Charles Shaughnessy
Charles George Patrick Shaughnessy, 5th Baron Shaughnessy (born February 9, 1955 in London ) is a British film and theater actor . In 2007 he inherited a British title of nobility .
biography
Shaughnessy was born to Alfred James Shaughnessy , the screenwriter of The House on Eaton Place , one of the UK's most popular television series, and his wife, Jean, an actress. Even in elementary school he played in smaller plays.
After graduating from Eton College , he studied law at Magdalene College of Cambridge University . There he was a member of the Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club . He completed his studies with a master's degree .
Shaughnessy then went back to school, this time to the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, where he met his future wife, the American student Susan Fallender. The couple has been married since 1983 and has two daughters: Jenny Johanna (* 1990) and Madelyn Sarah (* 1995).
In 1984 Shaughnessy got the role of Shane Donovan in the soap Zeit der Sehnsucht , which he played for eight years. During this time he won three Soap Opera Digest Awards.
His next success was the CBS series The Nanny . Shaughnessy played for six years with the charming, English Broadway -Produzenten Maxwell Sheffield on the side of Fran Drescher . His sudden fame earned him lead roles in films such as The Sweet Kiss of Death , Mom's Rendezvous with a Vampire , Family Fate - A Woman Is Desperate , Second Chances and The Painting .
Children have known his voice since 2001 when he lent it to a little goldfish named Dennis in the Stanley cartoon series . For this work he was awarded the Daytime Emmy Award on May 11, 2002.
In 2003 Shaughnessy returned to the theater and played leading roles in two musicals , one week in Pittsburgh and a few months in New York . In the romantic classic My Fair Lady , he played the part of the self-indulgent Henry Higgins , who falls in love with the flower girl Eliza Dolittle . He made Broadway - and the city of UrineTown - unsafe as the villain Caldwell B. Cladwell and banned the use of private toilets.
In December 2007 he inherited from a cousin of the second degree the title of Baron Shaughnessy , of the Peerage of the United Kingdom belongs.
Filmography (selection)
- 1984–2013: Zeit der Sehnsucht ( Days of Our Lives , TV series, 93 episodes)
- 1989: The Champagne Dynasty (Till We Meet Again)
- 1992: My Invisible Friend (Day-O)
- 1993–1999: Die Nanny ( The Nanny , TV series, 145 episodes)
- 1996: A Kiss So Deadly
- 1996: Family Fate - A Woman Is Desperate (Everything to Gain)
- 1998: The Naked Truth About Men and Women (Denial)
- 1998: Second Chances
- 2000: Mom's Rendezvous with the Vampire (Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire)
- 2000: Spin and Marty: Unter Verdacht (The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior)
- 2001: The Painting
- 2002: come up with something! (Get a clue)
- 2005: Kids in America
- 2006: College Animals 2 (National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2)
- 2007: Saints & Sinners
- 2011: Mardi Gras: The Biggest Party of Your Life (Mardi Gras: Spring Break)
- 2011: Janette Oke: Love defies the storm (Love's Christmas Journey)
- 2017: My Christmas Prince
- 2017: Moontrap - Target Earth (Moontrap: Target Earth)
Guest appearances in series
- 1983: Detective Agency Blunt ( Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime , episode 1.1)
- 1993: Going the Distance ( Mad About You , Episode 1.19)
- 1993: Murphy Brown (ep.5.15)
- 1995: Burke's Law ( Burke's Law , Episode 2.4)
- 1996: Love Must Be Crazy ( Can't Hurry Love , episode 1.13)
- 1998: Fantasy Island (episode 1.7)
- 1998: Sin City Spectacular (ep.1.14)
- 1999: Martial Law (episode 2.6)
- 2000–2001: Sabrina - Totally Bewitched! ( Sabrina, the Teenage Witch , episodes 5.4 and 5.18)
- 2002: Touched by an Angel ( Touched By An Angel , Episode 9.8)
- 2003: She Spies - Drei Ladies Undercover ( She Spies , episode 1.20)
- 2004: Stargate - Kommando SG-1 ( Stargate SG-1 , episodes 8.8, 8.10 (Recap))
- 2005-2006: Living with Fran (7 episodes)
- 2006: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( Law & Order: New York , episode 8.3)
- 2006: Veronica Mars (ep.3.8)
- 2008: The Mentalist (episode 1.21)
- 2008–2009: Mad Men (5 episodes)
- 2009: Hannah Montana (ep.3.25)
- 2010: Zack and Cody on board ( The Suite Life on Deck , episode 2.17)
- 2010: CSI: NY (ep.6.14)
- 2011: Happily Divorced (episode 1.10)
- 2012: Castle (ep.4.20)
- 2012: Victorious (episodes 3.11, 3.12, 4.8)
- 2014: Dog with a Blog ( Dog with a Blog , episode 2.21)
- 2016–2020: The Magicians (episode 1.9, 1.13, 4.04–4.05, 4.12, 5.09)
- 2017: Navy CIS (episode 14.10)
- 2019: Modern Family (episode 10.19)
Appearances as a voice actor
- 1994–1995: Duckman (episodes 1.1, 1.2, and 2.1)
- 1995: Gargoyles - On the Wings of Justice ( Gargoyles , episode 2.30)
- 1995: The Nanny Christmas Special: Oy to the World
- 1997: Johnny Bravo
- 1998: Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal
- 1999: Hey Arnold!
- 2000: Heavy Gear: The Animated Series
- 2000: Max Steel
- 2001: Stanley
- 2001: Jackie Chan Adventures
- 2002: The Adventures Thornberrys ( The Wild Thornberrys Movie )
- 2002: Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776
- 2003: Freelancer ( video game )
- 2004: All Grown Up
Special
- December 6, 2004: The Nanny Reunion A Nosh To Remember
Web links
- Charles Shaughnessy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website on charlesshaughnessy.com
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Michael James Shaughnessy |
Baron Shaughnessy 2007- |
current owner of the title |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Shaughnessy, Charles |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shaughnessy, Charles George Patrick; Shaughnessy, Charles, 5th Baron Shaughnessy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British peer and actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |