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Contents 1. Biography 1.1. Early Life 2. Personality 3. Relationships 3.1. Frank Reynolds 3.2. Bonnie Kelly 3.3. Jack Kelly 3.4. Mac McDonald 3.5. Dennis Reynolds 3.6. Dee Reynolds 3.7. The Waitress 4. Trivia 5. Gallery 6. Appearances 7. Notes & References 7.1. Notes 7.2. References

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Charlie Kelly Sign In to Save Charlie_Kelly_S18_Profile Portrayed by Charlie Day Robbie Tucker (young) AJ Hudson (dream, The Gang Turns Black)

Alias "Dirtgrub" "Green Man" "The Wild Card" "The Rat King" "Hoss Bonaventure" "Clown Baby" "Cat"[a][18x3] "Chrundle The Great" "Charlie Chuckles" "The Dirty One" "Mr. Janitor" "The Professor"

Family Bonnie Kelly (mother) Jack Kelly (uncle) Shelley Kelly (biological father) Bunny(sister) Candy(sister)

Relationship The Waitress (ex-girlfriend) Stacy Corvelli (ex-girlfriend) Ruby Taft (ex-girlfriend) Sun-Li (ex-fiancée) Frank Reynolds (ex-husband)

Birthday 1976 Job Janitor at Paddy's Pub Images of Charlie Kelly More Charles "Charlie" Kelly is the janitor and former co-owner of Paddy's Pub, and one of five main characters in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Biography Early Life Charlie was born some time in 1976 to Bonnie Kelly and Shelley Kelly. Charlie did not grow up knowing who his father was, and his mother oscillated between being neglectful and overbearing.[b] In 2006, Charlie discovers the fact that his mother had become pregnant around the time that she slept with Frank Reynolds, who she initially believed may have been the father.[2x10] Frank was made alerted to this, and Bonnie had an abortion, but she claims it "didn't take". Frank suggests that she simply became pregnant again afterwards.[3x1] Despite Charlie's insistence, Frank refused to get a blood test, and thus Charlie was unsure whether Frank was his biological father for many years. In 2020 when The Gang took a trip to Ireland, Charlie met his pen pal, who revealed himself to be Charlie's biological father, Shelley.[15x6] Due to their correspondence over the years, Charlie became fully fluent in "gibberish".

As a child, Bonnie didn't want Charlie to go to the bathroom alone, and so dressed him as a girl in order to be able to bring him into the women's room with her. Charlie continues doing this well into his adulthood, and claims he is unable to poop unless he's wearing a dress.[13x6]

At some point during his teenage years, Bonnie conceived two daughters, Charlie's sisters, Candy and Bunny. The two did not stay in Philadelphia very long, and Charlie considers them to be "ungrateful". He resents them for leaving his mother and treating her poorly.[16x2]

Charlie attended St. Vincent's Elementary School with Mac McDonald.[1x7] In eighth grade, he won a dance competition.[3x15] It became tradition for Charlie and Mac to throw rocks at trains each Christmas morning. During this time, Bonnie would have sex with a number of "Santas", which Charlie did not understand at the time (implied to be partially due to his state of intoxication) was because his mother was a prostitute. Charlie began huffing glue at a very young age after he was given a model kit from one of his mother's clients,[5x13] an activity he continued to partake in with Mac even into their high school years.[1x3]

He and Mac formed a tag team for backyard wrestling, and dubbed themselves the "Pigeon Boys".[5x7] Though they both tried out for their high school wrestling team, they had unknowingly contracted ringworm from Mac's dog Poppins, and earned themselves a reputation after passing it to several members of the team during tryouts.[7x12]

Charlie attended Saint Joseph's Preparatory School with Mac and Dennis Reynolds, and became acquainted with Dee Reynolds, who went to the all-girls sister school, Notre Dame. He claims to have been relatively popular in high school, though Dennis alleges this was because everyone knew Charlie "couldn't sleep with their girlfriends", and because he made them all laugh.[1x3] This was done by degrading himself, egged on to eat spiders among other things by Adriano Calvanese, who Charlie wanted to impress. Because of this, Charlie would get high, specifically on inhalants. Charlie, Mac, Dooley and Psycho Pete were a part of a group they called the "Freight Train".[7x12][10x3]

