Charlie was geeking it up as an immature ovum - his parents watched STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES in the dorms of Central Michigan University in the 1960s.
After he was born, he snagged his first Marvel Comic at age 6-- Star Wars # 65, at the Notre Dame Pharmacy in his hometown of Grosse Pointe, Michigan. At this point - it was ALL OVER for him!
After spending many lonely teenage nights reading comics, watching Star Trek movies and shows and the Star Wars Original Trilogy until the VHS tapes damn-near wore out, he’s become a quirky adult who gets to live the dream, even founding a chapter of the International Star Trek fan club with his lovely wife April.
Since Fall 2014, he’s been making podcasting magic with college roommate Todd Oxtra in the form of THE SECRET FRIENDS UNITE Podcast, and running the SFU Facebook geek discussion group and Discord. CODE 47 followed in 2020 and THE HOLOCRON CHRONICLES in 2021!
He can also be found on the SFU Patreon on shows like SPOTLIGHT, THE FACTS OF GEEK LIFE, A BAD TRIP TO THE MOVIES WITH THE CARDENS (with April.)
In 2025, Todd and partner Mark moved on to other creative endeavors, leaving Charlie to run the Network with longtime co-host Peter. They are excited to keep the SFU tradition going with some new surprises!
Charlie and April live in East Grand Rapids, Michigan with their mutt Albus and three mischievous cats.
Find him on Threads , BlueSky and Instagram at TheCeeThree and having a blast over the SFU Discord!
