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Charles "Charlie" Young is a fictional character played by Dulé Hill on the television serial drama The West Wing. For the majority of the series, he is the Personal Aide to President Josiah Bartlet.
The character of Charlie Young was originally to appear in the pilot, with a draft dated February 6, 1998, describing him as a "fresh-faced" 19-year-old who is taking a year off from Georgetown University to work as the President's personal aide. However, the character was written out of later drafts, and was not introduced in the show until The West Wing's third episode after the all-Caucasian main cast came under criticism from the NAACP. Aged 21 when he enters the White House, the character that made it into the show is slightly older than the early pilot draft called for, and has a somewhat modified history.
Actor Dulé Hill said he decided to audition for the role due to the involvement of Martin Sheen (who portrayed President Bartlet) and show creator Aaron Sorkin, whose work he admired. In preparing for the role, Hill met with his character's real-life counterpart, Kris Engskov, then personal aide to President Bill Clinton. Hill said the experience helped him realize how important and potentially powerful the job was.
Actors: Christin Trogan (producer), Martin Sheen (actor), Ross Buran (miscellaneous crew), Allison Janney (actress), Mike Farah (producer), Lauren Palmigiano (director), Lauren Palmigiano (writer), Dulé Hill (actor), Joshua Malina (actor), Michael James Nelson (actor), John Mawson (actor), Marisa DeVonish (actress), Melissa Fitzgerald (actress), Thomas Rigler (producer), Kojo Asiedu (actor),
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Keywords: based-on-novel, character-name-in-title, independent-filmActors: Edward F. Cline (director), Robert Emmett Keane (actor), Vera West (costume designer), Harry Woods (actor), Herbert Evans (actor), William Haade (actor), Leon Errol (actor), Richard Lane (actor), Leon Errol (actor), Lee Bennett (actor), Franklin Parker (actor), Ralph Peters (actor), Eddie Quillan (actor), Syd Saylor (actor), Edward Dein (writer),
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