Charlie briefly lived with Peter Schmidt, a former member of the gang who Charlie "soured on" and proceeded to give Mac and Dennis and ultimatum between himself and Schmitty.[6x8]

Personality Charlie mainly wears the same rotation of old t-shirts and jeans, and a pair of suede high top Vans with pink soles and linings. He typically wears these beneath his green army fatigue shirt-jacket, adorned with the specialty mark of a United States Navy Aviation Electronics Technician and a Ruptured Duck patch, which gets progressively more ripped throughout the years, until he patches the holes in the elbows some time in 2020, between the leadup to the January 6th Capitol attack and going to Ireland.[15x5] He has also worn his grey MacGregor hoodie since at least 1998,[15x3] and also frequently wears a black and red Adidas track jacket with a VA-65 Tigers patch (which he applies in 2006). He learned to sew when he was young, in order to maintain his clothing.[3x5]

Charlie has poor personal hygiene, and bathes in the sink at Paddy's[2x1] on a semi-regular basis. Mac claims he has never seen him wear deodorant.[3x15] Many people, himself included, have claimed he sweats significantly more than the average person. He does not own a toothbrush[3x9] and is able to pull his own teeth with little resistance.[4x5][16x2] When Charlie is upset about Frank being preoccupied with The Golden Bachelor, he suggests getting dirtier in order to make Frank "concerned about him".[17x7] He often consumes inedible substances such as paint,[11x8] stickers,[5x2] and wolf hair,[4x7] and regularly eats cat food. He also eats chalk, claiming that it settles his stomach,[11x4][18x3] wants to eat an eraser,[6x8] and sometimes chews and swallows bouncy balls to "test" if they're edible.[14x10] He sometimes eats food directly from the trash.[3x6][6x9] Charlie also has no qualms with getting his hands dirty, and will unclog toilets with his bare hands,[10x4], picks up horse feces with his bare hands,[3x12] and regularly strips naked in the sewers[6x12][7x11] or dumpster dives,[3x1][17x2] oftentimes with Frank.

He is extremely resourceful and adept at using found supplies and trash, crafting clothing for himself,[14x7] fashioning a robotic raccoon out of an RC car,[6x10] and setting traps in the bar.[13x8] He rarely admits to his ignorance on any given subject, and tends to attempt to demonstrate his knowledge by throwing out terms associated with the subject in question, or simply mirroring what other people are saying, without any real understanding.[8x2] Despite this, Charlie is consistently shown to be the most socially adept and aware members of the gang, particularly compared with Dee and Mac. He also has a talent for manipulating others in order to carry out intricate, Machiavellian schemes, utilizing the fact that he is often underestimated.[2x5][8x4]

Charlie often hopes to be placed in positions of great importance, regardless of his suitability, such as being Dennis' campaign manager,[2x6] being captain of the boat,[6x3] and being Frank's ideas man.[8x7] When denied something he wants, he will usually attempt to get it anyway through deceit and manipulation most notably seen in his persistence to woo The Waitress, despite her clear disinterest and eventual acquisition of a restraining order against him.

He is anxious about leaving Philadelphia[5x2] on several occasions, enough that the gang have to knock him out or tie him up,[6x11][7x2] but eventually becomes capable of not only leaving the state,[10x1] but also the country.[15x5]

He is functionally illiterate, and Dennis has suggested that he may be dyslexic.[2x6] While carrying out community service at Abbott Elementary, the teachers believe he has been taught to read, but in reality, Charlie simply manages to fake it well enough that he is able to "graduate".[17x1]

While undergoing a neuropsychological evaluation, Charlie describes being able to "smell" colours, indicating he may have a form of synesthesia. His diagnosis is initially "inconclusive" and he is brought in for further testing, but Charlie walks out before he can hear the results, and rebuffs the offer to "know what [he] is" by stating, "I'm Charlie". Although he exhibits many common autistic traits, it is suggested that he is a unique, distinct case.[18x3]

