Straight To Video

"Never forget what made you - YOU" Bassist, Pop Culture Nerd and proud Fanboy, Rob Lane, talks to musicians, actors and all round interesting people who are willing to wax lyrical about their childhood, pop culture, growing up and what shaped them into who they are today. Get ready for stories of hometowns, trips to the Video Store, life changing first concerts and who's poster hung on their walls as a kid.

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Episode 316 - Charlie Schlatter

May 16, 2025 • Rob Lane • Season 1 • Episode 316

We talk to Charlie Schlatter - Actor & Voice Artist. Charlie Schlatter has navigated the Entertainment Industry in style. From bursting onto 80s Cinema screens with roles in 18 Again alongside George Burns and The Delinquents with Kylie Minogue, he would then shift gears and head into TV taking on the iconic role of Ferris Bueller in the TV Series of the John Hughes hit before landing the long running role of Dr. Jesse Travis in Diagnosis Murder. Since then he has become a much in demand Cartoon Voice Artist and more recently became the voice of E.T The Extra Terrestrial in the phenomenal Holiday Reunion Short. Charlie chats about all of these along with his approach to his career plus many other great stories and insights.

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Intro Music by Johnny Monaco
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Incidental Music by Night Fires

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