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".
Filmography
all 229
Movies 203
Director 29
TV Shows 26
Producer 1
self 1
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Samaritan (2022)
The Darkness of the Road (2021)
F9 (2021)
Honest Thief (2020)
Greenland (2020)
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
21 Bridges (2019)
Glass Jaw (2018)
Venom (2018)
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Fantastic Four (2015)
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)
Nightcrawler (2014)
22 Jump Street (2014)
Rage (2014)
Need for Speed (2014)
Elsa & Fred (2014)
Prisoners (2013)
Getaway (2013)
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)
Transit (2012)
Colombiana (2011)
Arthur (2011)
Takers (2010)
The Bleeding (2009)
Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)
Meet Dave (2008)
Bar Starz (2008)
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
Evan Almighty (2007)
Three Days to Vegas (2007)
Déjà Vu (2006)
Torchwood (2006)
El padrino: The Latin Godfather (2004)
Paparazzi (2004)
Torque (2004)
Bad Boys II (2003)
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
A Man Apart (2003)
Daredevil (2003)
National Security (2003)
Fastlane (2002)
xXx (2002)
Showtime (2002)
Slackers (2002)
Sand (2002)
Impostor (2001)
Jason X (2001)
Training Day (2001)
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
Town & Country (2001)
15 Minutes (2001)
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
Stigmata (1999)
The Mod Squad (1999)
NetForce (1999)
Enemy of the State (1998)
The Siege (1998)
Seven Days (1998)
A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
V.I.P. (1998)
The Negotiator (1998)
Armageddon (1998)
Body Armor (1997)
MouseHunt (1997)
Trojan War (1997)
Fire Down Below (1997)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Double Team (1997)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Dying to Belong (1997)
Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Maximum Risk (1996)
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
The Fan (1996)
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
Heat (1995)
Fair Game (1995)
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
The Babysitter (1995)
Se7en (1995)
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
The Walking Dead (1995)
Street Fighter (1994)
A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)
Twin Sitters (1994)
True Lies (1994)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
One Woman's Courage (1994)
Demolition Man (1993)
True Romance (1993)
Father Hood (1993)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Best of the Best 2 (1993)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Forever Young (1992)
Rapid Fire (1992)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Basic Instinct (1992)
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Ricochet (1991)
V.I. Warshawski (1991)
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Captain America (1990)
Ghost (1990)
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Road House (1989)
Original Sin (1989)
Steal the Sky (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
The Wild Pair (1987)
Code Name: Zebra (1987)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Dutch Treat (1987)
Modern Girls (1986)
The Money Pit (1986)
Under Siege (1986)
F/X (1986)
A Killing Affair (1985)
Cocoon (1985)
Into the Night (1985)
Hunter (1984)
Against All Odds (1984)
Two of a Kind (1983)
The Last Ninja (1983)
Murder Me, Murder You (1983)
Knight Rider (1982)
Matt Houston (1982)
Tron (1982)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
T. J. Hooker (1982)
Sizzle (1981)
Margin for Murder (1981)
S.O.B. (1981)
Conquest of the Earth (1981)
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter (1981)
The Formula (1980)
Gridlock (1980)
Willie and Phil (1980)
Casino (1980)
The Private Eyes (1980)
The Baltimore Bullet (1980)
Hero at Large (1980)
Stunts Unlimited (1980)
Racquet (1979)
C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979)
The Prize Fighter (1979)
Seven (1979)
The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)
California Suite (1978)
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978)
The One Man Jury (1978)
Opening Night (1977)
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
Cover Girls (1977)
The San Pedro Bums (1977)
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Swashbuckler (1976)
The Gumball Rally (1976)
Midway (1976)
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976)
Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976)
Sixpack Annie (1975)
The Night That Panicked America (1975)
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
Barbary Coast (1975)
Matt Helm (1975)
Capone (1975)
Earthquake (1974)
Big Bad Mama (1974)
Terror on the 40th Floor (1974)
Newman's Law (1974)
Black Samson (1974)
Three the Hard Way (1974)
Busting (1974)
Chopper One (1974)
The Don Is Dead (1973)
Kojak (1973)
The Outfit (1973)
The Magician (1973)
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Westworld (1973)
American Graffiti (1973)
The Mad Bomber (1973)
The Letters (1973)
Shamus (1973)
Blacula (1972)
Fuzz (1972)
Hot Summer Week (1972)
Evil Roy Slade (1972)
Emergency! (1972)
Star Spangled Girl (1971)
The Steagle (1971)
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
Cannon (1971)
Assault on the Wayne (1971)
Flap (1970)
WUSA (1970)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Skidoo (1968)
The Boston Strangler (1968)
The Name of the Game (1968)
With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
It Takes a Thief (1968)
Mannix (1967)
In Like Flint (1967)
Tobruk (1967)
Mission: Impossible (1966)
The Time Tunnel (1966)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
Batman (1966)
The Wild Wild West (1965)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
The Prize (1963)
4 for Texas (1963)
Johnny Cool (1963)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Untouchables (1959)
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Birthday1935-12-19 (88 years old)
Also Known As Charlie Piccerni , Charles Picerni Sr. , Charlie Picerni Sr. , Chuck Picerni Sr. , Charles Picerni , Charley Picerni , Chuck Picerni
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