 After serving in the US Navy and Construction Battalion during the Vietnam War, he returned to the United States and began experimenting with clown routines.Since then, "Charles The Clown" has performed thousands of live shows for movie, television, sports stars and entertainment industry figures.He has appeared at the Roxy Theatre on Hollywood's Sunset Strip, Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, in theaters and festivals, schools, libraries and other venues.