994, before returning to the United States. Despite subsequent appearances on stage and screen, his 1999 return to Whose Line Is It Anyway?—in the show’s American format with Drew Carey as host—established him as a regular “fourth contestant” on the show. Due to his vocal ability, he was frequently paired with series regular Wayne Brady in musical games. Although he did not return as a regular when the program was relaunched in 2013 and only appeared as a special guest during the 13th and 14th seasons (since he was one of Nashville’s main cast members), he did return as a fourth seater in Season 15.
Comedy
After returning to Whose Line Is It Anyway, Esten made a guest appearance on The Drew Carey Show as himself, alongside other regular cast members Wayne Brady, Greg Proops, and Brad Sherwood. In 2003, he hosted the semi-scripted, semi-improvised comedy miniseries On the Spot. From 2004 to 2006, he was a member of the touring company Improv All-Stars and a recurrent cast member on Drew Carey’s Green Screen Show. In 2011, he appeared regularly on Drew Carey’s Improv-A-Ganza on GSN. Esten and fellow former Whose Line Is It Anyway actors Greg Proops, Ryan Stiles, and Jeff Davis frequently collaborated and toured the country performing live improv under the name Whose Live Anyway?. Esten left Whose Live Anyway? in April 2014 to focus on his career in Nashville, and Joel Murray took his place.
Career
In 2001, Esten showed up in Billy Gem’s television film 61* as Kevin Maris, the child of amazing New York Yankees slugger Roger Maris. He played little parts in three Kevin Costner films, The Mailman, Thirteen Days as brought down U-2 pilot Major Rudolf Anderson, and Swing Vote. Esten likewise featured in a public assistance video, Riding Straight, delivered for the Bike Wellbeing Establishment’s educational program, Cruiser Rider Course: Riding and Road Abilities (MRC:RSS), in which he depicted a surfer fella, a snuff-plunging hick, and a concerned companion in a bar.
Esten has showed up as a visitor star in different television series, including Wedded… with Youngsters, The New Experiences of Old Christine, Star Journey: The Future, Star Trip: Explorer, emergency room, NCIS: Los Angeles, Jessie, The Mentalist, and The Workplace.
From 2012 to 2018 he was essential for the principal cast of Nashville, featuring as Minister Claybourne. He has likewise added to the soundtracks as both a vocalist and lyricist. He co-expressed “I Skill to Cherish You Now” with Deana Carter, which was highlighted in the season 3 debut. Beginning in 2020, he was one of the stars of an extremely well known Netflix series, Outerbanks, playing the fundamental bad guy (Ward Cameron).
In 2013, Esten showed up as a VIP competitor on Who Needs to Be a Mogul and won $500,000 for his foundation. In 2017, Esten was projected in a progression of TV and radio commercials as Carl Hardee Sr., the imaginary organizer behind the Carl’s Jr. also, Hardee’s cheap food chains.
On July 9, 2018, it was declared that Esten was projected in a repetitive job in the dynamite thrill ride Let me know Your Mysteries. As per TVLine, “The show follows three characters with similarly upsetting histories: Emma (played by American Shocking tale’s Lily Rabe) when overcome a risky executioner, John (Army’s Hamish Linklater) is a previous chronic hunter looking for reclamation, and Mary (Confidential Practice’s Amy Brenneman) is a not entirely set in stone to track down her missing girl. Per the rundown, ‘As every one of them is driven to the brink, reality with regards to their pasts and thought processes becomes ever murkier, obscuring the lines among casualty and culprit.'”
Music
July 25, 2018, Esten was granted the Guinness World Records title of “The most sequential weeks to deliver a unique computerized single by a music act”. He was given the testament following an exhibition of his single, Mostly Home, on NBC’s Today. His #EverySingleFriday project was declared by means of his Twitter page July 1, 2016 and ran from July fifteenth of that year through July 21, 2017. Throughout the span of 54 weeks Esten conveyed another single every Friday, which he, at the end of the day, composed or co-composed. Craftsmen highlighted all through the task incorporate Ashley Campbell, Colin Linden, Steve Mandile of Sixwire, Sarah Siskind, Karla Davis, and Miss Jackie Wilson.
Esten is an incessant entertainer on the Terrific Ole Opry. His 100th presentation was commended with his appearance on the program on July 20, 2018. On February 4, 2023, Esten filled in as host of the Saturday live execution fragment of the Excellent Ole Opry – his most memorable appearance in that job.
On May 15, 2019, it was reported that Esten had endorsed with APA’s show division for music portrayal. He keeps on visiting across the U.S. also, Europe, playing out his unique music.
In 2023, Esten reported the arrival of “One Great Action”, the presentation single from his impending introduction studio collection, set for autonomous delivery later in the year. “Love Ain’t Pretty” was delivered as the second single from the collection, later uncovered to be set for discharge on January 26, 2024.
Movies
♦ 1996 – Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
♦ 1997 – The Postman
♦ 2000 – Thirteen Days
♦ 2001 – Roots of the Cuban Missile Crisis
♦ 2002 – Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
♦ 2003 – Water Under the Bridge
♦ 2007 – American Family
♦ 2008 – 1%
TV Shows
♦ 2004–2005 – Drew Carey’s Green Screen Show
♦ 2004 – NYPD Blue
♦ 2004 – Cold Case
♦ 2004 – The Magical Gathering
♦ 2006 – The Office
♦ 2007 – Help Me Help You
♦ 2007 – The Winner
♦ 2007 – The New Adventures of Old Christine
♦ 2007–2008 – ER
♦ 2009–2010 – Big Love
♦ 2009 – The Mentalist
♦ 2009 – The Cleaner
♦ 2009 – NCIS: Los Angeles
♦ 2011 – Wilfred
♦ 2012–2018 – Nashville
♦ 2012 – Nashville: The Whole Story
♦ 2013 – Nashville: On the Record
♦ 2014 – Nashville: On the Record 2
♦ 2015 – Nashville: On the Record 3
♦ 2017 – CMT Music Awards
♦ 2020–2023 – Outer Banks
♦ 2020 – Country Music Association Awards
♦ 2021 – Tell Me Your Secrets
♦ 2023-2024 – The Kelly Clarkson Show