Charlie Picerni

Actor Profile
Charlie Picerni

Charlie Picerni was born on December 19, 1935 and is currently 87 years old.

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

Charlie Picerni has appeared in 23 movies.

Some of the most popular movies include:
Full Cast of Die Hard
Full Cast of Batman
Full Cast of Shamus
Full Cast of The Letters
Full Cast of The Mad Bomber
Full Cast of Hot Summer Week
Full Cast of Margin for Murder
Full Cast of Matt Helm
Full Cast of Star Spangled Girl
Full Cast of Sizzle
Full Cast of Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
Full Cast of Cannon

TV Credits

Charlie Picerni has appeared in 10 TV Series.

These include The Wild Wild West, Emergency!, Barbary Coast, It Takes a Thief, The Magician, The Untouchables, The Incredible Hulk, Knight Rider, T. J. Hooker and Mannix.

Production Credits

Charlie Picerni has 222 production credits.

Crew

Credited for Stunts in 129 shows - 4 for Texas, The Prize, Robin and the 7 Hoods, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Batman, What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?, The Time Tunnel, Tobruk, In Like Flint, With Six You Get Eggroll, The Boston Strangler, Tora! Tora! Tora!, WUSA, Flap, Assault on the Wayne, The Mephisto Waltz, The Steagle, Star Spangled Girl, Fuzz, Blacula, Westworld, Enter the Dragon, The Outfit, The Don Is Dead, Busting, Three the Hard Way, Black Samson, Newman's Law, Terror on the 40th Floor, Earthquake, The Night That Panicked America, Six Pack Annie, The Killer Who Wouldn't Die, Midway, The Gumball Rally, Swashbuckler, The San Pedro Bums, The One Man Jury, California Suite, The Winds of Kitty Hawk, C.H.O.M.P.S., Racquet, Hero at Large, Willie and Phil, Gridlock, The Formula, Rivkin: Bounty Hunter, Conquest of the Earth, S.O.B., Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, Tron, The Last Ninja, Into the Night, Cocoon, A Killing Affair, F/X, Under Siege, The Money Pit, Dutch Treat, Beverly Hills Cop II, Code Name: Zebra, The Wild Pair, Steal the Sky, Original Sin, Road House, Tales from the Crypt, Lethal Weapon 2, Die Hard 2, Captain America, V.I. Warshawski, Rapid Fire, Forever Young, Best of the Best 2, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, One Woman's Courage, Beverly Hills Cop III, True Lies, Twin Sitters, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Se7en, Vampire in Brooklyn, Heat, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, The Fan, Mars Attacks!, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Fire Down Below, Trojan War, MouseHunt, Body Armor, Armageddon, The Negotiator, V.I.P., A Night at the Roxbury, The Siege, Enemy of the State, NetForce, The Mod Squad, Stigmata, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Town & Country, The Fast and the Furious, Training Day, Jason X, Impostor, Sand, Slackers, Showtime, xXx, National Security, Daredevil, A Man Apart, Hollywood Homicide, Bad Boys II, Torque, Paparazzi, Torchwood, Déjà Vu, Rush Hour 3, Meet Dave, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Takers, Colombiana, Nightcrawler, Hot Tub Time Machine 2, Fantastic Four, Roman J. Israel, Esq. and Greenland.
Credited for Stunt Driver in 16 shows - American Graffiti, Against All Odds, Modern Girls, El padrino: The Latin Godfather, Prisoners, Need for Speed, Rage, 22 Jump Street, Independence Day: Resurgence, The Fate of the Furious, Venom, Bad Boys for Life, Honest Thief, F9, Samaritan and Shazam! Fury of the Gods.
Credited for Stunt Coordinator in 39 shows - The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Capone, Smash-Up on Interstate 5, Cover Girls, Opening Night, They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way, Seven, The Prize Fighter, The Private Eyes, Casino, Die Hard, Lethal Weapon 2, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Ghost, Die Hard 2, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Hudson Hawk, Ricochet, Basic Instinct, Lethal Weapon 3, National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1, Father Hood, True Romance, Demolition Man, A Low Down Dirty Shame, Street Fighter, The Walking Dead, The Babysitter, Fair Game, 2 Days in the Valley, Maximum Risk, Double Team, 15 Minutes, Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Transit, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, Getaway, Glass Jaw and The Darkness of the Road.
Credited for Stunt Double in 6 shows - Johnny Cool, The Time Tunnel, Shamus, Big Bad Mama, Casino and Fastlane.
Credited for Utility Stunts in 3 shows - Evan Almighty, Elsa & Fred and 21 Bridges.

Directing

Credited for Director in 7 shows - T. J. Hooker, Matt Houston, Hunter, Tales from the Crypt, Seven Days, Three Days To Vegas and The Bleeding.
Credited for Second Unit Director in 22 shows - Rivkin: Bounty Hunter, Road House, Lethal Weapon 2, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Ghost, Die Hard 2, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Hudson Hawk, Ricochet, National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1, Father Hood, Demolition Man, A Low Down Dirty Shame, Street Fighter, The Walking Dead, Fair Game, 2 Days in the Valley, Maximum Risk, Meet Wally Sparks, Dying to Belong, Double Team and Arthur.