Charles Thomas Schlatter is an American actor and voice actor, who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is best known for playing, the student of , in the CBS series and for starring in the big screen comedy 18 Again!, opposite George Burns. Since the early 1990s, he has been primarily a voice actor.
Schlatter was spotted by a casting director during a performance in 1987, and asked to audition for the Michael J. Fox drama Bright Lights, Big City. This led to his first film appearance, as the younger brother of Fox's character. Schlatter starred in 1988's Heartbreak Hotel where his character kidnaps Elvis Presley in an effort to make his mother happy. His most highly acclaimed role in an American film was in 1988 comedy 18 Again!. His 18-year-old character swaps body and mind with his 81-year-old grandfather, played by George Burns. His work in this film was described as "displaying enormous range and extraordinary skill as an actor in his comedic starring role," Schlatter also starred in Australian romance The Delinquents opposite Kylie Minogue. In 1990, he was cast in the role of Ferris Bueller for NBC's sitcom Ferris Bueller alongside Jennifer Aniston, based on the John Hughes film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. In 1992, he co-starred in Sunset Heat with Michael Paré, Dennis Hopper and Adam Ant. In 1994, he appeared in ' as Cadet Kyle Connors. In late 1995, Schlatter began his role as Dr. Travis on the television series ', opposite iconic singer, actor and dancer Dick Van Dyke, who was impressed with this relatively unknown television actor, by being a lifelong fan of his. His character was introduced as a comic relief character in the third season after Scott Baio's character moved to Colorado, and never returned. He remained on the show for the next six seasons, until the series was cancelled in 2001. During the series, he also wrote the episode "A Resting Place." After the series' ending, he and Van Dyke are still very good friends, and continues to visit him, Schlatter's wife Colleen and their three children. He also was one of the participants at his acting mentor's 90th Birthday Party on December 13, 2015, at Disneyland, in Anaheim, California. Schlatter also said in a 2017 interview on Acast.com, if he is still friends with the then 91-year-old Van Dyke: "Yeah, I know! I probably owe him a call or he probably owes me a call... I don't know! It's been a little while. No, he's the best!" In early 2007, he appeared in the films Out at the Wedding and Resurrection Mary. In 2014, Schlatter appeared as a guest star in the NCISseason 11 episode "Shooter," playing Lorne Davis. In 2015, he became the narrator for truTV's video clip series Top Funniest starting in season 3.
Animation
Since the early 1990s, Schlatter would begin voicing characters in many series. Among his roles were Griff in Sonic the Hedgehog, The Flash in ', The Flash in The Batman and ', Jimmy Two-Shoes in the pilot of Jimmy Two-Shoes, Kevin Levin in Ben 10, Hawk in A.T.O.M., Tommy Cadle in Pet Alien, Chris Kirkman in Random! Cartoons, Cameron in Bratz, the title character in ' and Doctor Mindbender, Wild Bill and Lift-Ticket in '. Schlatter was initially considered for the role of Philip J. Fry in Futurama, but Billy West got the role due to a casting change. Schlatter was unable to reprise the role of The Flash in Justice League and was replaced by Michael Rosenbaum. Schlatter also voiced Timmy, Gantlos, Jason Queen, Thoren and Hagen in the Nickelodeon version of Winx Club. He guest starred on The Loud House as Dr. Feinstein in the episode "A Novel Idea" and as the DJ on the episode "Dance, Dance Resolution."
Video games
Schlatter was the voice of Major Raikov in ' as well as Raiden in the short film Metal Gear Raiden: Snake Eraser included on the second disk of the Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence game. He voiced Specter, the villain in the game Ape Escape 3. In 2012, he also voiced Finn in the game Sorcery. In 2004, Schlatter voiced Aatius Vedrix, Lucius Vulso, Tarakh, Steward Daedakovoon, Znink Flatzazzle and Dunn Coldbrow in EverQuest II. He recently voiced Robin and reprised his role as The Flash in ', ', ' and Lego Dimensions. He also voiced the main protagonistWonder-Red in The Wonderful 101.
Personal life
Schlatter dated Jennifer Aniston in 1990, during the shooting of the Ferris Bueller television series. He married Colleen Gunderson in 1994 and they have two daughters and a son.
