CHARLES ESTEN DEAD SERIES

Due to his singing abilities, he was often paired with series regular Wayne Brady on musical games. Although appearing on stage and screen thereafter, his 1999 return to Whose Line Is It Anyway? - in the show's American format with Drew Carey as host - established him as a regular 'fourth contestant' on the show. At the time, the show needed a second specialist improvisational singer to fill in for Mike McShane.Įsten made his final appearance in the UK edition in 1994 before moving back to the US. He subsequently appeared in more episodes later the same year when the show did a run in New York City. In 1992, Esten made his debut on Whose Line Is It Anyway? in the fourth series and 'won' the episode.

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Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. He won over $32,000 in cash and prizes in five episodes (December 13-19) he later sold his prizes. Įsten's first television appearance was in December 1988 as a contestant on the NBC game show Sale of the Century (under the name Chip Puskar). Following graduation, Esten moved to the United Kingdom to make his theatrical debut, playing the title role in the musical Buddy in the early 1990s. At William and Mary, he was the lead vocalist in the local band 'N'est Pas' from 1985–88.

He then attended his parents' and sister's alma mater, the College of William and Mary, where he was a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity and graduated with a degree in economics in 1987. He has noted in several interviews that his Nashville costar Hayden Panettiere appeared in the film as the daughter of his real-life coach.

Williams High School, where he played football for the Titans a decade after the events of the film Remember the Titans. Įsten is a 1983 graduate of Alexandria's T.C. His late father, Charles, was a prominent local businessman and business partner of former Pittsburgh Steelers center Ray Mansfield. He and his younger sister were raised by their mother. He appeared in the improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? as a series regular between 1999–2005 and returned with guest appearances from 2017–2020.Įsten was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to Alexandria, Virginia at age nine, after his parents divorced. He also played Ward Cameron on the Netflix teen drama series Outer Banks.

Charles Esten Puskar III (born September 9, 1965), also known professionally as Charles Esten, and (when appearing as himself on improvisation shows or hosting) as Chip Esten, is an American actor, musician and comedian.Įsten played the role of country singer Deacon Claybourne on the ABC/ CMT drama Nashville from 2012 to 2018, which subsequently kickstarted his own musical career.

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