Relationships Frank Reynolds See also: Charlie and Frank

Bonnie Kelly Jack Kelly Charlie appears deeply uncomfortable around his uncle Jack, shaking him off when touched and treating him with open hostility. Charlie shared his bedroom with Jack as a child for an unknown period of time, but moved out at some point. He moves back into Charlie's mother's house during the mortgage crisis,[5x3] and Charlie is forced to reckon with his presence until 2026, attempting to "flush him out" of the house after her passing.[18x2]

Charlie is forced to utilize Jack's legal services on several occasions after The Lawyer gets a restraining order against the gang.[6x2]

The gang insists that Charlie wrote his play, The Nightman Cometh, about his uncle, convinced that he was molested as a child, and the story serves as a veiled retelling of the abuse.[3x9][4x13] Charlie vehemently denies this, stating that he "dodged" Jack,[13x4] however, he does still believe that Jack is a pedophile.

Mac McDonald See also: Charlie and Mac

Dennis Reynolds See also: Charlie and Dennis

Dee Reynolds See also: Charlie and Dee

The Waitress See also: Charlie and the Waitress

Trivia Charlie has a tattoo on his left forearm spelling out "BAD NEW", done by himself with ink and a paper clip.[2x10] It was meant to say "BAD NEWS", but it hurt too much, so he gave up.[1] He can play piano, harmonica, saxophone [11x3] and bugle. In several episodes, a guitar can be seen briefly in his apartment, hinting that he may also play the guitar. He has even been shown playing the keyboard and harmonica at once. [9x3] After The Gang Inflates aired in July of 2023, the official Sunny twitter account made allusions to Charlie being autistic, suggesting that the reason he hid the toilet in his apartment was because the noise caused overstimulation.[2] Charlie Day has also agreed with fans about Charlie being autistic.[3] Charlie Day and Mary Elizabeth Ellis, who plays The Waitress, are married in real life. Charlie dislikes lizards[3x2] and people's knees.[5x5] Charlie's favorite food is "milk steak", his favorite hobby is magnets, and he "really likes" ghouls.[5x5] Charlie claims he has never eaten blueberries or strawberries before, and had never had a pear until "The Gang Hits the Road". He has, however, eaten both raccoon and monkey meat.[4x1] Charlie had never left Philly prior to the events of "The Gang Gets Stranded in the Woods". Charlie eats cat food in order to pass out and sleep through the noise of fifty cats howling outside his window every night.[4x9] Charlie appears to possess perfect pitch: he identifies the note on the carbon monoxide detector as a G# without any reference pitch.[10x4] In promotional material for Season 14, perfect pitch is also listed as one of his strengths in promotional artwork for Season 14.[4] Charlie has been known to drink, huff, and eat unusual things, which has resulted in him hallucinating things like leprechauns and sports stars.[11x8][13x8] Charlie's most cherished possession in his apartment is his hot plate.[3x11] He and Frank argued over which of them should get it during their divorce.[6x2] In contrast to Charlie’s passion for cheese in the show, as stated on the first episode of “The Always Sunny Podcast”, the consumption of cheese triggers stomach issues for Charlie Day, the actor who plays him. [5] Charlie has a "bad room" in Paddy's where goes to be alone and break bottles.[3x4] Gallery See also: Category:Images of Charlie Kelly

A young Charlie, in "A Very Sunny Christmas" A young Charlie, in "A Very Sunny Christmas" Charlie's signature attire Charlie's signature attire Kitten Mittens video Kitten Mittens video

Charlie breaking into the Waitress' apartment in "The D.E.N.N.I.S. System" Charlie breaking into the Waitress' apartment in "The D.E.N.N.I.S. System"

"Hoss Bonaventure" from "The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis" "Hoss Bonaventure" from "The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis" Charlie's patriotism on display in "Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody's Ass" Charlie's patriotism on display in "Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody's Ass" Charlie writes and performs a song in "Frank Reynolds' Little Beauties" Charlie writes and performs a song in "Frank Reynolds' Little Beauties"

Charlie and Janelle Charlie and Janelle

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