About Charles
About Charles
Charles Kraus has been performing for over 40 years. His award winning A&M performance video, CHARLES THE CLOWN, books, including CHARLES THE CLOWN'S GUIDE TO CHILDREN'S PARTIES , THE TEEN MAGICIAN ...THAT’S YOU, YOU’LL NEVER WORK AGAIN IN TEANECK, NJ (a memoir), and four children’s audio story collections have been used by libraries throughout the country. His essays have appeared in more than 100 newspapers and magazines. A children's party entertainer and magician, Charles has appeared on more than 75 radio and television programs, and performed in every conceivable location -- a war zone, Native American reservations, for billionaires and at homeless shelters, at the Roxy Theatre on Hollywood's Sunset Strip, Disneyland, Bumbershoot, on stage at Knotts Berry Farm, on the set during television commercials keeping young actors relaxed and giggling, at special schools and summer camps engaging differently abled kids, and regularly at the hospital bedsides of seriously ill children. Schools, libraries, festivals, from New York City to Los Angeles, from San Diego to Alaska ... have all enjoyed his shows. Charles is a recipient of the King County, Dr, Martin Luther King Jr., Humanitarian Award for Community Service. |