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Charlie Picerni‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1935-12-19

Popularity

star8.3

Charlie Picerni

Queens, New York, USA

Charlie Picerni

Queens, New York, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1935-12-19

Popularity

star8.3

Biography

Charlie Picerni was born in Corona Queens, New York. The fourth of five children to Italian parents. After high school, he worked different jobs, one being construction work on high-rise buildings in Manhattan. He married, at a young age, his childhood girlfriend, Marie. He had a son after one year of marriage and decided he didn't want to work in construction, anymore. So, he headed west to try his luck in the movie business! His brother, Paul Picerni, was an actor on a hit TV show at that time called "The Untouchables (1959)". Charlie worked as a stand-in, an extra and started doing stunt double work. Charlie immediately fell in love with this work and moved his family to California. Charlie excelled as a stuntman and then moved up to stunt-coordinating TV shows. He got his big break on "Starsky and Hutch (1975)", he was the stunt coordinator and Paul Michael Glaser's stunt double. Aaron Spelling and Duke Vincent saw what direction Charlie was heading in - Directing"! He started second unit-directing "Starsky and Hutch (1975)" and then moved up to directing episodes of "Starsky". He continued stunt-coordinating and second unit-directing such shows as "Kojak (1973)" and "Magnum, P.I. (1980)". He then started directing television for producers Aaron Spelling, Leonard Goldberg and Stephen J. Cannell, for such shows as "T.J. Hooker (1982)", "Matt Houston (1982)", "Vega$ (1978)", "Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)", "Hunter (1984)", "Stingray (1985)", "Finder of Lost Loves (1984)", "The A-Team (1983)", "J.J. Starbuck (1987)", "Spenser: For Hire (1985)", "Blue Thunder (1984)", "Gavilan (1982)" and HBO's "Tales from the Crypt (1989)". At that time, Charlie caught Warner Brothers producer Joel Silver's eye. Joel hired Charlie to stunt-coordinate "Die Hard (1988)". This led to second unit-directing and stunt-coordinating on the films, "Die Hard 2 (1990)", "Road House (1989)", "Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)" & "Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)", "Hudson Hawk (1991)", "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)", "The Last Boy Scout (1991)", "Demolition Man (1993)", "Ghost (1990)", "Ricochet (1991)", "Basic Instinct (1992)", "A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)", "True Romance (1993)", "2 Days in the Valley (1996)", "15 Minutes (2001)" and many more. Charlie also, during this time, directed multiple episodes on a TV series, called "Seven Days (1998)", for Paramount studios. Charlie also worked as an actor in many TV and film projects throughout his career. Realizing he wanted to further his career as a director, he studied at the "Beverly Hills Playhouse" in the Master class for two years. In 2007, he directed, produced and co-wrote a feature film entitled "Three Days to Vegas (2007)", starring Peter Falk, Rip Torn and George Segal. In 2010, Charlie directed Ayn Rand's play, "Night of January 16th", at the Odyssey Theatre to rave reviews! While continuing to work in all avenues of the motion picture business, he is developing and writing his own project called "Spaghetti Park", which he will produce and direct. Charlie is a proud member of "The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences".

Movie Credits

Margin for Murder

Margin for Murder‌
star5.5
calendar 1981

Sizzle

Sizzle‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Hot Summer Week

Hot Summer Week‌
star2.0
calendar 1972

Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind‌
star5.9
calendar 1983

Shamus

Shamus‌
star6.4
calendar 1973

Star Spangled Girl

Star Spangled Girl‌
star5.2
calendar 1971

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!‌
star7.2
calendar 1970

Matt Helm

Matt Helm‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

The Don Is Dead

The Don Is Dead‌
star5.9
calendar 1973

Cannon

Cannon‌
star3.5
calendar 1971

Rivkin: Bounty Hunter

Rivkin: Bounty Hunter‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

True Lies

True Lies‌
star7.1
calendar 1994

Earthquake

Earthquake‌
star6.1
calendar 1974

Die Hard

Die Hard‌
star7.8
calendar 1988

Westworld

Westworld‌
star6.8
calendar 1973

Evil Roy Slade

Evil Roy Slade‌
star6.2
calendar 1972

Murder Me, Murder You

Murder Me, Murder You‌
star6.6
calendar 1983

Rapid Fire

Rapid Fire‌
star6.4
calendar 1992

Batman

Batman‌
star6.4
calendar 1966

The Letters

The Letters‌
star6.7
calendar 1973

The Mad Bomber

The Mad Bomber‌
star5.1
calendar 1973

The Baltimore Bullet

The Baltimore Bullet‌
star5.9
calendar 1980

Stunts Unlimited

Stunts Unlimited‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

Fuzz

Fuzz‌
star5.4
calendar 1972

Demonic

Demonic‌
star5.3
calendar 2015

The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen

The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

Tv Credits

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.9
calendar 1959

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.9
calendar 1959

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.9
calendar 1959

The Magician

The Magician‌
star6.7
calendar 1973

The Magician

The Magician‌
star6.7
calendar 1973

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.9
calendar 1959

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.9
calendar 1959

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.9
calendar 1959

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.9
calendar 1959

Knight Rider

Knight Rider‌
star7.5
calendar 1982

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.9
calendar 1959

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels‌
star6.6
calendar 1976

Kojak

Kojak‌
star7.0
calendar 1973

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star5.1
calendar 1961

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game‌
star6.8
calendar 1968

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.9
calendar 1959

Chopper One

Chopper One‌
star5.0
calendar 1974

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.9
calendar 1959

Kojak

Kojak‌
star7.0
calendar 1973

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.9
calendar 1959

Mannix

Mannix‌
star6.7
calendar 1967

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch‌
star7.2
calendar 1975

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker‌
star6.3
calendar 1982

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk‌
star7.2
calendar 1977

Emergency!

Emergency!‌
star7.8
calendar 1972

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk‌
star7.2
calendar 1977

Mannix

Mannix‌
star6.7
calendar 1967

Mannix

Mannix‌
star6.7
calendar 1967

Mannix

Mannix‌
star6.7
calendar 1967

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief‌
star7.0
calendar 1968

Mannix

Mannix‌
star6.7
calendar 1967

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West‌
star7.6
calendar 1965

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.9
calendar 1959

Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast‌
star5.0
calendar 1975

Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast‌
star5.0
calendar 1975

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.9
calendar 1959

Emergency!

Emergency!‌
star7.8
calendar 1972

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West‌
star7.6
calendar 1965

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch‌
star7.2
calendar 1975

The Untouchables

The Untouchables‌
star7.9
calendar 1959

Mannix

Mannix‌
star6.7
calendar 1967

Mannix

Mannix‌
star6.7
calendar 1967

Mannix

Mannix‌
star6.7
calendar 1967

Mannix

Mannix‌
star6.7
calendar 1967

Batman

Batman‌
star7.3
calendar 1966