Trivia

Charley portrayed "El Presidente", a fictional dictator in a Van Melle commercial filmed in Pretoria, South Africa. For the shoot, a huge portrait of "El Presidente" was hung from the exterior of the famous Palace of Justice on Paul Krueger Square. Charley's visage is the only one known to have ever been displayed there.

After a hiatus from acting, he returned to the stage in the early 1990s, performing in community and dinner theater productions.

Charly grew up over his father's pool hall in South Philadelphia, entertaining patrons with impressions and jokes from a young age.

Charley held the position of Director of Sales and Contracts at Clifton Precision, a company known for precision manufacturing. He later established his own consulting firm, focusing on ISO 9000 auditing and quality management systems.

He graduated from St. Joseph's College (now University) and was a lifelong resident of Pennsylvania.

Has five children, Charles III, Angeline, Anthony, Christa and Anne Marie.

Authored a screenplay titled It Takes Balls, inspired by his father's pool room in Philadelphia.

Had an older sister Regina, and an older brother Joseph.

Father Charles owned a pool hall, mother Theresa Iacona was a homemaker.