Stu Charno

Curriculum Vitae

Overview

* Twenty-Five Years Working as an Actor in Theatre, Film, Television, and over One- Hundred Commercials.

* Thirty Years playing Jazz Piano, with a dozen CD’s distributed Internationally.

* Over Twenty Years Teaching Internal Martial Arts, Chi Kung and related subjects.

* Fifteen Years as the Founder and Head of the Internal Arts Studio in Los Angeles

* Co-Wrote Three Stories Produced for “Star Trek - The Next Generation”

* Ten Years Building One-of-a-Kind Furniture

1978-1997 Learning the rare Internal Martial Art, Shing-Yi, with Sifu Kenny Gong.

1991-1995 Studied Acting with Peter Frisch

1976-1978 Attended, and Graduated with B.A. from the School of Contemporary Music

1974-1976 Attended Queens College, Jazz program

1970-1974 Studied Jazz Improvisation on piano, with Lennie Tristano

1980-Present Teaching Shing-Yi and Chi Kung at the Internal Arts Studio, Venice, Ca.

2000 Taught Acting for Commercials at Santa Monica Playhouse

2000 Taught Movement for Actors, at Carnegie Mellon University

1994-1996 Taught Acting, Mime and Physical Improvisation at the Internal Arts Studio

1993-1994 Taught Chi Kung at Emperors College of Traditional Oriental Medicine, in Santa Monica, California.

1976-1978 Taught Jazz improvisation, music theory and ear training at the School of

Contemporary Music in Brookline, Mass.

Acting Roles (not all included)

ONCE BITTEN Co-Star Goldwyn

JUST ONE OF THE GUYS Co-Star Columbia

CHRISTINE Supporting Columbia

SLEEPWALKERS Featured Columbia

FRIDAY THE 13th, PART TWO Co-Star Paramount

THE CHOSEN Supporting 20th Century

THE X-FILES Guest Star FOX

PROFILER Guest Star NBC

CHICAGO HOPE Recurring CBS

NEWHART Recurring MTM

M*A*S*H* Guest Star 20th Century

COMMERCIALS

McDonalds, Alka Seltzer, Coors, Kelloggs Nut n’ Honey, Miracle Whip, Buick, Big Boy, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Sears, Isuzu, IBM, Van De Kamps, Golden Grahams, et al.

2002 Interview, by a website called Pit of Horror, regarding a starring role in the film Friday the 13th Part 2, in 1979.

1996 Interview, regarding a starring role in an episode of the X-Files, Clyde Bruckmans Final Repose, for a European Sci-Fi magazine by Steve Eramie. This episode was rated by the T.V. guide as one of the top ten television episodes of all time, & also, there are five X-Files trading cards of Stu, with moments from the episode.

1992 Cover Photo of the Argonaut Newspaper, and interview in a special edition about physical fitness and self defense.

1991 L.A. weekly interview, about Chi Kung, for their annual health issue.

1990 Black Belt Magazine - interviewed regarding Shing-Yi.

1990 Inside Kung Fu Magazine - interviewed regarding Shing-Yi

Screen Actors Guild

AFTRA

Writers Guild of America

Local 47, Professional Musicians Union