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Charles Band

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73 Years Old

Charles Robert Band (born December 27, 1951) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. Starting in the seventies, Band formed Charles Band Productions. Since then, Full Moon has been an independent company, producing and distributing solely for the home market. Notable side companies have included Moonbeam Entertainment, Filmonsters, Action Xtreme and Pulsepounders all of which produced films aimed at kids and tweens as well as Torchlight Entertainment and Surrender Cinema which produced soft core films for the adult market. In addition, Monster Island Entertainment produced man in a rubber suit monster movies, Alchemy Entertainment later Big City Pictures created urban horror, and Pulp Fantasy Productions specialized in non Full Moon type horror. For a short time in the early 2000s, Full Moon became Shadow Entertainment when Band felt the company's product had strayed too far from the brand that he had created. During this time, many of the films were produced by J. R. Bookwalter's Tempe Entertainment. Since 2004, Band has taken a more active hand in the company, producing and directing almost every film released. Also in 2004, the Wizard Video line was reintroduced. For a short time, fans could buy a line of toys based on characters from the films such as Shrieker, Radu from Subspecies and the Puppet Master puppets as well. Branded Full Moon Toys, this line lasted a couple of years. More recently, the Monster Bra line has been created, specializing in gag brassieres. CD soundtracks have also been released through the Full Moon Records line including many works by Band's brother Richard Band and comics based on Dollman, Puppet Master, Subspecies and Trancers were released through Eternity Comics.

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA on 27th December 1951

All Credits

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs Image
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
Self
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow Image
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
Host
Troll Image
Troll
Young Couple on T.V.
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 Image
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
Self
The Avenger Image
The Avenger
Ascanio
Shock Cinema: Volume One Image
Shock Cinema: Volume One
Himself
In Search of Tomorrow Image
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
In Search of Darkness: Part III Image
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures Image
Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
Self
Crash! Image
Crash!
Motorist (uncredited)
Rewind This! Image
Rewind This!
Self
Stephen King's World of Horror Image
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business Image
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
Self
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II" Image
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II"
Self
Hollywood Rated 'R' Image
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Self
Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals Image
Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Self
Deadly Ten: Meet the Directors Image
Deadly Ten: Meet the Directors
Himself
Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited Image
Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited
Self (archive footage)
Kings of Cult Image
Kings of Cult
Self
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III" Image
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"
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The Charles Band Empire!
Self
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Toys of Terror: The Making of 'Dolls'
Self
Videozone 2021: Baby Oopsie Image
Videozone 2021: Baby Oopsie
Self
Videozone: The Making of "Dollman" Image
Videozone: The Making of "Dollman"
Videozone: The Making of "Arcade" Image
Videozone: The Making of "Arcade"
Himself
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Hard Time: The Making of Prison
Himself
Hollywierd Image
Hollywierd
Self
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Troll Empire
Self
Church of Chills: The First Event Image
Church of Chills: The First Event
Self