He is proud to serve as the National Light the Night Walk Honorary Chair for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. His songs are all available on iTunes, and on Spotify, where his music has been streamed worldwide over 8 million times.Įsten and his wife have two daughters and a son.

A singer and songwriter who began performing on stage when he was in college, Charles earned a Guinness World Record when he released 54 consecutive original songs via his #EverySingleFriday project (July 2016 - July 2017). In addition to his role on NASHVILLE, he has appeared in many films and television shows, including 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?', 'The Office”, and the 2017 CMT Awards, where he served as host.

He returns to the Royal Albert Hall as the headliner in October 2019. In 2017, along with his NASHVILLE castmates, he sold out three shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Whether he’s doing comedy improv, acting, or performing his own songs before a live audience Charles ‘Chip’ Estenis thankful he’s been able to carve out a career in the entertainment industry. He has performed at CMA Fest, Stagecoach, the C2C Festival in London, the CMC Festival in Australia, the Ryman, the Bridgestone, Carnegie Hall, the White House, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Grand Ole Opry - where he has performed over 120 times. Charles Esten Embraces Acting, Singing, & Charleston. Bush at both The Kennedy Center and The White House.Įsten performs in more than 100 live shows every year. After starting his acting career in Los Angeles, he was pleased to make his theatrical debut in London, portraying Buddy Holly in the hit West End musical “Buddy.” In that role, he was honored to perform for H.R.M Queen Elizabeth and then, for President and Mrs. Esten played the role of country singer Deacon Claybourne on the drama Nashville from. He took time out from a family vacation ironically on the outer banks to do the interview. Charles Esten Puskar III (born September 9, 1965), also known professionally as Charles Esten, and (when appearing as himself on improvisation shows or hosting) as Chip Esten, is an American actor, musician, singer-songwriter, and comedian. The first after ‘Nashville’ ended its run and Esten was performing at the Alabama Theatre in Myrtle Beach. Crazy to think, but it’s now been five years since actor-musicians Clare Bowen, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson and Sam Palladio who are all performing together at the Ryman on Sept. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Charles “Chip” Esten grew up in Alexandria, VA. I remember clearly Connie Britton as her character, Rayna Jaymes, was singing a song and Deacon was behind her playing guitar. Post interview side note: I’ve had the pleasure to interview Charles Esten on three separate occasions over the past four years. Charles Esten starred on CMT’s NASHVILLE in the role of Deacon Claybourne.

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