As the Kraft Foods Children's Party Expert, Charles appeared on numerous radio and TV shows.
His guide to developmentally appropriate children's parties has been used by libraries throughout the country.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Charles has designed a Zoom version of his show. It's a flexible program filled with zany humor, puppets, balloon comedy, magic tricks and his become-a-clown routine. He has found a way of interacting with the virtual audience so kids become members of an audience. And the birthday child is encouraged to help him throughout the program. For a complete description of this and other Charles The Clown shows, please visit our main website, charlestheclown.com.
ABOUT CHARLES
Charles has been performing for over 40 years. His award winning A&M video, CHARLES THE CLOWN, his books, including CHARLES THE CLOWN'S GUIDE TO CHILDREN'S PARTIES, THE TEEN MAGICIAN THAT’S YOU, YOU’LL NEVER WORK AGAIN IN TEANECK, NJ (a memoir) and four collections of his story audios have been used by libraries throughout the country. He's a children's party entertainer and magician who has appeared on more than 75 radio and television programs, and performed in every conceivable location -- From the wealthiest estates to Native American reservations, for billionaires and at homeless shelters, at the Roxy Theatre on Hollywood's Sunset Strip, Disneyland, Bumbershoot, on stage at Knotts Berry Farm, on the set during television commercials keeping young actors relaxed and giggling, at special schools and summer camps engaging differently abled kids, and at the hospital bedsides of seriously ill children. At schools, libraries, festivals, from New York City to Los Angeles, from San Diego to Ankorage, from Da Nang to Berlin ... families have enjoyed his shows.
Charles is a recipient of the King County, Dr, Martin Luther King Jr., Humanitarian Award for Community Service. He has been invited to speak to student nurses about entertainment for children in hospitals.
In a graduate thesis, Laughter Therapy, Ruben Rivera, Jr., observed and described Charles’ hospital work at Children's Hospital and Medical Center in Seattle: “It was magical to observe the effects that Charles The Clown had on lifting the mood and changing the attitudes, if only for a few moments, of all the sick children, family members, and hospital members he came in contact with.”
Charles The Clown was profiled on the KUOW public radio series The Works ... TCTV taped his concert-on-the-green in Lacey, Washington, where the library system coordinating the program wrote to say, "the crowd absolutely loved him." The Seattle P-I featured Charles' magic workshops for teenagers in a story about programs for underprivileged youth, stated that his show "kept the audience enthralled." KLEW- TV News reported on his highly attended Eastern Washington library programs, and Charles had recent press coverage in The Oregonian, 3rd Act Magazine, and Parent Map. This summer, The Washington Post profiled Charles in their "Extraordinary People" series describing his innovative work interacting virtually with children around the country.
Over the years, Charles has been interviewed about children's parties and performing by radio and television shows and by major newspapers and magazines, among them: Parents, American Baby, Los Angeles Magazine, The LA Times, and newspapers throughout the country. His essays on children's issues have been published in over 100 newspapers and magazines. Among them: USA TODAY, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, The New York Daily News, The Oregonian, San Diego Union, Miami Herald, Denver Post, Washington Post, The Seattle PI, Providence Journal, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Seattle Times, and The Baltimore Sun. The Los Angeles Civic Center News devoted an entire issue to Charles' observations about children and television. He is listed in Contemporary Authors of America.
Charles was a consultant for and appeared in the video, Television and Video – Children at Risk, funded by the U.S. Department of Education and Washington State. The Starlight Starbright Foundation commissioned him to write A GUIDE TO ENTERTAINING CHILDREN IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING. Charles wrote the opening chapter for RAISING KIDS IN SEATTLE.
Charles has performed for people of all socioeconomic levels and diverse cultures, including deaf culture and disabled children and adults. He tailors each show to the particular age group, theme and location. Many Hollywood celebrities, including the head of Disney Studios, have invited him to perform for their children. Charles has entertained the families of famous writers, Olympic athletes and even Seattle Mariner’s star, Jamie Moyer.
When developing programs, Charles frequently consults with his wife, psychologist and early childhood specialist, Linda Kirschner Kraus, M.A. They have appeared together on several television and radio programs, and were interviewed about their book, CHARLES THE CLOWN’S GUIDE TO CHILDREN'S PARTIES by an up-and-coming television star – a young Oprah, hosting Hello Baltimore.