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The thing that's funny is that everyone thinks I'm dead.... (more Charles Nelson Reilly quotes)
As a child, Charles would often put on a puppet show for himself as entertainment. His mom would then tell him to "save it for the stage," foreshadowing his futre as a performer. It could also be the idea behind the title of his one man show.
His father suffered a nervous breakdown when Charles was very young, and eventually needed to be institutionalized. As a result, Charles and his mother moved to Hartford, Connecticut, to live with Swedish relatives.
He was a guest on the Tonight Show with... (more Charles Nelson Reilly trivia)
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