![]() Guest roles aside, not having a permanent acting gig comes with mixed blessings. “It didn’t hurt that I could sing and play guitar. I think drama without a bit of humor doesn’t depict the human element.” His skills, as a vocalist and musician helped secure his role on ‘Whose Line’. A good drama has elements of comedy and vice versa. “I was staying busy.”Įsten admits he’s equally comfortable doing comedy or drama. During that same stretch he appeared regularly on ‘Whose Line is it Anyway’ and ‘The Drew Carey Show’. I was on ‘Married with Children’, ‘ER’, and ‘The Cleaner’.” Esten had recurring roles in ‘Party of Five’ (2000) ‘The Office’ (2006) and HBO’s ‘Big Love’ (’09-10). He goes on to say, “Of course the sitcom (The Crew on Fox 1995) only lasted one season and after that I didn’t have any lead roles, so I had to do what a lot of actors do, taking quest starring roles in TV shows. Early on I got a sitcom, and soon thereafter I started to kid myself, this is how it works, that you always stay busy in this industry.” I’ve always been fortunate that I’ve had work. “That was pretty much the time at which I didn’t have to do anything but act. While his career didn’t take off overnight it did help pay the bills. It meant I didn’t have to do the things I had already done like construction and waiting tables.” It just really paid well for a young guy. That (Buddy Holly play) was not only a whole lot of acting experience on stage but involved a lot of music. Having stayed busy since that first musical stage production more than three decades ago Esten admits to being blessed. I guess I’ve always wanted to be a performer.” Not long after graduation I was cast as the lead in a play about Buddy Holly. I was the lead singer in a band in college. ![]() Whether he’s doing comedy improv, acting, or performing his own songs before a live audience Charles ‘Chip’ Esten is thankful he’s been able to carve out a career in the entertainment industry. ‘Outer Banks’ Actor Set to Perform at The Windjammer for a Second Time
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