Melanie Chartoff Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Melanie Chartoff (born December 15, 1950) is an American actress and voice-over artist. She first became famous for her comedy work on the ABC series Fridays from 1980 to 1982, and on the early 1990s Fox sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose. She is also best known for her voice role as Didi Pickles and her mother Minka on the animated series Rugrats.
Rugrats Go Wild, All Growed Up, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, The Rugrats Movie, Plato's Run, Stoogemania, Doin' Time, Alexander IRL, Rugrats: Mysteries, Having It All
TV Shows
All Grown Up!, Rugrats, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Super Friends, Fridays, Challenge of the Super Friends, Jumanji, Kenny Rogers as The Gambler III: The Legend Continues, Take Five, The Best of the Super Friends
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Fact
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Conceived the Grayway Rotating Drain, a graywater recycling device for domestic reuse of shower and sink water. However, the patent, U.S. Patent 5,274,861 (issued on January 4, 1994), does not list her as an inventor, which is inconsistent with the claim that she conceived of the invention. Nonetheless, she was recognized as one of the 50 most beautiful female inventors of all time by Inventors Weekly magazine.
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Appeared frequently during her 1980s TV peak on the talk show circuit with multiple showings on Johnny Carson and Merv Griffin's shows.
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Began her theatrical career while in high school in her hometown, New Haven, Connecticut, and later at Yale University played a prostitute in a theatre production of "The Threepenny Opera".
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Earned a Bachelor of Arts from Adelphi University.
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Initially had dreams of becoming a poetess and journalist. Later turned to stand-up comedy and eventually moved from New York to Los Angeles to pursue on-camera work in the late '70s.
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Along with Fred Willard, she hosted 120 episodes of "What's Hot, What's Not," Lexington Broadcast Co.'s flagship topical chat show, which predated FOX in its attempt to become the Fourth Television Network.
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Teaches improvisational and literacy workshops in school systems throughout California.
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Became nationally known on TV's satire series Fridays (1980), which was ABC's answer to Saturday Night Live (1975). She immediately stood out among the cast thanks to her Jane Curtin-like regular role as the anchor on the show's fake newscasts, and her comedic skills and impersonations.
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An in-demand voice artist best known for her TV and film vocalizations on the Rugrats (1990) series.
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Her vocal impression of Nancy Reagan (aka Nancy Reagan) was so close that the legendary impersonator that Rich Little hired her to voice "Nancy" to his "Ronnie" on the comedy album "The First Family Rides Again".
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First TV role came in 1976 when she played a nurse on the daytime series Search for Tomorrow (1951).
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Alexander IRL
2016
Maureen Finn
Switched at Birth
2015
TV Series
Producer
And Out, Into the Bright Blue Sky
2012
Short
No Ordinary Family
2010
TV Series
Iris Mitchell
All Grown Up!
2003-2008
TV Series
Didi Pickles / Female Robot / Minka / ...
Tak & the Power of Juju
2007
TV Series
Chief Tina-Tina
Desperate Housewives
2006
TV Series
Sally
Dr. Dolittle 3
2006
Video
Black & White Hen (voice)
Rugrats
1991-2005
TV Series
Didi Pickles / Minka Kropotkin / Woman / ...
Unfabulous
2005
TV Series
Health Teacher
Rugrats Go Wild
2003
Didi Pickles (voice)
Half & Half
2002
TV Series
Bridget
Body & Soul
2002
TV Series
Colleen McKinney
The Zeta Project
2002
TV Series
Lead Scientist
Taina
2002
TV Series
JAG
2001
TV Series
Sen. Anne Pick
The Rugrats: All Growed Up
2001
TV Movie
Didi Pickles (voice)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000
Didi Pickles (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
2000
TV Series
Grape Fox
Big Brother Trouble
2000
Frances Dobson
Touched by an Angel
2000
TV Series
Connie Burger
Rugrats: Studio Tour
1999
Video Game
Didi Pickles (voice)
Ally McBeal
1998
TV Series
Joanne Poole
The Rugrats Movie
1998
Didi Pickles / Minka (voice)
Jumanji
1997-1998
TV Series
Aunt Nora Shepherd
Rugrats Adventure Game
1998
Video Game
Didi Pickles (voice)
Weird Science
1996-1998
TV Series
Marcia Donnelly
Seinfeld
1994-1998
TV Series
Robin
A Rugrats Vacation
1997
Video
Didi Pickles (voice)
Plato's Run
1997
Video
Stephanie
Living Single
1994
TV Series
Dr. Madeline Flayvin
Wind in the Wire
1993
TV Movie
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1990-1993
TV Series
Principal Grace Musso
Married with Children
1993
TV Series
Laurie Diamond, Attorney
The Fanelli Boys
1990
TV Series
Becky
Newhart
1987-1990
TV Series
Dr. Mary Kaiser
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
TV Series
Tawny Tyler
Wiseguy
1988
TV Series
Lillah Warfield
Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues
1987
TV Movie
Deborah
Take Five
1987
TV Series
Laraine McDermott
Hardesty House
1986
TV Movie
Judy Werner
Fresno
1986
TV Mini-Series
Desiree DeMornay
Stoogemania
1986
Beverly
The Love Boat
1986
TV Series
Betty Bell
St. Elsewhere
1985
TV Series
Kate Larson
Doin' Time
1985
Linda Libel
Mr. Belvedere
1985
TV Series
Detective Wentworth
Oh Madeline
1983
TV Series
Having It All
1982
TV Movie
Dace
Fridays
1980-1982
TV Series
Various
Super Friends
1980
TV Series
Various characters (1980-1983) (voice)
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze
1979
TV Movie
Fan
Challenge of the Superfriends
1978
TV Series
Richie Brockelman, Private Eye
1978
TV Series
Police-Woman Ronnie
American Hot Wax
1978
Debbie
The Tony Randall Show
1978
TV Series
Ginny
Wonder Woman
1978
TV Series
Nadia
Search for Tomorrow
1951
TV Series
Nancy Craig, R.N. (1976)
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Extraordinary Faith
2014
TV Series documentary 2 episodes
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Extraordinary Faith
TV Series documentary consulting producer - 1 episode, 2015 producer - 1 episode, 2014
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Rugrats Movie
1998
performer: "Dull-A-Bye"
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1992
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Chuck Woolery Show
1991
TV Series
Herself
Tom Cottle: Up Close
1982
TV Series
Herself
The Alan Thicke Show
1981
TV Series
Herself
Battle of the Network Stars X
1981
TV Special
Herself - ABC Team
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
1st Independent Video Film Festival of Youtube 2013
$800,000
